Patents by Inventor Krzysztof Szczyglowski

Krzysztof Szczyglowski 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).

  • Application of bi-directional promoters for modification of gene expression
    Patent number: 7053265
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel bi-directional promoter. The present invention further provides methods of producing proteins of interest and methods of controlling gene expression using the bi-directional promoter. The present invention also provides methods of expressing one or more proteins of interest from a novel bi-directional promoter of the present invention. The present invention thus provides improved methods of regulating gene expression in plants or other organisms and expressing one or more proteins concurrently in a variety of cell types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees Operating Michigan State University
    Inventors: Philipp Kapranov, Krzysztof Szczyglowski
  • Genetic control of plant hormone levels and plant growth
    Patent number: 6489541
    Abstract: Plant growth and plant growth habit can be controlled without the application of exogenous plant hormones or hormone mimetics using the nucleic acid sequences and methods provided. UDP-Glucose: Indol-3-ylacetyl-glucosyl transferase (IAGlu Transferase) amino acid sequence and nucleic acid coding sequences for this enzyme, specifically exemplified for Zea mays, are provided. Nucleic acid constructs directing the expression of IAGlu Transferase and the expression of antisense RNA specific therefor allows the control of growth habit and plant size in transgenic plants containing such nucleic acid constructs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Michigan State University Board of Trustees
    Inventors: Robert S. Bandurski, Jedrzej B. Szerszen, Krzysztof Szczyglowski
  • Application of bi-directional promoters for modification of gene expression
    Publication number: 20020108142
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel bi-directional promoter. The present invention further provides methods of producing proteins of interest and methods of controlling gene expression using the bi-directional promoter. The present invention also provides methods of expressing one or more proteins of interest from a novel bi-directional promoter of the present invention. The present invention thus provides improved methods of regulating gene expression in plants or other organisms and expressing one or more proteins concurrently in a variety of cell types.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2001
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees Operating Michigan State University
    Inventors: Philipp Kapranov, Krzysztof Szczyglowski
  • Genetic control of plant hormone levels and plant growth
    Patent number: 5919998
    Abstract: Plant growth and plant growth habit can be controlled without the application of exogenous plant hormones or hormone mimetics using the nucleic acid sequences and methods provided. UDP-Glucose: Indol-3-ylacetyl-glucosyl transferase (IAGlu Transferase) amino acid sequence and nucleic acid coding sequences for this enzyme, specifically exemplified for Zea mays, are provided. Nucleic acid constructs directing the expression of IAGlu Transferase and the expression of antisense RNA specific therefor allows the control of growth habit and plant size in transgenic plants containing such nucleic acid constructs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Assignee: Michigan State University Board of Trustees
    Inventors: Robert S. Bandurski, Jedrzej Bogumil Szerszen, deceased, Krzysztof Szczyglowski