Patents by Inventor John David Windass

John David Windass 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 FOR SCREENING INSECTICIDES
    Publication number: 20090031433
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of screening for potential insecticidal agents using genes encoding proteins that regulate xenobiotic detoxification in insects. In particular the invention relates to methods of using insect nuclear hormone receptor genes, in particular dhr96 or homologues thereof and/or their promoters. Such methods employ inter alia transgenic cells and/or transgenic whole organisms in which one or more nuclear hormone receptor gene is deleted or under-expressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: SYNGENTA LIMITED
    Inventors: Sheetal Mansukhlal Shah, John David Windass
  • Toxins from the wasp Bracon hebetor
    Patent number: 6156536
    Abstract: Novel insect toxins obtainable from Bracon hebetor, including DNA sequences which encode therefor, a recombinant DNA construct which comprises at least one DNA sequence which encodes said toxins, and a biological control agent comprising said recombinant DNA construct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
    Inventors: John David Windass, Peter Daniel Christian, Rachael Elizabeth Duncan, Valerie Jayne Baule
  • Biological insect control agent
    Patent number: 5885569
    Abstract: A recombinant baculovirus for use as an insect control agent having a genome which comprises a polyhedrin gene and a heterologous gene, which expresses an insecticidal protein, wherein the polyhedrin gene and the heterologous gene are not under the control of the same promoter, and are located on the genome such that viral progeny produced by a recombination event with wild-type baculovirus which are viable do not retain expression of both the polyhedrin gene and the heterologous gene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: Zeneca Limited
    Inventor: John David Windass