Patents by Inventor C. Dale Poulter

C. Dale Poulter 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).

  • Antibacterial and herbicidal compounds and system for screening the same
    Patent number: 7736881
    Abstract: A transgenic bacterial host cell that can be used as a screen for novel antibiotics and herbicides is provided. The genome of the transgenic bacterial host cell comprises disruptions in a first endogenous gene in the MEP pathway) and a transgene that functionally replaces the disrupted first gene. In other embodiments, the genome comprises a disruption in a first endogenous gene in the MEP pathway and a second endogenous gene which is located downstream of the first gene in the MEP pathway. A transgene that functionally replaces the disrupted downstream gene is cloned into the host cell. A mini operon containing the essential genes for the MVA pathway may also be cloned into the host cell. The transgenic host cell may be used in a method for screening compounds for antibiotic and herbicidal properties. The agents determined by the screening method may be used to kill bacteria or plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventors: C. Dale Poulter, Frederick Hahn, Rita Cornish, Charles Testa
  • Novel antibacterial and herbicidal compounds and system for screening the same
    Publication number: 20040219656
    Abstract: A transgenic bacterial host cell that can be used as a screen for novel antibiotics and herbicides is provided. The genome of the transgenic bacterial host cell comprises disruptions in a first endogenous gene in the MEP pathway) and a transgene that functionally replaces the disrupted first gene. In other embodiments, the genome comprises a disruption in a first endogenous gene in the MEP pathway and a second endogenous gene which is located downstream of the first gene in the MEP pathway. A transgene that functionally replaces the disrupted downstream gene is cloned into the host cell. A mini operon containing the essential genes for the MVA pathway may also be cloned into the host cell. The transgenic host cell may be used in a method for screening compounds for antibiotic and herbicidal properties. The agents determined by the screening method may be used to kill bacteria or plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2003
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventors: C. Dale Poulter, Frederick Hahn, Rita Cornish, Charles Testa