Patents by Inventor Kirk R. Apt

Kirk R. Apt 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 and tools for transformation of eukaryotic algae
    Patent number: 6027900
    Abstract: Genetic fusions for use in genetic engineering of eukaryotic algae employ a promoter from a light harvesting protein fused to a protein of interest. The fusions can be introduced and selected using an antibiotic resistance determinant. One gene useful for such selection is the sh ble gene encoding a bleomycin binding protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignees: Carnegie Institution of Washington, Martek Biosciences Corporation
    Inventors: F. C. Thomas Allnutt, David J. Kyle, Arthur R. Grossman, Kirk R. Apt