Patents by Inventor Liliana E. C. Scarafia

Liliana E. C. Scarafia 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).

  • Thiol protease inhibitor
    Patent number: 5629469
    Abstract: A novel thiol protease inhibitor peptide is isolated from Diabrotica virgifera designated virgiferin. The DNA encoding virgiferin and modified virgiferin peptides are claimed. These sequences maybe cloned into vectors and used to transform plants conferring reduced susceptibility to damage by plant pests that have thiol proteases as digestive enzymes including insects and nematodes and particularly Coleopteran insects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1997
    Assignee: Sandoz Ltd.
    Inventors: Camille Deluca-Flaherty, Victor J. Chan, Liliana E. C. Scarafia, Karen J. Brunke
  • Maize dwarf mosaic virus resistant plants
    Patent number: 5530193
    Abstract: Plants are transformed with the coat protein gene of one of various strains of Maize Dwarf Mosaic Virus (MDHV), and are protected from serious disease when challenged with exposure to the virus. The nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of MDMV strains A, B, and KS1 are given, as well as the constructs and vectors used to produce the transformed plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1996
    Inventors: John M. Clark, Jr., Joseph Jilka, Lynn E. Murry, Liliana E. C. Scarafia