Patents by Inventor Ralph Scorza

Ralph Scorza 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).

  • Disease resistance in Vitis
    Publication number: 20030182686
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for producing grape plants having resistance to bunch rot disease or Botrytis or both. Also disclosed are grape plants having resistance to bunch rot disease or Botrytis or both, wherein the plants express a cecropin B peptide such as Shiva-1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Ralph Scorza, Dennis J. Gray
  • Disease resistance in vitis
    Publication number: 20010047522
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for producing transgenic grape plants having resistance to bunch rot, powdery mildew, and downy mildew. Also disclosed are grape plants having resistance to bunch rot, powdery mildew, and downy mildew, wherein the plants express a Shiva lytic peptide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2001
    Publication date: November 29, 2001
    Inventors: Ralph Scorza, Dennis J. Gray
  • Disease resistance in vitis
    Patent number: 6232528
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for producing transgenic grapevines with resistance to a plant pathogen, the method includes: transforming a plant cell of the genus Vitis with a nucleic acid which expresses a lytic peptide, where the expression of the lytic peptide provides resistance to a plant pathogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignees: University of Florida Research Foundation Incorporated, The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Ralph Scorza, Dennis J. Gray