Patents by Inventor Jon M. Dietz

Jon M. Dietz 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).

  • Use of translationally altered RNA to confer resistance to maize dwarf mosaic virus and other monocotyledonous plant viruses
    Patent number: 6040496
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for inhibiting virus infection in susceptible monocotyledonous plants. The methods and compositions involve the production of translationally altered forms of messenger RNA sequence derived from the inhibited virus. The invention further provides structural and organizational information for the genome of strain B of maize dwarf mosaic virus. Methods for inhibiting MDMV-B infection are taught. These methods include the generation of transformed plants containing chimeric genes capable of expressing either MDMV-B proteins or translationally altered forms of messenger RNA sequences produced by MDMV-B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2000
    Assignee: Novartis Finance Corporation
    Inventors: Marcus Dixon Law, Jon M. Dietz