Patents by Inventor Sheridan Lois Woo

Sheridan Lois Woo 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).

  • Bioactive protein, use thereof and method for its production
    Patent number: 10875898
    Abstract: The present invention according to a first aspect relates to a Trichoderma longibrachiatum strain comprising an autologous nucleotide sequence coding for a protein having at least 70% sequence similarity with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and its use for the treatment of a plant. Further aspects of the invention relate to a protein derived from said strain, methods for producing the protein, the use of the protein for the treatment of a plant and compositions comprising a source of the protein of the invention. Yet Further aspects of the invention relate to seeds treated with a source of the protein and methods for growing plants incorporating the step of treating said plants with the composition of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Koppert B.V.
    Inventors: Matteo Lorito, Michelina Ruocco, Francesco Vinale, Sheridan Lois Woo
  • Bioactive Protein, Use Thereof and Method for its Production
    Publication number: 20200031882
    Abstract: The present invention according to a first aspect relates to a Trichoderma longibrachiatum strain comprising an autologous nucleotide sequence coding for a protein having at least 70% sequence similarity with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and its use for the treatment of a plant. Further aspects of the invention relate to a protein derived from said strain, methods for producing the protein, the use of the protein for the treatment of a plant and compositions comprising a source of the protein of the invention. Yet Further aspects of the invention relate to seeds treated with a source of the protein and methods for growing plants incorporating the step of treating said plants with the composition of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Matteo Lorito, Michelina Ruocco, Francesco Vinale, Sheridan Lois Woo
  • Bioactive Protein, Use Thereof and Method for its Production
    Publication number: 20170204147
    Abstract: The present invention according to a firrst aspect relates to a Trichoderma longibrachiatum strain comprising an autologous nucleotide sequence coding for a protein having at least 70% sequence similarity with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and its use for the treatment of a plant. Further aspects of the invention relate to a protein derived from said strain, methods for producing the protein, the use of the protein for the treatent of a plant and compositions comprising a source of the protein of the invention. Yet Further aspects of the invention relate to seeds treated with a source of the protein and methods for growing plants incorporating the step of treating said plants with the composition of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Matteo Lorito, Michelina Ruocco, Francesco Vinale, Sheridan Lois Woo