Patents by Inventor Robert Venable
Robert Venable 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).
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Publication number: 20250376494Abstract: New insecticidal proteins, nucleotides, peptides, their expression in plants, methods of producing the peptides, new processes, production techniques, new peptides, new formulations, and new organisms, a process which increases the insecticidal peptide production yield from yeast expression systems. The present invention is also related and discloses selected endotoxins we call cysteine rich insecticidal peptides (CRIPS) which are peptides derived from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) and their genes and endotoxins in combination with toxic peptides known as Inhibitor Cystine Knot (ICK) genes and peptides as well as with other types of insecticidal peptides such as trypsin modulating oostatic factor (TMOF) peptide sequences used in various formulations and combinations; of both genes and peptides, useful for the control of insects.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2025Publication date: December 11, 2025Applicant: Vestaron CorporationInventors: Robert M. Kennedy, William Tedford, Christopher Hendrickson, Robert Venable, Catherine Foune, John Mcintyre, Alvar R. Carlson, Lin Bao
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Patent number: 12410218Abstract: New insecticidal proteins, nucleotides, peptides, their expression in plants, methods of producing the peptides, new processes, production techniques, new peptides, new formulations, and new organisms, a process which increases the insecticidal peptide production yield from yeast expression systems. The present invention is also related and discloses selected endotoxins we call cysteine rich insecticidal peptides (CRIPS) which are peptides derived from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) and their genes and endotoxins in combination with toxic peptides known as Inhibitor Cystine Knot (ICK) genes and peptides as well as with other types of insecticidal peptides such as trypsin modulating oostatic factor (TMOF) peptide sequences used in various formulations and combinations; of both genes and peptides, useful for the control of insects.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2022Date of Patent: September 9, 2025Assignee: Vestaron CorporationInventors: Robert M. Kennedy, William Tedford, Christopher Hendrickson, Robert Venable, Catherine L. Foune, John Mcintyre, Alvar R. Carlson, Lin Bao
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Publication number: 20230257427Abstract: New insecticidal proteins, nucleotides, peptides, their expression in plants, methods of producing the peptides, new processes, production techniques, new peptides, new formulations, and new organisms, a process which increases the insecticidal peptide production yield from yeast expression systems. The present invention is also related and discloses selected endotoxins we call cysteine rich insecticidal peptides (CRIPS) which are peptides derived from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) and their genes and endotoxins in combination with toxic peptides known as Inhibitor Cystine Knot (ICK) genes and peptides as well as with other types of insecticidal peptides such as trypsin modulating oostatic factor (TMOF) peptide sequences used in various formulations and combinations; of both genes and peptides, useful for the control of insects.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2022Publication date: August 17, 2023Applicant: Vestaron CorporationInventors: Robert M. KENNEDY, William Tedford, Christopher Hendrickson, Robert Venable, Catherine L. Foune, John Mcintyre, Alvar R. Carlson, Lin Bao
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Patent number: 11692016Abstract: New insecticidal proteins, nucleotides, peptides, their expression in plants, methods of producing the peptides, new processes, production techniques, new peptides, new formulations, new organisms, and a process which increases the insecticidal peptide production yield from yeast expression systems. The present invention is also related to novel cell culture methods and conditions that can be used to express heterologous polypeptides, along with new transgenic yeast strains.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2020Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Inventors: Kyle Schneider, Catherine L. Foune, Lin Bao, Robert Venable, Robert M. Kennedy
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Patent number: 11472854Abstract: New insecticidal proteins, nucleotides, peptides, their expression in plants, methods of producing the peptides, new processes, production techniques, new peptides, new formulations, and new organisms, a process which increases the insecticidal peptide production yield from yeast expression systems. The present invention is also related and discloses selected endotoxins we call cysteine rich insecticidal peptides (CRIPS) which are peptides derived from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) and their genes and endotoxins in combination with toxic peptides known as Inhibitor Cystine Knot (ICK) genes and peptides as well as with other types of insecticidal peptides such as trypsin modulating oostatic factor (TMOF) peptide sequences used in various formulations and combinations; of both genes and peptides, useful for the control of insects.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Vestaron CorporationInventors: Robert M. Kennedy, William Tedford, Christopher Hendrickson, Robert Venable, Catherine L. Foune, John McIntyre, Alvar R. Carlson, Lin Bao
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Publication number: 20200277345Abstract: New insecticidal proteins, nucleotides, peptides, their expression in plants, methods of producing the peptides, new processes, production techniques, new peptides, new formulations, and new organisms, a process which increases the insecticidal peptide production yield from yeast expression systems. The present invention is also related and discloses selected endotoxins we call cysteine rich insecticidal peptides (CRIPS) which are peptides derived from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) and their genes and endotoxins in combination with toxic peptides known as Inhibitor Cystine Knot (ICK) genes and peptides as well as with other types of insecticidal peptides such as trypsin modulating oostatic factor (TMOF) peptide sequences used in various formulations and combinations; of both genes and peptides, useful for the control of insects.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2020Publication date: September 3, 2020Applicant: Vestaron CorporationInventors: Robert M. KENNEDY, William TEDFORD, Christopher HENDRICKSON, Robert VENABLE, Catherine L. FOUNE, John MCINTYRE, Alvar R. CARLSON, Lin BAO
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Publication number: 20200207818Abstract: New insecticidal proteins, nucleotides, peptides, their expression in plants, methods of producing the peptides, new processes, production techniques, new peptides, new formulations, new organisms, and a process which increases the insecticidal peptide production yield from yeast expression systems. The present invention is also related to novel cell culture methods and conditions that can be used to express heterologous polypeptides, along with new transgenic yeast strains.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2020Publication date: July 2, 2020Applicant: Vestaron CorporationInventors: Kyle Schneider, Catherine L. Foune, Lin Bao, Robert Venable, Robert M. Kennedy
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Patent number: 10669319Abstract: New insecticidal proteins, nucleotides, peptides, their expression in plants, methods of producing the peptides, new processes, production techniques, new peptides, new formulations, and new organisms, a process which increases the insecticidal peptide production yield from yeast expression systems. The present invention is also related and discloses selected endotoxins we call cysteine rich insecticidal peptides (CRIPS) which are peptides derived from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) and their genes and endotoxins in combination with toxic peptides known as Inhibitor Cystine Knot (ICK) genes and peptides as well as with other types of insecticidal peptides such as trypsin modulating oostatic factor (TMOF) peptide sequences used in various formulations and combinations; of both genes and peptides, useful for the control of insects.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2016Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Vestaron CorporationInventors: Robert M. Kennedy, William Tedford, Christopher Hendrickson, Robert Venable, Catherine Foune, John McIntyre, Alvar Carlson, Lin Bao
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Publication number: 20180186846Abstract: New insecticidal proteins, nucleotides, peptides, their expression in plants, methods of producing the peptides, new processes, production techniques, new peptides, new formulations, and new organisms, a process which increases the insecticidal peptide production yield from yeast expression systems. The present invention is also related and discloses selected endotoxins we call cysteine rich insecticidal peptides (CRIPS) which are peptides derived from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) and their genes and endotoxins in combination with toxic peptides known as Inhibitor Cystine Knot (ICK) genes and peptides as well as with other types of insecticidal peptides such as trypsin modulating oostatic factor (TMOF) peptide sequences used in various formulations and combinations; of both genes and peptides, useful for the control of insects.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2016Publication date: July 5, 2018Applicant: Vestaron CorporationInventors: Robert M. Kennedy, William Tedford, Christopher Hendrickson, Robert Venable, Catherine Foune, John McIntyre, Alvar Carlson, Lin Bao
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Publication number: 20170174731Abstract: New insecticidal proteins, nucleotides, peptides, their expression in plants, methods of producing the peptides, new processes, production techniques, new peptides, new formulations, and new organisms, a process which increases the insecticidal peptide production yield from yeast expression systems. The present invention is also related and discloses selected endotoxins we call cysteine rich insecticidal peptides (CRIPS) which are peptides derived from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) and their genes and endotoxins in combination with toxic peptides known as Inhibitor Cystine Knot (ICK) genes and peptides as well as with other types of insecticidal peptides such as trypsin modulating oostatic factor (TMOF) peptide sequences used in various formulations and combinations; of both genes and peptides, useful for the control of insects.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2016Publication date: June 22, 2017Applicant: Vestaron CorporationInventors: Robert M. Kennedy, William Tedford, Christopher Hendrickson, Robert Venable, Catherine Foune, John McIntyre, Alvar Carlson, Lin Bao
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Patent number: 9567381Abstract: New insecticidal proteins, nucleotides, peptides, their expression in plants, methods of producing the peptides, new processes, production techniques, new peptides, new formulations, and new organisms, a process which increases the insecticidal peptide production yield from yeast expression systems. The present invention is also related and discloses selected endotoxins we call cysteine rich insecticidal peptides (CRIPS) which are peptides derived from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) and their genes and endotoxins in combination with toxic peptides known as Inhibitor Cystine Knot (ICK) genes and peptides as well as with other types of insecticidal peptides such as trypsin modulating oostatic factor (TMOF) peptide sequences used in various formulations and combinations; of both genes and peptides, useful for the control of insects.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2013Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: Vestaron CorporationInventors: Robert M. Kennedy, William Tedford, Christopher Hendrickson, Robert Venable, Catherine Foune, John McIntyre, Alvar Carlson, Lin Bao
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Publication number: 20150148288Abstract: New insecticidal proteins, nucleotides, peptides, their expression in plants, methods of producing the peptides, new processes, production techniques, new peptides, new formulations, and new organisms, a process which increases the insecticidal peptide production yield from yeast expression systems. The present invention is also related and discloses selected endotoxins we call cysteine rich insecticidal peptides (CRIPS) which are peptides derived from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) and their genes and endotoxins in combination with toxic peptides known as Inhibitor Cystine Knot (ICK) genes and peptides as well as with other types of insecticidal peptides such as trypsin modulating oostatic factor (TMOF) peptide sequences used in various formulations and combinations; of both genes and peptides, useful for the control of insects.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2013Publication date: May 28, 2015Inventors: Robert M. Kennedy, William Tedford, Christopher Hendrickson, Robert Venable, Catherine Foune, John McIntyre, Alvar Carlson, Lin Bao