Patents by Inventor Lloyd W. Ream

Lloyd W. Ream 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).

  • Publication number: 20160369286
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to compositions and related methods that incorporate GALLS full-length (FL) or CT domain proteins to enhance efficiency of genetic manipulation of plants. In one aspect, the disclosure provides a modified Agrobacterium cell that comprises a first nucleic acid and a second nucleic acid that encodes a GALLS-FL protein. In another aspect, the disclosure provides a method of enhancing the single copy insertion of a first nucleic acid sequence into a plant cell genome. In another aspect, the disclosure provides a method of inducing plant susceptibility to Agrobacterium-mediated transformation, comprising providing GALLS-CT polypeptide in the cytosol of at least one cell of the plant. In another aspect, the disclosure provides a transgenic plant that comprises a heterologous nucleic acid sequence encoding GALLS-CT operably linked to a promoter sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: Oregon State University
    Inventors: Lloyd W. REAM, Maciej B. MASELKO
  • Patent number: 4449370
    Abstract: The object of the invention is to provide a low compression turbocharged diesel engine in which the turbocharger can be operated independently of the engine to power auxiliary equipment. As shown in FIG. 1, fuel and air are burned in a catalytic combustor 17 to drive the turbine wheel of turbine section 11a which is initially caused to rotate by starter motor 9. By opening flapper valve 26, compressed air from blower section 11b is directed to catalytic combustor 17 when it is heated and expanded, serving to drive the turbine wheel and also to heat the catalytic element 32 shown in FIG. 2. To start engine 10, valve 26 is closed, combustion is terminated in catalytic combustor 17, and valve 20 is then opened to utilize air from blower 11b for air driven motor 21. When engine 10 starts, the constituents in its exhaust gas react in the catalytic element 32 and the heat generated provides additional energy for the turbine section 11a.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1984
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventor: Lloyd W. Ream