Patents by Inventor Nicole H. Cooper

Nicole H. Cooper 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).

  • Bacillus thuringiensis sporulation gene
    Patent number: 5827515
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel sporulation gene isolated from B. thuringiensis, and a DNA segment comprising the nucleic acid sequences encoding the gene and DNA sequences encoding crystal toxin proteins wherein said DNA segment is stably integrated into a B. thuringiensis host by homologous recombination. The invention further relates to a DNA segment wherein the sporulation gene is mutated thereby rendering an oligosporogenic or asporogenic transformed B. thuringiensis as a result of stable integration of the DNA segment into the Bacillus thuringiensis chromosome by homologous recombination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1998
    Assignee: Sandoz Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitra Shahabi Reynoso, Sue S. Kalman, Nicole H. Cooper, Takashi Yamamoto