Patents by Inventor Daniel Nathans

Daniel Nathans 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).

  • Modified plant viral replicase genes
    Patent number: 5850023
    Abstract: DNA sequences encoding plant viral proteins which contain modifications of the amino acid sequence -Gly1-Xaa1-Xaa2-Xaa3-Xaa4-Gly2-Lys- are disclosed. These modified proteins confer viral resistance when expressed in transformed plants. A method for providing resistance to infection by a geminivirus in a susceptible plant are disclosed. Plants expressing the modified genes which are resistant to viral infection are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1998
    Assignee: Monsanto Company
    Inventors: James Scott Elmer, Daniel Nathans, Stephen Gary Rogers
  • Growth-related hormones
    Patent number: 4767709
    Abstract: Proliferin, a growth-related hormone of the prolactin-growth hormone family is provided, as well as DNA molecules encoding proliferin and methods of expressing the DNA molecules in vivo. Methods of probing for proliferin encoding DNA are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1984
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1988
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Daniel Nathans, Daniel I. H. Linzer