Patents by Inventor Jeffrey William Davies

Jeffrey William Davies 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).

  • Method of inserting viral DNA into plant material
    Patent number: 6376234
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel method of inserting viral DNA, which optionally may contain cargo-DNA, into plants or viable parts thereof, but preferably into plants of the monocotyledon class, and most preferably into plants of the family Gramineae, using suitable transfer microorganisms. Further comprised by the invention are recombinant DNA, plasmid and vector molecules suitably adapted to the specific conditions of the process according to the invention and the transgenic plant products obtainable in accordance with the said process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignees: Ciba-Geigy, Mycogen Plant Science, Inc.
    Inventors: Nigel Harry Grimsley, Barbara Hohn, Thomas Hohn, Jeffrey William Davies, Margaret Irene Boulton
  • Method of inserting viral DNA into plant material
    Patent number: 6037526
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel method of inserting viral DNA, which optionally may contain cargo-DNA, into plants or viable parts thereof, but preferably into plants of the monocotyledon class, and most preferably into plants of the family Gramineae, using suitable transfer microorganisms. Further comprised by the invention are recombinant DNA, plasmid and vector molecules suitably adapted to the specific conditions of the process according to the invention and the transgenic plant products obtainable in accordance with the said process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignees: Ciba-Geigy, Mycogen Plant Science, Inc.
    Inventors: Nigel Harry Grimsley, Barbara Hohn, Thomas Hohn, Jeffrey William Davies, Margaret Irene Boulton