Patents by Inventor Julian I. Rood

Julian I. Rood 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).

  • Expression system for clostridium species
    Patent number: 5955368
    Abstract: A system is used to express clostridial gene constructions in a clostridial host. A mobilizable transfer plasmid is described which permits the direct transfer of the plasmid, and genes carried on it, from E. coli into Clostridium species. A promoter is described for use in clostridial species. Also, a useful host strain is used which is nontoxigenic and which permits high levels of expression of clostridial genes using the clostridial promoter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Eric A. Johnson, Marite Bradshaw, Julian I. Rood, Dena Lyras