Patents by Inventor Shirley L. Haun

Shirley L. Haun 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).

  • Vectors and prokaryotes which autocatalytically delete antibiotic resistance
    Patent number: 5736367
    Abstract: A vector and a prokaryote transformed therewith which includes nucleic acid sequences which make possible the autocatalytic deletion of nucleotide sequences encoding an antibiotic resistance phenotype. The prokaryote can be a bacterium, and in particular a mycobacterium. Such transformed mycobacteria may be employed in vaccines, thereby eliminating the attendant risk of vaccines including antibiotic resistance markers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1998
    Assignee: MedImmune, Inc.
    Inventors: Shirley L. Haun, Charles K. Stover, Graham Hatfull, Mark S. Hanson, William R. Jacobs