Patents by Inventor Michael Wayne Graham

Michael Wayne Graham 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: 20120277285
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a method of modifying gene expression and to synthetic genes for modifying endogenous gene expression in a cell, tissue or organ of a transgenic organism, in particular a transgenic animal or plant. More particularly, the present invention utilizes recombinant DNA technology to post-transcriptionally modify or modulate the expression of a target gene in a cell, tissue organ or whole organism, thereby producing novel phenotypes. Novel synthetic genes and genetic constructs which are capable of repressing delaying or otherwise reducing the expression of an endogenous gene or target gene in an organism when introduced thereto are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: Michael Wayne Graham, Robert Norman Rice
  • Publication number: 20120135517
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to synthetic genes for modifying endogenous gene expression in a cell, tissue or organ of a transgenic organism, in particular a transgenic animal or plant. More particularly, the present invention provides novel synthetic genes and genetic constructs which are capable of repressing delaying or otherwise reducing the expression of an endogenous gene or a target gene in an organism when introduced thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Inventors: Michael Wayne Graham, Robert Norman Rice
  • Patent number: 8168774
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a method of modifying gene expression and to synthetic genes for modifying endo gene expression in a cell, tissue or organ of a transgenic organism, in particular a transgenic animal or plant. More particularly, the invention utilizes recombinant DNA technology to post-transcriptionally modify or modulate the expression of a target gene in tissue, organ or whole organism, thereby producing novel phenotypes. Novel synthetic genes and genetic constructs which are cap repressing delaying or otherwise reducing the expression of an endogenous gene or a target gene in an organism when introduced are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
    Inventors: Michael Wayne Graham, Robert Norman Rice
  • Patent number: 8067383
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to synthetic genes for modifying endogenous gene expression in a cell, tissue or organ of a transgenic organism, in particular a transgenic animal or plant. More particularly, the present invention provides novel synthetic genes and genetic constructs which are capable of repressing delaying or otherwise reducing the expression of an endogenous gene or a target gene in an organism when introduced thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
    Inventors: Michael Wayne Graham, Robert Norman Rice
  • Patent number: 8053419
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to synthetic genes for modifying endogenous gene expression in a cell, tissue or organ of a transgenic organism, in particular a transgenic animal or plant. More particularly, the present invention provides novel synthetic genes and genetic constructs which are capable of repressing delaying or otherwise reducing the expression of an endogenous gene or a target gene in an organism when introduced thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
    Inventors: Michael Wayne Graham, Robert Norman Rice
  • Patent number: 8048670
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to synthetic genes for modifying endogenous gene expression in a cell, tissue or organ of a transgenic organism, in particular a transgenic animal or plant. More particularly, the present invention provides novel synthetic genes and genetic constructs which are capable of repressing delaying or otherwise reducing the expression of an endogenous gene or a target gene in an organism when introduced thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
    Inventors: Michael Wayne Graham, Robert Norman Rice
  • Publication number: 20110117608
    Abstract: The invention is directed towards constructs for RNAi techniques. The invention provides a ribonucleic acid (RNA) for use as interfering RNA in gene silencing techniques to silence a target gene comprising in a 5? to 3? direction at least a first effector sequence, a second effector sequence, a sequence substantially complementary to the second effector sequence and a sequence substantially complementary to the first effector sequence, wherein the complementary sequences are capable of forming double stranded regions with their respective effector sequences and wherein at least one of these sequences is substantially identical to the predicted transcript of a region of the target gene, and a nucleic acid construct encoding such an RNA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: BENITEC AUSTRALIA, LTD.
    Inventors: MICHAEL WAYNE GRAHAM, KENNETH CLIFFORD REED, ROBERT NORMAN RICE, BRUCE THOMAS HARRISON, PETRUS ROELVINK, DAVID SUHY, ALEXANDER KOLYKHALOV
  • Patent number: 7855071
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to synthetic genes for modifying endogenous gene expression in a cell, tissue or organ of a transgenic organism, in particular a transgenic animal or plant. More particularly, the present invention provides novel synthetic genes and genetic constructs which are capable of repressing delaying or otherwise reducing the expression of an endogenous gene or a target gene in an organism when introduced thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
    Inventors: Michael Wayne Graham, Robert Norman Rice
  • Patent number: 7754697
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a method of modifying gene expression and to synthetic genes for modifying endogenous gene expression in a cell, tissue or organ of a transgenic organism, in particular a transgenic animal or plant. More particularly, the present invention utilises recombinant DNA technology to post-transciptionally modify or modulate the expression of a target gene in a cell tissue, organ or whole organism, thereby producing novel phenotypes. Novel synthetic genes and genetic constructs which are capable repressing delaying or otherwise reducing the expression of an endogenous gene or a target gene in an organism when introduced thereto are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
    Inventors: Michael Wayne Graham, Robert Norman Rice
  • Publication number: 20040266005
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to synthetic genes for modifying endogenous gene expression in a cell, tissue or organ of a transgenic organism, in particular a transgenic animal or plant. More particularly, the present invention provides novel synthetic genes and genetic constructs which are capable of repressing delaying or otherwise reducing the expression of an endogenous gene or a target gene in an organism when introduced thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Applicant: BENITEC AUSTRALIA LIMITED
    Inventors: Michael Wayne Graham, Robert Norman Rice
  • Publication number: 20040237145
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a method of modifying gene expression and to synthetic genes for modifying endo gene expression in a cell, tissue or organ of a transgenic organism, in particular a transgenic animal or plant. More particularly, the invention utilises recombinant DNA technology to post-transcriptionally modify or modulate the expression of a target gene in tissue, organ or whole organism, thereby producing novel phenotypes. Novel synthetic genes and genetic constructs which are cap repressing delaying or otherwise reducing the expression of an endogenous gene or a target gene in an organism when introduced are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Michael Wayne Graham, Robert Norman Rice
  • Publication number: 20040214330
    Abstract: Methods and means are provided for reducing the phenotypic expression of a nucleic acid of interest in eucaryotic cells, particularly in plant cells, by introducing chimeric genes encoding sense and antisense RNA molecules directed towards the target nucleic acid, which are capable of forming a double stranded RNA region by base-pairing between the regions with sense and antisense nucleotide sequence or by introducing the RNA molecules themselves. Preferably, the RNA molecules comprises simultaneously both sense and antisense nucleotide sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2004
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventors: Peter Michael Waterhouse, Ming-Bo Wang, Michael Wayne Graham
  • Publication number: 20040180439
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to synthetic genes for modifying endogenous gene expression in a cell, tissue or organ of a transgenic organism, in particular a transgenic animal or plant. More particularly, the present invention provides novel synthetic genes and genetic constructs which are capable of repressing delaying or otherwise reducing the expression of an endogenous gene or a target gene in an organism when introduced thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2004
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Applicant: BENITEC AUSTRALIA LIMITED
    Inventors: Michael Wayne Graham, Robert Norman Rice
  • Publication number: 20040064842
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a method of modifying gene expression and to synthetic genes for modifying endogenous gene expression in a cell, tissue or organ of a transgenic organism, in particular a transgenic animal or plant. More particularly, the present invention utilises recombinant DNA technology to post-transcriptionally modify or modulate the expression of a target gene in a cell tissue, organ or whole organism, thereby producing novel phenotypes. Novel synthetic genes and genetic constructs which are capable repressing delaying or otherwise reducing the expression of an endogenous gene or a target gene in an organism when introduced thereto are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2003
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Inventors: Michael Wayne Graham, Robert Norman Rice
  • Publication number: 20030182672
    Abstract: A method of inducing, promoting or otherwise facilitating a change in the phenotype of an animal cell or group of animal cells including an animal comprising said cells. The modulation of phenotypic expression is conveniently accomplished via genotypic manipulation through such means as reducing translation of transcript to proteinaceous product. The ability to induce, promote or otherwise facilitate the silencing of expressible genetic sequences provides a means for modulating the phenotype in, for example, the medical, veterinary and the animal husbandry industries. Expressible genetic sequences contemplated by the present invention include not only genes normally resident in a particular animal cell (i.e., indigenous genes) but also genes introduced through recombinant means or through infection by pathogenic agents such as viruses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Michael Wayne Graham, Robert Norman Rice, Kenneth Clifford Reed, Kathleen Margaret Murphy
  • Publication number: 20030159161
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to synthetic genes for modifying endogenous gene expression in a cell, tissue or organ of a transgenic organism, in particular a transgenic animal or plant. More particularly, the present invention provides novel synthetic genes and genetic constructs which are capable of repressing delaying or otherwise reducing the expression of an endogenous gene or a target gene in an organism when introduced thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2003
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Inventors: Michael Wayne Graham, Robert Norman Rice
  • Publication number: 20030150017
    Abstract: Methods are provided for the genetic control of pathogen infestation in host organisms such as plants, vertebrate animals and fungi. Such methods utilize the host as a delivery system for the delivery of genetic agents, preferably in the form of RNA molecules, to a pathogen, which agents cause directly or indirectly an impairment in the ability of the pathogen to maintain itself, grow or otherwise infest a host plant, vertebrate animal or fungus. Also provided are DNA constructs and novel nematode nucleotide sequences for use in same, that facilitate pathogen resistance when expressed in a genetically-modified host. Such constructs direct the expression of RNA molecules substantially homologous and/or complementary to an RNA molecule encoded by a nucleotide sequence within the genome of a pathogen and/or of the cells of a host to effect down-regulation of the nucleotide sequence. Particular hosts contemplated are plants, such as pineapple plants, and particular pathogens are nematodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventors: Jose Ramon Botella Mesa, Michael Wayne Graham, David James Fairbairn
  • Patent number: 6573099
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to synthetic genes for modifying endogenous gene expression in a cell, tissue or organ of a transgenic organism, in particular a transgenic animal or plant. More particularly, the present invention provides novel synthetic genes and genetic constructs which are capable of repressing delaying or otherwise reducing the expression of an endogenous gene or a target gene in an organism when introduced thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: Benitec Australia, Ltd.
    Inventor: Michael Wayne Graham
  • Publication number: 20030074684
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to synthetic genes for modifying endogenous gene expression in a cell, tissue or organ of a transgenic organism, in particular a transgenic animal or plant. More particularly, the present invention provides novel synthetic genes and genetic constructs which are capable of repressing delaying or otherwise reducing the expression of an endogenous gene or a target gene in an organism when introduced thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2001
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Inventors: Michael Wayne Graham, Robert Norman Rice
  • Publication number: 20020168707
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to synthetic genes for modifying endogenous gene expression in a cell, tissue or organ of a transgenic organism, in particular a transgenic animal or plant. More particularly, the present invention provides novel synthetic genes and genetic constructs which are capable of repressing delaying or otherwise reducing the expression of an endogenous gene or a target gene in an organism when introduced thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 1998
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Inventor: MICHAEL WAYNE GRAHAM