Patents by Inventor Aladar A. Szalay

Aladar A. Szalay 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).

  • Genetic engineering in cyanobacteria
    Patent number: 4778759
    Abstract: A procaryotic microorganism and a method for its production is provided wherein the microorganism contains at least one stable foreign DNA portion in the chromosome. The disclosed microorganisms and their progeny are substantially free of genetic rearrangement involving the foreign DNA. In a preferred embodiment, cyanobacteria are employed. The microorganisms are produced by introducing into the cell an insertion vehicle that contains foreign DNA ligated between two portions of DNA homologous to adjacent portions of the recipient's chromosome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1988
    Assignee: Boyce, Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Aladar A. Szalay, John G. K. Williams