Patents by Inventor James H. Westwood

James H. Westwood 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).

  • Transgenic plants protected against parasitic plants
    Publication number: 20040172671
    Abstract: Transgenic plants which are resistant to damage from parasitic plants and methods for generating such transgenic plants are provided. The transgenic plants are genetically engineered to contain a lytic toxin gene such as the cecroipin gene sarcotoxin IA. Expression of the gene is driven by an inducible promoter such as a parasite induced promoter, or a promoter which selectively expresses the gene in a particular region of the plant, e.g. the root system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2004
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Inventors: Radi Ali, James H. Westwood, Carole Cramer