Patents by Inventor David E. Culley

David E. Culley 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).

  • Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of lipomyces
    Patent number: 9914932
    Abstract: This disclosure provides Agrobacterium-mediated transformation methods for the oil-producing (oleaginous) yeast Lipomyces sp., as well as yeast produced by the method. Such methods utilize Agrobacterium sp. cells that have a T-DNA binary plasmid, wherein the T-DNA binary plasmid comprises a first nucleic acid molecule encoding a first protein and a second nucleic acid molecule encoding a selective marker that permits growth of transformed Lipomyces sp. cells in selective culture media comprising an antibiotic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Ziyu Dai, Jon K. Magnuson, Shuang Deng, Kenneth S. Bruno, David E. Culley
  • AGROBACTERIUM-MEDIATED TRANSFORMATION OF LIPOMYCES
    Publication number: 20160138031
    Abstract: This disclosure provides Agrobacterium-mediated transformation methods for the oil-producing (oleaginous) yeast Lipomyces sp., as well as yeast produced by the method. Such methods utilize Agrobacterium sp. cells that have a T-DNA binary plasmid, wherein the T-DNA binary plasmid comprises a first nucleic acid molecule encoding a first protein and a second nucleic acid molecule encoding a selective marker that permits growth of transformed Lipomyces sp. cells in selective culture media comprising an antibiotic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicant: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Ziyu Dai, Jon K. Magnuson, Shuang Deng, Kenneth S. Bruno, David E. Culley