Patents by Inventor Britt Bunyard

Britt Bunyard 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).

  • Species specific method for the PCR detection of phythophthora
    Patent number: 5874221
    Abstract: Phythophthora species which infect potatoes may result in the devastating disease potato late blight or in pink rot. Primers specific for Phythophthora infestans (late blight), and for Phytophthora erythroseptica and Phytophthora nicotianae (pink rot) have been designed which are useful for detecting the presence of the microorganisms by polymerase chain reaction methods. The primers were derived from the internal transcribed spacer region of Phytophthora ribosomal DNA and may be used to confirm the presence of the microorganisms or to distinguish among them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1999
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Paul Tooley, Britt Bunyard, Marie Carras, Efstathios Hatziloukas