Patents by Inventor Joel Andrew Farkas

Joel Andrew Farkas 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).

  • strains and methods of using same
    Patent number: 8927254
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for transforming a Pyrococcus furiosus with a polynucleotide. In one embodiment, the method includes contacting a P. furiosus with a polynucleotide under conditions suitable for uptake of the polynucleotide by the P. furiosus, and identifying transformants at a frequency of, for instance, at least 103 transformants per microgram DNA. Also provided are isolated Pyrococcus furiosus having the characteristics of Pyrococcus furiosus COM1, and plasmids that include an origin of replication that functions in a Pyrococcus furiosus. The plasmid is stable in a recipient P. furiosus without selection for more than 100 generations and is structurally unchanged after replication in P. furiosus for more than 100 generations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Gina L. Lipscomb, Joel Andrew Farkas, Michael W. W. Adams, Janet Westpheling
  • PYROCOCCUS FURIOSUS STRAINS AND METHODS OF USING SAME
    Publication number: 20120135411
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for transforming a Pyrococcus furiosus with a polynucleotide. In one embodiment, the method includes contacting a P. furiosus with a polynucleotide under conditions suitable for uptake of the polynucleotide by the P. furiosus, and identifying transformants at a frequency of, for instance, at least 103 transformants per microgram DNA. Also provided are isolated Pyrococcus furiosus having the characteristics of Pyrococcus furiosus COM1, and plasmids that include an origin of replication that functions in a Pyrococcus furiosus. The plasmid is stable in a recipient P. furiosus without selection for more than 100 generations and is structurally unchanged after replication in P. furiosus for more than 100 generations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Inventors: Gina L. Lipscomb, Joel Andrew Farkas, Michael W.W. Adams, Janet Westpheling