Patents by Inventor Thomas H. Tai

Thomas H. Tai 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).

  • Patent number: 6762285
    Abstract: Bs2 resistance proteins that confer resistance to the plant pathogen Xanthomonas campestris are disclosed. These proteins may be expressed in transgenic plants that are otherwise susceptible to infection by this bacterium in order to enhance resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Brian J. Staskawicz, Douglas Dehlbeck, Thomas H. Tai
  • Publication number: 20020012981
    Abstract: Nucleic acid molecules (cDNAs and genes) that confer resistance to the plant pathogen Xanthomonas campestris are disclosed. These molecules may be introduced into plants that are otherwise susceptible to infection by this bacterium in order to enhance resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2001
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Inventors: Brian J. Staskawicz, Douglas Dehlbeck, Thomas H. Tai
  • Patent number: 6262343
    Abstract: Nucleic acid molecules (cDNAs and genes) that confer resistance to the plant pathogen Xanthomonas campestris are disclosed. These molecules may be introduced into plants that are otherwise susceptible to infection by this bacterium in order to enhance resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Brian J. Staskawicz, Douglas Dahlbeck, Thomas H. Tai