Patents by Inventor Jeffery K. O'Neal

Jeffery K. O'Neal 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).

  • Superoxide dismutase expression in plants
    Patent number: 5538878
    Abstract: Plant species having enhanced superoxide dismutase activity as a result of transformation with a DNA expression cassette comprising an E. coli MnSOD gene are provided. Transportation of the expression product of the gene may be targeted to a specific cell organelle, such as the chloroplast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1996
    Assignees: Calgene, Inc., Procida
    Inventors: Bruce Thomas, H. Maelor Davies, Jean Kridl, Jeffery K. O'Neal, C. Jacques Van Assche