Patents by Inventor Peter Ma{hacek over (c)}ek

Peter Ma{hacek over (c)}ek 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).

  • Patent number: 12049637
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cytolytic bi-component protein complexes consisting of a plurality of molecules of a member of the aegerolysin family and a plurality of molecules of a member of the MACPF superfamily, and particularly to their use for controlling a plant pest, such as for controlling Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) or Western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera). More specifically, the invention relates to cytolytic bi-component protein complexes formed by a plurality of molecules of one of the aegerolysins ostreolysin A6 (OlyA6), pleurotolysin A2 (PlyA2) and erylysin A (EryA) with a plurality of molecules of pleurotolysin B (PlyB) or similar proteins, which have been shown to be toxic for the aforementioned agricultural pest insects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignees: KMETIJSKI INSTITUT SLOVENIJE, Univerza v Ljubljani
    Inventors: Anastasija Panevska, Jaka Razinger, Kristina Sep{hacek over (c)}ić, Peter Ma{hacek over (c)}ek, Matej Sko{hacek over (c)}aj, {hacek over (S)}pela Modic, Maru{hacek over (s)}a Novak, Matej Butala, Vesna Hodnik, Maja Grundner, Tom Turk