Patents by Inventor Thomas E. Gilroy

Thomas E. Gilroy 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).

  • Method of controlling coleopteran insects with Bacillus thuringiensis
    Patent number: 5133962
    Abstract: A novel B.t. toxin gene encoding a protein toxic to coleopteran insects has been cloned from a novel coleopteran-active B. thuringiensis microbe. The DNA encoding the B.t. toxin can be used to transform various prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbes to express the B.t. toxin. These recombinant microbes can be used to control coleopteran insects in various environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1992
    Assignee: Mycogen Corporation
    Inventors: August J. Sick, Thomas E. Gilroy
  • Hybrid Bacillus thuringiensis gene, plasmid and transformed Pseudomonas fluorescens
    Patent number: 5128130
    Abstract: A novel hybrid B.t. toxin gene toxic to lepidopteran insects has been cloned. The DNA encoding the B.t. toxin can be used to transform various prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbes to express the B.t. toxin. These recombinant microbes can be used to control lepidopteran insects in various environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1992
    Assignee: Mycogen Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas E. Gilroy, Edward R. Wilcox
  • Bacillus thuringiensis coleopteran-active toxin
    Patent number: 5104974
    Abstract: A novel B.t. toxin gene encoding a protein toxic to coleopteran insects has been cloned from a novel coleopteran-active B. thuringiensis microbe. The DNA encoding the B.t. toxin can be used to transform various prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbes to express the B.t. toxin. These recombinant microbes can be used to control coleopteran insects in various environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1992
    Assignee: Mycogen Corporation
    Inventors: August J. Sick, Thomas E. Gilroy
  • Chimeric Bacillus thuringiensis crystal protein gene comprising HD-73 and Berliner 1715 toxin genes, transformed and expressed in Pseudomonas fluorescens
    Patent number: 5055294
    Abstract: A novel hybrid B.t. toxin gene toxic to lepidopteran insects has been cloned. The DNA encoding the B.t. toxin can be used to transform various prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbes to express the B.t. toxin. These recombinant microbes can be used to control lepidopteran insects in various environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1991
    Assignee: Mycogen Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas E. Gilroy
  • Bacillus thuringiensis gene encoding a coleopteran-active toxin
    Patent number: 4996155
    Abstract: A novel B.t. toxin gene encoding a protein toxic to coleopteran insects has been cloned from a novel coleopteran-active B. thuringiensis microbe. The DNA encoding the B.t. toxin can be used to transform various prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbes to express the B.t. toxin. These recombinant microbes can be used to control coleopteran insects in various environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 26, 1991
    Assignee: Mycogen Corporation
    Inventors: August J. Sick, Thomas E. Gilroy