Patents by Inventor Wilma E. Ross

Wilma E. Ross 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).

  • Promoter elements and methods of use
    Patent number: 6605431
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel polynucleotides that include promoter elements. The present invention also provides methods and kits for identification of compounds that alter transcription, preferably decrease transcription, of a polynucleotide. Also provided by the present invention are methods directed to producing RNA polynucleotides and polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Richard L. Gourse, Shawn T. Estrem, Wilma E. Ross, Tamas Gaal