Patents by Inventor Jocelyn L. Milner

Jocelyn L. Milner 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).

  • Zwittermicin resistance gene and biocontrol bacteria with the gene
    Patent number: 5618692
    Abstract: A new gene from Bacillus cereus has been characterized which codes for a protein conferring resistance to the antibiotic zwittermicin A produced by some strains of the bacteria. The resistance gene, designated zmaR, is found to be present in almost all strains of the bacteria which are known to natively have the ability to synthesize zwittermicin A, and thus allows tests for the presence of the gene to serve as a test to be used with new strains to assay for zwittermicin A production. The gene also has use in increasing production of the antibiotic by producing strains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1997
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Jo Handelsman, Jocelyn L. Milner, Elizabeth A. Stohl, Sandra J. Stewart, Eric Stabb