Patents by Inventor Noah D. Beerman

Noah D. Beerman 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 transformation method
    Patent number: 5858745
    Abstract: Particularly effective B.t. insecticides are obtained by culturing to the sporulation stage novel transformant obtained on transforming B.t. kurstaki H.D. 562 with DNA expressing in the B.t. certain mutant endotoxin genes. Such transformants and other B.t. transformants generally may be obtained in high transformation frequencies by the electrotransformation of B.t. cells while in a hypertonic state followed by maintaining the cells in a hypertonic medium for a time sufficient to obtain intact cells. Transformation of B.t. tenebroinis and B.t. aizawai is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: Novartis Finance Corporation
    Inventors: Cindy Lou Jellis, Noah D. Beerman, Jean-Christophe Piot