Patents by Inventor Marta Gomez-Chiarri

Marta Gomez-Chiarri 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).

  • Marine bacteria formulation useful in aquaculture
    Patent number: 11851644
    Abstract: The invention provides a method and related compositions for preparing an effective probiotic bacteria formulation that can be stored, transported and used for protecting a variety of marine organisms against infection by potential pathogens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: University of Rhode Island Board of Trustees
    Inventors: David R. Nelson, Jason LaPorte, David C Rowley, Marta Gomez-Chiarri
  • Marine Bacteria Formulation Useful in Aquaculture
    Publication number: 20200347345
    Abstract: The invention provides a method and related compositions for preparing an effective probiotic bacteria formulation that can be stored, transported and used for protecting a variety of marine organisms against infection by potential pathogens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: David R. Nelson, Jason LaPorte, David C. Rowley, Marta Gomez-Chiarri
  • Delivery of DNA vaccines into fish by immersion
    Patent number: 7871629
    Abstract: A method for immunizing fish against pathogenic infection is disclosed. More particularly, this invention provides a method of immunizing fish against bacterial and viral infection which comprises immersing the fish in a solution comprised of an effective amount of dead or attenuated, whole-celled recombinant bacteria, the recombinant bacteria having a eukaryotic expression vector (plasmid) incorporated therein having DNA of interest encoding at least one protein antigen for each of the pathogens, the method characterized in that the protein antigen is produced by the fish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: The Board of Governors for Higher Education, State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
    Inventors: Marta Gomez-Chiarri, David R. Nelson
  • Isolation and characterization of an actin gene from abalone
    Patent number: 5675061
    Abstract: The present invention describes vectors and methods useful for the production of transgenic mollusks, in particular, transgenic abalone. The invention further describes transgenic mollusks having enhanced growth properties. In addition, the isolation and characterization of an abalone actin gene promoter region is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1997
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Dennis Alpha Powers, Lynna Madsen Hereford, deceased, Marta Gomez-Chiarri