Patents by Inventor Mary Beth DeYoung

Mary Beth DeYoung 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).

  • SArMV and sCYMVI hairpin ribozymes
    Patent number: 5646031
    Abstract: A method for the identification by modeling of synthetic catalytic RNAs and ribozymes thereof are disclosed including a hairpin portion and binding sites for cleaving an RNA substrate at a site which has a GUA sequence following the site of cleavage. Synthetic catalytic RNA has been modeled from negative strands of satellite RNA from the group consisting of chicory yellow mottle virus (sCYMVI) and arabis mosaic virus (sArMV).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1997
    Assignee: Northern Illinois University
    Inventors: Mary Beth DeYoung, Andrew M. Siwkowski, Arnold E. Hampel