Patents by Inventor Pamela Kay Rockey

Pamela Kay Rockey 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).

  • Streptococcus pneumoniae gene sequence FtsZ
    Patent number: 6350866
    Abstract: The invention provides isolated nucleic acid compounds encoding FtsZ of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Also provided are vectors and transformed host cells for expressing the encoded protein, and a method for identifying compounds that bind and/or inhibit said protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Paul Luther Skatrud, Robert Brown Peery, Q May Wang, Paul Robert Rosteck, Jr., Pamela Kay Rockey
  • Muri protein from Streptococcus pneumoniae
    Patent number: 6171834
    Abstract: The invention provides isolated nucleic acid compounds encoding the stem peptide biosynthetic gene murI of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Also provided are vectors and transformed heterologous host cells for expressing the MurI enzyme product and a method for identifying compounds that inhibit stem peptide biosynthesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Jo Ann Hoskins, Franklin Harpold Norris, Pamela Kay Rockey, Paul Robert Rosteck, Jr., Paul Luther Skatrud, Patti Jean Treadway, Michele Louise Young Bellido, Chyun-Yeh Earnest Wu
  • Biosynthetic gene muri from Streptococcus pneumoniae
    Patent number: 5948645
    Abstract: The invention provides isolated nucleic acid compounds encoding the stem peptide biosynthetic gene murI of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Also provided are vectors and transformed heterologous host cells for expressing the MurI enzyme product and a method for identifying compounds that inhibit stem peptide biosynthesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Jo Ann Hoskins, Franklin Harpold Norris, Pamela Kay Rockey, Paul Robert Rosteck, Jr., Paul Luther Skatrud, Patti Jean Treadway, Michele Louise Young Bellido, Chyun-Yeh Earnest Wu
  • Penicillin binding protein from Streptococcus pneumoniae
    Patent number: H2021
    Abstract: The invention provides isolated nucleic acid compounds encoding a novel high molecular weight PBP of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Also provided are vectors and transformed heterologous host cells for expressing the PBP and a method for identifying compounds that bind and/or inhibit the enzymatic activity of the PBP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: JoAnn Hoskins, Stanley Richard Jaskunas, Jr., Genshi Zhao, Pamela Kay Rockey
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae sequence GrpE
    Patent number: H2023
    Abstract: The invention provides isolated nucleic acid compounds encoding GrpE of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Also provided are vectors and transformed host cells for expressing the encoded protein, and a method for identifying compounds that bind and/or inhibit said protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Jo Ann Hoskins, Stanley Richard Jaskunas, Jr., Pamela Kay Rockey, Patti Jean Treadway
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae gene sequence for DNA ligase
    Patent number: H2070
    Abstract: The invention provides isolated nucleic acid compounds encoding a DNA ligase of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Also provided are vectors and transformed host cells for expressing the encoded protein, and a method for identifying compounds that bind and/or inhibit said protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Jo Ann Hoskins, Stanley Richard Jaskunas, Jr., Timothy Ivan Meier, Pamela Kay Rockey, Genshi Zhao