Patents by Inventor Thomas Czapla

Thomas Czapla 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).

  • AIRCRAFT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE ENGINE MOUNTING SYSTEM HAVING WING MOUNTS POSITIONED APPROXIMATELY IN A MEDIAN LONGITUDINAL PLANE
    Publication number: 20250074612
    Abstract: An aircraft comprising at least one engine mounting system which connects a propulsion unit and a wing and which comprises a primary structure, engine mounts connecting the primary structure and the propulsion unit, as well as at least first, second and third wing mounts connecting the primary structure and the wing structure, the first and second wing mounts being offset height-wise with respect to one another, the third wing mount being offset in the longitudinal direction toward the rear with respect to the first and second wing mounts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Kotaro FUKASAKU, Lionel CZAPLA, Rémi AMARGIER, Alain RAZAFINDRABE, Thomas SPIGOLON
  • Proteins having insecticidal activities and method of use
    Patent number: 6339144
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for controlling pests, particularly insect pests, are provided. The compositions comprise proteins isolated from plants of the genus Pentaclethra. Nucleotide sequences encoding the proteins are also provided. Such sequences find use in transforming organisms for control of pests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2002
    Assignees: Board of Regents for University of Oklahoma, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Amy L. Cigan, Thomas Czapla, Patricia Lynne Fallis, Terry Meyer, Scott A. Mundell, Brian T. Sabus, Karel R. Schubert
  • Protein having insecticidal activities and method of use
    Patent number: 6057491
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for controlling pests, particularly insect pests, are provided. The compositions comprise proteins isolated from plants of the genus Pentaclethra. Nucleotide sequences encoding the proteins are also provided. Such sequences find use in transforming organisms for control of pests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignees: Borad of Regents for University of Oklahoma, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Amy L. Cigan, Thomas Czapla, Patricia Lynne Fallis, Terry Meyer, Scott A. Mundell, Brian T. Sabus, Karel R. Schubert
  • Commercial production of aprotinin in plants
    Patent number: 5824870
    Abstract: A method for commercial production of aprotinin entails heterologous expression of the protein in plants, preferably at a level such that aprotinin accounts for at least 0.1% of the total extracted protein. An aprotinin-expressing plant also has potential of increased insecticidal resistance by virtue of producing the protein. A genetic map of the integration locus allows identification of plants derived from the transgenic plant. This approach also reveals genetic loci on a plant chromosome that support high levels of gene expression and can be used as site of integration for expression of other genes of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Inventors: Chris Baszczynski, Thomas Czapla, Elizabeth Hood, Terry EuClaire Meyer, David Peterson, A. Gururaj Rao, James C. Register, III, Derrick Witcher, John A. Howard
  • Larvicidal lectins and plant insect resistance based thereon
    Patent number: 5407454
    Abstract: Selected plant lectins have been found to be larvicidal against a number of common insect pests of agricultural crops. In a preferred embodiment, plant resistance to these insects is produced by inserting into the cells of a plant a gene whose expression causes production of one or more of these lectins in larvicidal amounts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1995
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Cavalieri, Thomas Czapla, John Howard, Gururaj Rao