Patents by Inventor Jason Nicholas BUSBY

Jason Nicholas BUSBY 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).

  • Methods and materials for encapsulating proteins
    Patent number: 10526378
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for encapsulating a protein of interest, the method comprising the step of expressing a fusion protein comprising an N-terminal region of a rearrangement hot spot (RHS)-repeat-containing protein fused to the protein of interest. The invention further provides applications for the encapsulation, release and delivery of the protein of interest. The invention also encompasses the encapsulated protein of interest and compositions comprising the encapsulated protein of interest. The invention also provides uses of the encapsulated protein of interest, optionally after release from encapsulation, to control pests. The encapsulated protein of interest may for example be produced via expression in a plant to control a pest of the plant, such as an insect pest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: AgResearch Limited
    Inventors: Jason Nicholas Busby, Jeremy Shaun Lott, Mark Robin Holmes Hurst
  • Methods and Materials for Encapsulating Proteins
    Publication number: 20160075743
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for encapsulating a protein of interest, the method comprising the step of expressing a fusion protein comprising an N-terminal region of a rearrangement hot spot (RHS)-repeat-containing protein fused to the protein of interest. The invention further provides applications for the encapsulation, release and delivery of the protein of interest. The invention also encompasses the encapsulated protein of interest and compositions comprising the encapsulated protein of interest. The invention also provides uses of the encapsulated protein of interest, optionally after release from encapsulation, to control pests. The encapsulated protein of interest may for example be produced via expression in a plant to control a pest of the plant, such as an insect pest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: AGRESEARCH LTD
    Inventors: Jason Nicholas BUSBY, Jeremy Shaun LOTT, Mark Robin Holmes HURST