Patents by Inventor Maria Ordaz

Maria Ordaz has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Copper-inducible promoter system
    Patent number: 7491812
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a copper-inducible promoter system of yeast for the controlled expression of recombinant genes. The invention comprises a promoter element comprising at least two tandemly-repeated MRE sequences and a minimal TATA element from the 35S-promoter of the cauliflower mosaic virus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Arrowhead Center, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiranya S. Roychowdhury, Maria Ordaz, Kristina Dominguez-Trujillo, Glenn D. Kuehn