Patents by Inventor C. Romaine

C. Romaine 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).

  • Methods and compositions for highly efficient transformation of filamentous fungi
    Publication number: 20050070007
    Abstract: Applicants have devised a highly effective, convenient, and expeditious genetic transformation system for filamentous fungi, such as Agaricus bisporus. The preferred method uses an Agrobacterium-mediated transformation protocol. The critical features of this protocol include co-cultivation of the bacterium with fruit body tissue instead of spores. In a preferred embodiment, even higher transformation efficiencies were observed with the use of a homologous promoter in the polynucleotide expression construct in order to drive gene expression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Applicant: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: C. Romaine, Xi Chen