Patents by Inventor Komarlingam Sukavancaswaran Mohan

Komarlingam Sukavancaswaran Mohan 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).

  • Polynucleotide compositions encoding broad spectrum delta-endotoxins
    Patent number: 7070982
    Abstract: Disclosed are novel synthetically-modified B. thuringiensis chimeric crystal proteins having improved insecticidal activity and broader insect host range against coleopteran, dipteran and lepidopteran insects. Also disclosed are the nucleic acid segments encoding these novel peptides. Methods of making and using these genes and proteins are disclosed as well as methods for the recombinant expression, and transformation of suitable host cells. Transformed host cells and transgenic plants expressing the modified endotoxin are also aspects of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Malvar, Komarlingam Sukavancaswaran Mohan, Sakuntala Sivasupramaniam
  • Polynucleotide compositions encoding broad spectrum delta-endotoxins
    Publication number: 20040132975
    Abstract: Disclosed are novel synthetically-modified B. thuringiensis chimeric crystal proteins having improved insecticidal activity and broader insect host range against coleopteran, dipteran and lepidopteran insects. Also disclosed are the nucleic acid segments encoding these novel peptides. Methods of making and using these genes and proteins are disclosed as well as methods for the recombinant expression, and transformation of suitable host cells. Transformed host cells and transgenic plants expressing the modified endotoxin are also aspects of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Applicant: Monsanto Technology LLC.
    Inventors: Thomas Malvar, Komarlingam Sukavancaswaran Mohan, Sakuntala Sivasupramaniam