Patents by Inventor Daniel Silhavy

Daniel Silhavy 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).

  • Plastid promoters for transgene expression in the plastids of higher plants
    Patent number: 7452986
    Abstract: The present invention provides promoter elements useful for stably transforming the plastids of higher plants. The constructs described herein contain unique promoters that are transcribed by both nuclear encoded plastid RNA polymerases, plastid encoded plastid RNA polymerases or both. Use of the novel constructs of the invention facilitates transformation of a wider range of plant species and enables ubiquitous expression of a transforming DNA in plastids of multicellular plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
    Inventors: Pal Maliga, Daniel Silhavy, Priya Sriraman
  • Plastid promoters for transgene expression in the plastids of higher plants
    Publication number: 20040040058
    Abstract: The present invention provides promoter elements useful for stably transforming the plastids of higher plants. The constructs described herein contain unique promoters that are transcribed by both nuclear encoded plastid RNA polymerases, plastid encoded plastid RNA polymerases or both. Use of the novel constructs of the invention facilitates transformation of a wider range of plant species and enables ubiquitous expression of a transforming DNA in plastids of multicellular plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Pal Maliga, Daniel Silhavy, Priya Sriraman
  • Plastid promoters for transgene expression in the plastids of higher plants
    Patent number: 6624296
    Abstract: The present invention provides promoter elements useful for stably transforming the plastids of higher plants. The constructs described herein contain unique promoters that are transcribed by both nuclear encoded plastid RNA polymerases, plastid encoded plastid RNA polymerases or both. Use of the novel constructs of the invention facilitates transformation of a wider range of plant species and enables ubiquitous expression of a transforming DNA in plastids of multicellular plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
    Inventors: Pal Maliga, Daniel Silhavy, Priya Sriraman