Patents by Inventor Barak Ben-David

Barak Ben-David 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).

  • Tomato variety enhancer
    Patent number: 9173357
    Abstract: The invention provides a new and distinct hybrid variety of tomato, ENHANCER or NUN 00001 TOR which is especially useful as tomato rootstock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Nunhems B.V.
    Inventor: Barak Ben David
  • Protease-activatable pore-forming polypeptides
    Patent number: 9073990
    Abstract: An isolated pore-forming polypeptide is disclosed which comprises a naturally-occurring plugging module and a naturally-occurring pore domain, wherein at least one amino acid of the pore-forming polypeptide is mutated to generate a protease cleavage site, serving to at least partially remove the plugging module from the pore domain. The pore forming polypeptides may be inserted into an encapsulating particle and positioned such that it is capable of forming a pore through the lipid layer of the particle in a presence of the protease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Bar-llan University
    Inventors: Yoav Paas, Ilya Pittel, Uri Nir, Barak Ben-David
  • TOMATO VARIETY ENHANCER
    Publication number: 20140033341
    Abstract: The invention provides a new and distinct hybrid variety of tomato, ENHANCER or NUN 00001 TOR which is especially useful as tomato rootstock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventor: Barak Ben David
  • PROTEASE-ACTIVATABLE PORE-FORMING POLYPEPTIDES
    Publication number: 20130121915
    Abstract: An isolated pore-forming polypeptide is disclosed which comprises a naturally-occurring plugging module and a naturally-occurring pore domain, wherein at least one amino acid of the pore-forming polypeptide is mutated to generate a protease cleavage site, serving to at least partially remove the plugging module from the pore domain. The pore forming polypeptides may be inserted into an encapsulating particle and positioned such that it is capable of forming a pore through the lipid layer of the particle in a presence of the protease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: Bar-llan University
    Inventors: Yoav Paas, Ilya Pittel, Uri Nir, Barak Ben-David