Patents by Inventor Charles Cullen Burke

Charles Cullen Burke 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).

  • Geranyl diphosphate synthase molecules, and nucleic acid molecules encoding same
    Patent number: 7390643
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention provides isolated nucleic acid molecules that each encode a geranyl diphosphate synthase protein, wherein each isolated nucleic acid molecule hybridizes to a nucleic acid molecule consisting of the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:1 under conditions of 5×SSC at 45° C. for one hour. The present invention also provides isolated geranyl diphosphate synthase proteins, and methods for altering the level of expression of geranyl diphosphate synthase protein in a host cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Washington State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Rodney Bruce Croteau, Charles Cullen Burke
  • Geranyl diphosphate synthase from mint
    Patent number: 5876964
    Abstract: A cDNA encoding geranyl diphosphate synthase from peppermint has been isolated and sequenced, and the corresponding amino acid sequence has been determined. Accordingly, an isolated DNA sequence (SEQ ID No:1) is provided which codes for the expression of geranyl diphosphate synthase (SEQ ID No:2) from peppermint (Mentha piperita). In other aspects, replicable recombinant cloning vehicles are provided which code for geranyl diphosphate synthase or for a base sequence sufficiently complementary to at least a portion of the geranyl diphosphate synthase DNA or RNA to enable hybridization therewith (e.g., antisense geranyl diphosphate synthase RNA or fragments of complementary geranyl diphosphate synthase DNA which are useful as polymerase chain reaction primers or as probes for geranyl diphosphate synthase or related genes).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: Washington State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Rodney Bruce Croteau, Mark Raymond Wildung, Charles Cullen Burke, Jonathan Gershenzon