Patents by Inventor Ray Shillito

Ray Shillito 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).

  • Zea mays plants regenerated from protoplasts or protoplast-derived cells
    Patent number: 5770450
    Abstract: Methods of regenerating fertile Zea mays plants from protoplasts or protoplast-derived cells are described. The protoplasts or cells may be derived from embryogenic cell cultures or callus cultures. The protoplasts, cells and resulting plants may be transgenic, containing, for example, chimeric genes coding for a polypeptide having substantially the insect toxicity properties of the crystal protein produced by Bacillus thuringiensis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1998
    Assignee: Novartis Finance Corporation
    Inventors: Ray Shillito, Gleta Carswell, Christian Harms, Yin-Fu Chang
  • Method of regenerating fertile transgenic Zea mays plants from protoplasts
    Patent number: 5766900
    Abstract: Methods of regenerating fertile Zea mays plants from protoplasts or protoplast-derived cells are described. The protoplasts or cells may be derived from embryogenic cell cultures or callus cultures. The protoplasts, cells and resulting plants may be transgenic, containing, for example, chimeric genes coding for a polypeptide having substantially the insect toxicity properties of the crystal protein produced by Bacillus thuringiensis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1998
    Assignee: Novartis Corporation
    Inventors: Ray Shillito, Gleta Carswell, Christian Harms, Yin-Fu Chang
  • Zea mays plants and transgenic Zea mays plants regenerated from protoplasts or protoplast-derived cells
    Patent number: 5350689
    Abstract: Methods of regenerating fertile Zea mays plants from protoplasts or protoplast-derived cells are described. The protoplasts or cells may be derived from embryogenic cell cultures or callus cultures. The protoplasts, cells and resulting plants may be transgenic, containing, for example, chimeric genes coding for a polypeptide having substantially the insect toxicity properties of the crystal protein produced by Bacillus thuringiensis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1994
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Ray Shillito, Gleta Carswell, Christian Harms, Cindy Boyce, Yin-Fu Chang