Patents by Inventor Liliana Scarafia

Liliana 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).

  • Herbicidal tolerant plants containing rat glutathione S-transferase gene
    Patent number: 5073677
    Abstract: The invention relates to plant cells and dicotyledonous plants transformed with chimeric rat glutathione-S-transferase gene constructs. Transgenic tobacco plants and progeny expressed the chimeric gene constructs under the control of a plant promoter. The transgenic plants and progeny demonstrated resistance to a herbicide which is normally inhibitory to plants not expressing the chimeric construct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1991
    Assignees: Ciba-Geigy Corporation, The Pennsylvania Research Corporation
    Inventors: Georgia Helmer, John Duesing, Steven Rothstein, Liliana Scarafia, Mary-Dell Chilton, Hui-Chen J. Lai, Chen-Pei D. Tu