Patents by Inventor Tilman Voss

Tilman Voss 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).

  • Process and vector for expressing alpha-interferon in E. coli
    Patent number: 5710027
    Abstract: Methods and vectors for expressing interferon-alpha (IFN-.alpha.) proteins in E. coli are provided. Use of a vector comprising an IFN-.alpha. sequence fused to an E. coli heat-stable enterotoxin signal sequence (STII) under the control of the E. coli phosphatase (phoA) promoter affords high levels of correctly-folded and -processed, biologically active IFN-.alpha. polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Rudolf Hauptmann, Edgar Falkner, Gerhard Bodo, Tilman Voss, Ingrid Maurer-Fogy