Patents by Inventor Hävard Sletta

Hävard Sletta 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).

  • Genes encoding a nystatin polyketide synthase and their manipulation and utility
    Patent number: 7141660
    Abstract: The invention provides a nucleic acid molecule comprising: (a) a nucleotide sequence as shown in SEQ ID No. 35; or (b) a nucleotide sequence which is the complement of SEQ ID No. 35; or (c) a nucleotide sequence which is degenerate with SEQ ID No. 35; or (d) a nucleotide sequence hybridising under conditions of high stringency to SEQ ID No. 35, to the complement of SEQ ID No. 35, or to a hybridisation probe derived from SEQ ID No. 35 or the complement thereof; or (e) a nucleotide sequence having at least 80% sequence identity with SEQ ID No. 35; or (f) a nucleotide sequence having at least 65% sequence identity with SEQ ID No. 35 wherein said sequence preferably encodes or is complementary to a sequence encoding a nystatin PKS enzyme or a part thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Sinvent AS
    Inventors: Sergey Borisovich Zotchev, Olga Nikolayivna Sekurova, Espen Fjaervik, Trygve Brautaset, Arne Reidar Strøm, Svein Valla, Trond Erling Ellingsen, Hävard Sletta, Ole-Martin Gulliksen