Patents by Inventor Tina M. Etcheverry

Tina M. Etcheverry 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).

  • Metallothionein transcription control sequences and use thereof
    Patent number: 4940661
    Abstract: Metallothionein transcription control sequences, promoters or inducing regions, free of DNA encoding metallothionein, are used to inducibly express genes encoding polypeptides of interest. Vectors and host expression systems using the transciption control sequences, promoters and/or inducing regions are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 10, 1990
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Tina M. Etcheverry, Ronald A. Hitzeman