Patents by Inventor Matthew S. McCabe

Matthew S. McCabe 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).

  • Method of plastid transformation in asteraceae, vector for use therein and plants thus obtained
    Patent number: 8884099
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the transformation of plastid genomes of plant species, in particular Asteraceae plant species, comprising the steps of providing a transformation vector carrying a DNA sequence of interest; subjecting a plant material, which comprises plastids, to a transformation treatment in order to allow the plastids to receive the transformation vector; placing the thus treated plant material for a period of time into contact with a culture medium without selection agent; subsequently placing the plant material into contact with a culture medium comprising a selection agent; and refreshing the culture medium comprising a selection agent to allow plant material comprising plastids that have acquired the DNA of interest to grow into transformants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
    Inventors: Cecilia Lucia Clara Lelivelt, Jackie M. Nugent, Matthew S. McCabe
  • METHOD OF PLASTID TRANSFORMATION IN ASTERACEAE, VECTOR FOR USE THEREIN AND PLANTS THUS OBTAINED
    Publication number: 20100218277
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the transformation of plastid genomes of plant species, in particular Asteraceae plant species, comprising the steps of providing a transformation vector carrying a DNA sequence of interest; subjecting a plant material, which comprises plastids, to a transformation treatment in order to allow the plastids to receive the transformation vector; placing the thus treated plant material for a period of time into contact with a culture medium without selection agent; subsequently placing the plant material into contact with a culture medium comprising a selection agent; and refreshing the culture medium comprising a selection agent to allow plant material comprising plastids that have acquired the DNA of interest to grow into transformants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Inventors: Cecilia Lucia Clara LELIVELT, Jackie M. Nugent, Matthew S. McCabe
  • Method of plastid transformation in , vector for use therein and plants thus obtained
    Patent number: 7645918
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the transformation of plastid genomes of plant species, in particular Asteraceae plant species, comprising the steps of providing a transformation vector carrying a DNA sequence of interest; subjecting a plant material, which comprises plastids, to a transformation treatment in order to allow the plastids to receive the transformation vector; placing the thus treated plant material for a period of time into contact with a culture medium without selection agent; subsequently placing the plant material into contact with a culture medium comprising a selection agent; and refreshing the culture medium comprising a selection agent to allow plant material comprising plastids that have acquired the DNA of interest to grow into transformants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt En Zaadhandel B.V.
    Inventors: Cecilia Lucia Clara Lelivelt, Jackie M. Nugent, Matthew S. McCabe