Patents by Inventor Frank F. Ventimiglia

Frank F. Ventimiglia 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).

  • Cyclodextrins in plant nutrient formulations
    Patent number: 6087176
    Abstract: The present invention provides new plant nutrient formulations comprising cyclodextrins. The formulations are useful, for instance, in increasing growth, cellular development and secondary metabolite production of plant tissue cultures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Don J. Durzan, Frank F. Ventimiglia
  • Recovery of taxanes from plant material
    Patent number: 5981777
    Abstract: The present invention provides new methods isolating taxanes and other metabolites from taxane-producing plant materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Don J. Durzan, Frank F. Ventimiglia
  • Taxane production in haploid-derived cell cultures
    Patent number: 5547866
    Abstract: The present invention provides haploid cells and their derivatives which are cultured in vitro to produce taxanes and other metabolites that evolve from the isoprenoid biosynthesis pathway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1996
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Don J. Durzan, Frank F. Ventimiglia