Patents by Inventor Ravindra Haribhai Tailor

Ravindra Haribhai Tailor 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).

  • DNA encoding antimicrobial proteins from impatiens
    Patent number: 6150588
    Abstract: Antimicrobial proteins are isolated from seeds of Impatiens, and show a wide range of antifungal activity and some antibacterial activity. DNA encoding the proteins is isolated and incorporated into vectors. Plants transformed with this DNA are produced. The invention further provides a method of expressing polyproteins in transgenic plants using DNA constructs based on the structure of the gene encoding the Impatiens antimicrobial proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: Zeneca Limited
    Inventors: Sheila Attenborough, Willem Frans Broekaert, Rupert William Osborn, John Anthony Ray, Sarah Bronwen Rees, Ravindra Haribhai Tailor
  • Bacillus thuringiensis endotoxin genes and methods of use
    Patent number: 6063605
    Abstract: Novel strains of the insecticidal microorganism Bacillus thurinaiensis are described. These contain novel genes, and in particular a gene coding for a novel insecticidal endotoxin, 81 kilodaltons in length, toxic to both Lepidoptera and Coleoptera. The novel strains and the genes they contain may be used to combat insect attack against plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Zeneca Limited
    Inventors: Susan Ely, Ravindra Haribhai Tailor, Janet Mary Tippett, Bruce Marvin Held, Robert Gerard Blenk, deceased
  • Bacterial genes
    Patent number: 5965797
    Abstract: Novel strains of the insecticidal microorganism Bacillus thuringiensis are described. These contain novel genes, and in particular a gene coding for a novel insecticidal endotoxin, 81 kiloDaltons in length, toxic to both Lepidoptera and Coleoptera. The novel strains and the genes they contain may be used to combat insect attack against plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Inventors: Robert G Blenk, Susan Ely, Ravindra Haribhai Tailor, Janet Mary Tippett
  • Antimicrobial proteins from aralia and impatiens
    Patent number: 5861480
    Abstract: Antimicrobial proteins capable of isolation from seeds of Aralia or Impatiens show a wide range of antifungal activity and some antibacterial activity. DNA encoding the proteins may be isolated and incorporated into vectors. Plants transformed with this DNA may be produced. The proteins find commerical application as antifungal or antibacterial agents; transformed plants will show increased disease-resistance. The invention further provides a method of expressing polyproteins in transgenic plants using DNA constructs based on the structure of the gene encoding the Impatiens antimicrobial proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1999
    Assignee: Zeneca Limited
    Inventors: Shelia Attenborough, Willem Frans Broekaert, Rupert William Osborn, John Anthony Ray, Sarah Bronwen Rees, Ravindra Haribhai Tailor