Patents by Inventor Petr Karlovsky

Petr Karlovsky 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).

  • Compositions and methods of zearalenone detoxification
    Patent number: 6812380
    Abstract: The present invention provides nucleotide sequences encoding zearalenone detoxification polypeptides, and methods for mycotoxin detoxification using the sequences. One method comprises stably incorporating into the genome of a plant cell, a nucleotide sequence of the present invention operably linked to a heterologous promoter and regenerating a stably transformed plant that expresses the nucleotide sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Petr Karlovsky, Edmund H. Crane, III, Jacob T. Gilliam, Joyce R. Maddox
  • Compositions and methods of zearalenone detoxification
    Publication number: 20030073239
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for detoxification of mycotoxins. Compositions include novel nucleotide sequences encoding zearalenone detoxification polypeptides, and biologically active variants thereof. Further provided are methods for mycotoxin detoxification using the sequences disclosed herein. One method comprises stably incorporating into the genome of a plant cell, a nucleotide sequence of the present invention operably linked to a heterologous promoter and regenerating a stably transformed plant that expresses the nucleotide sequence. An additional method comprises incorporating a nucleotide sequence of the present invention operably linked to a heterologous promoter into a microorganism and applying said microorganism to a plant or grain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Applicant: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Petr Karlovsky, Edmund H. Crane, Jacob T. Gilliam, Joyce R. Maddox