Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Lisa M.W. Hillman
  • Use of &agr;2-adrenergic receptor agonists and adrenergic inhibitors in reducing defoliation
    Patent number: 6544927
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for reducing defoliation of plants and trees. Preferably, the methods and compositions of the invention reduce defoliation associated with the application of abscission agents or herbicides to plants and trees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: University of Florida
    Inventor: Jacqueline Kay Burns
  • Coronatine as an abscission agent
    Patent number: 6511939
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for and compositions comprising coronatine and surfactant for inducing abscission of fruit in plants and trees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignees: The Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural & Mechanical Colleges, University of Florida
    Inventors: Jacqueline Kay Burns, Carol Bender
  • Nucleic acid assays
    Patent number: 6300068
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the detection of specific nucleic acid sequences after an amplification process, or directly without amplification. In particular, the invention provides for the automation of the amplification and detection process, the amplification and detection of one or more specific nucleic acid sequences, the use of internal controls, reduced potential for contamination caused by the manual manipulation of reagents, and improved reagent compositions to better control assay performance and provide for further protection against contamination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Assignee: bioMerieux Vitek, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Lawrence Burg, Luigi Catanzariti, Bryan W. Kluttz, Geoff A. McKinley, James G. Moe, Marcela Vera-Garcia