Patents by Inventor Yael Heifetz

Yael Heifetz 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).

  • Sex-peptides resistant to proteolytic degradation and their use in biological control of insects
    Patent number: 8677934
    Abstract: An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising, or consisting of, a polynucleotide sequence encoding an oligopeptide capable of inducing post-mating depression of receptivity to mating in female insects, wherein said oligopeptide is resistant to proteolytic degradation, is provided for expression in sterile transgenic male insects useful in the control of insect populations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Yissum Research Development Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ltd.
    Inventors: Shalom Applebaum, Yael Heifetz
  • SEX-PEPTIDES RESISTANT TO PROTEOLYTIC DEGRADATION AND THEIR USE IN BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF INSECTS
    Publication number: 20110283945
    Abstract: An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising, or consisting of, a polynucleotide sequence encoding an oligopeptide capable of inducing post-mating depression of receptivity to mating in female insects, wherein said oligopeptide is resistant to proteolytic degradation, is provided for expression in sterile transgenic male insects useful in the control of insect populations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: YISSUM RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM LTD.
    Inventors: Shalom Applebaum, Yael Heifetz