Patents by Inventor Rodney A. Serres

Rodney A. Serres 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).

  • Particle-mediated transformation of perennial fruit plants capable of adventitious budding on micropropagated tissue
    Patent number: 5240839
    Abstract: Cranberry has been genetically engineered using a particle mediated transformation procedure. The tissues transformed were nodes from which adventitious buds were induced. A flooding technique using the antibiotic kanamycin was used to select for transformants while limiting escapes. A gene for the toxin from Bacillus thuringiensis was introduced into the transgenic cranberry to confer insect toxicity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1993
    Inventors: Rodney A. Serres, Brent H. McCown, Dennis E. McCabe