Patents by Inventor Michael R. Kanost

Michael R. Kanost 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).

  • Transgenic plants expressing M. sexta protease inhibitor
    Patent number: 5436392
    Abstract: This invention relates to a protease inhibitor of the insect Manduca sexta, its purification, cloning of a DNA sequence encoding the inhibitor, modifications to change inhibitor specificity, transgenic plants carrying and expressing said DNA sequence and insect resistance conferred thereby on said transgenic plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1995
    Assignee: Arizona Technology Development Corporation
    Inventors: John C. Thomas, Hans J. Bohnert, Michael R. Kanost
  • Serine proteinase inhibitor gene from the insect Manduca sexta
    Patent number: 5196304
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cDNA clone isolated from a fat body cDNA library from the tobacco hornworm Manduca sexta, and the deduced amino acid sequence of the serine proteinase inhibitor encoded by the cDNA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1993
    Assignee: Arizona Technology Development Corporation
    Inventors: Michael R. Kanost, Michael A. Wells, Sarvamangala V. Prasad