The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 20, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenneth Alves, Manalapan, NJ (US);
Gregory Franklin Hollis, Westfield, NJ (US);
Sunil K Gupta, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 693 ; 4352523 ; 43525233 ; 43525411 ; 4352551 ; 4353201 ; 4352542 ; 536235 ;
Abstract
The instant invention is drawn to a DNA encoding a sperm surface protein in substantially pure form selected from a human PH30 beta chain protein and a mouse PH30 beta chain proteins. Such proteins are useful as contraceptive vaccines in humans and mice respectively, and for identifying small molecules that will disrupt sperm-egg interaction and fertilization,