Patents by Inventor Carl R. Woese

Carl R. Woese 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).

  • Complete genome sequence of the methanogenic archaeon, Methanococcus jannaschii
    Patent number: 6797466
    Abstract: The present application describes the complete 1.66-megabase pair genome sequence of an autotrophic archaeon, Methanococcus jannaschii, and its 58- and 16-kilobase pair extrachromosomal elements. Also described are 1738 predicted protein-coding genes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignees: The Institute for Genomic Research, Johns Hopkins University, The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Carol J. Bult, Owen R. White, Hamilton O. Smith, Carl R. Woese, J. Craig Venter
  • Selected polynucleotide and polypeptide sequences of the methanogenic archaeon, methanococcus jannashii
    Patent number: 6503729
    Abstract: The present application describes selected polynucleotide sequence from the 1.66-megabase pair genome sequence of an autotrophic archaeon, Methanococcus jannaschii, and its 58- and 16-kilobase pair extrachromosomal elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignees: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, The Institute for Genomic Research, Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Carol J. Bult, Owen R. White, Hamilton O. Smith, Carl R. Woese, J. Craig Venter