Patents by Inventor Minoru Hoshimaru

Minoru Hoshimaru 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).

  • Regulatable retrovirus system for genetic modification of cells
    Patent number: 5770414
    Abstract: A novel regulatable retroviral vector in which the v-myc oncogene is driven by a tetracycline-controlled transactivator and a human cytomegalovirus minimal promoter fused to tet operator sequence useful for immortalization of adult neuronal progenitor cells is provided. Regulation of a heterologous Producer cell lines which produce high titers of the recombinant retrovirus are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1998
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Fred H. Gage, Jasodhara Ray, Minoru Hoshimaru