Patents by Inventor Neil Ivan Bower

Neil Ivan Bower 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).

  • Antimicrobial proteins
    Patent number: 7067624
    Abstract: A new family of antimicrobial proteins is described. Prototype proteins can be isolated from Macadamia integrifolia as well as other plant species. DNA encoding the protein is also described as well as DNA constructs which can be used to express the antimicrobial protein or to introduce the antimicrobial protein into a plant. Compositions comprising the antimicrobial protein or the antimicrobial protein per se can be administered to plants or mammalian animals to combat microbial infestation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignees: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, The State of Queensland Department of Primary Industries, The University of Queensland, Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations, Queensland University of Technology
    Inventors: John Michael Manners, John Paul Marcus, Kenneth Clifford Goulter, Jodie Lyn Green, Neil Ivan Bower
  • Antimicrobial proteins
    Publication number: 20030171274
    Abstract: A new family of antimicrobial proteins is described. Prototype proteins can be isolated from Macadamia integrifolia as well as other plant species. DNA encoding the protein is also described as well as DNA constructs which can be used to express the antimicrobial protein or to introduce the antimicrobial protein into a plant. Compositions comprising the antimicrobial protein or the antimicrobial protein per se can be administered to plants or mammalian animals to combat microbial infestation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2002
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventors: John Michael Manners, John Paul Marcus, Kenneth Clifford Goulter, Jodie Lyn Green, Neil Ivan Bower
  • ANTIMICROBIAL PROTEINS
    Publication number: 20020168392
    Abstract: A new family of antimicrobial proteins is described. Prototype proteins can be isolated from Macadaniia integrifolia as well as other plant species. DNA encoding the protein is also described as well as DNA constructs which can be used to express the antimicrobial protein or to introduce the antimicrobial protein into a plant. Compositions comprising the antimicrobial proteins or the antimicrobial protein per se can be administered to plants or mammilian animals to combat microbial infestation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 1999
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Inventors: JOHN MICHAEL MANNERS, JOHN PAUL MARCUS, KENNETH CLIFORD GOULTER, JODIE LYN GREEN, NEIL IVAN BOWER