Patents by Inventor Maureen A. Clancy

Maureen A. Clancy 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).

  • Patent number: 5955330
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel means for enhancing the expression of genes by the use of the first intron of the Zea mays Sh1 cDNA, functional sequences derived therefrom and/or sequences flanking the first Sh1 intron, placed between the transcription start site and the translation start site of the coding sequence for enhanced expression is sought. The DNA sequences provided herein can be used, for example, to increase protein expression in engineered plant cells or in transgenic plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignee: Research Corporation Technologies
    Inventors: Vimla Vasil, Maureen A. Clancy, Robert J. Ferl, Indra K. Vasil, L. Curtis Hannah