Patents by Inventor Thomas Sayers

Thomas Sayers 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).

  • Serine protease and uses thereof
    Patent number: 5500344
    Abstract: The present invention provides a purified and isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding serine protease (Met-ase) having Met-ase activity but not Asp-ase activity and a molecular weight of about 30,000 daltons on SDS PAGE under reducing and non-reducing conditions. The present invention also provides a vector comprising this nucleic acid molecule, a prokaryotic or eukaryotic host cell stably transformed or transfected with the vector, as well as a method for detecting this nucleic acid in a sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1996
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Thomas Sayers, Mark J. Smyth, Theresa A. Wiltrout, James C. Powers, Raymond Sowder, Louis E. Henderson