Patents by Inventor Maxine June McCall

Maxine June McCall 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).

  • DNA-Armed ribozymes and minizymes
    Patent number: 6365730
    Abstract: The invention describes catalytic nucleic acid based compounds capable of cleaving nucleic acid polymers both in vivo and in vitro. Two embodiments of this invention are compounds with a short stem that does not base pair, a minizyme, and compounds with DNA hybridizing arms and RNA catalytic domain and stem, DNA-armed ribozymes. The compounds of this invention, while nucleotide based may be substituted or modified in the sugar, phosphate, or base. Methods of use and methods of treatment are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Gene Shears Pty. Limited
    Inventors: Philip Anthony Jennings, Maxine June McCall, Philip Hendry
  • DNA-armed ribozymes and minizymes
    Patent number: 6083744
    Abstract: The invention describes catalytic nucleic acid based compounds capable of cleaving nucleic acid polymers both in vivo and in vitro. Two embodiments of this invention are compounds with a short stem that does not base pair, a minizyme, and compounds with DNA hybridizing arms and RNA catalytic domain and stem, DNA-armed ribozymes. The compounds of this invention, while nucleotide based may be substituted or modified in the sugar, phosphate, or base. Methods of use and methods of treatment are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Assignee: Gene Shears Pty Limited
    Inventors: Philip Anthony Jennings, Maxine June McCall, Philip Hendry