Patents by Inventor James S. Womack

James S. Womack 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).

  • Oryzacystatin-I applications and methods
    Patent number: 6534265
    Abstract: A nucleic acid sequence encoding for oryzacystatin-I peptides and a signal peptide therefore is provided. The oryzacystatin-I peptide is approximately 12.6 kDa, and is approximately twelve amino acid residues longer than previously described oryzacystatin-I peptides. The nucleic acid sequences may be cloned into vectors, and used to transform plants conferring resistance to plant pests, including insects and nematodes, that utilize cysteine proteases, and to viruses with processing mechanisms involving cysteine proteases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: New Mexico State University Technology Transfer Corporation
    Inventors: James S. Womack, Jennifer J. Randall, John D. Kemp