Patents by Inventor Robyn Louise Heath

Robyn Louise Heath 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).

  • Proteinase inhibitor, precursor thereof and genetic sequences encoding same
    Patent number: 6261821
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to proteinase inhibitors, a precursor thereof and to genetic sequences encoding same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence of nucleotides which encodes or is complementary to a sequence which encodes a type II serine proteinase inhibitor (PI) precursor from a plant wherein the precursor comprises at least three PI monomers and wherein at least one of the monomers has a chymotrypsin specific site and at least one other of the monomers has a trypsin specific site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Assignee: The University of Melbourne
    Inventors: Marilyn Anne Anderson, Angela Hilary Atkinson, Robyn Louise Heath, Adrienne Elizabeth Clarke
  • Proteinase inhibitor, precursor thereof and genetic sequences encoding same
    Patent number: 6031087
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to proteinase inhibitors, a precursor thereof and to genetic sequences encoding same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence of nucleotides which encodes or is complementary to a sequence which encodes a type II serine proteinase inhibitor (PI) precursor from a plant wherein said precursor comprises at least three PI monomers and wherein at least one of said monomers has a chymotrypsin specific site and at least one other of said monomers has a trypsin specific site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 29, 2000
    Assignee: The University of Melbourne
    Inventors: Marilyn Anne Anderson, Angela Hilary Atkinson, Robyn Louise Heath, Adrienne Elizabeth Clarke