Patents by Inventor Trevor Twose

Trevor Twose 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).

  • Competent bacteria
    Patent number: 7303906
    Abstract: The present invention discloses that a bacterium having a genome that is genetically engineered to be at least 10% smaller than the genome of its native parent strain has better transformation competence. Specific E. coli strains, having significantly reduced genome sizes, are disclosed which are highly transformation competent. A medium and methodology is taught which enables transformation efficiencies to be increased further.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignees: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Scarab Genomics, LLC
    Inventors: Frederick R. Blattner, Gyorgy Posfai, Christopher D. Herring, Guy Plunkett, III, Jeremy Glasner, Trevor Twose
  • Competent bacteria
    Publication number: 20050032225
    Abstract: The present invention discloses that a bacterium having a genome that is genetically engineered to be at least 10% smaller than the genome of its native parent strain has better transformation competence. Specific E. coli strains, having significantly reduced genome sizes, are disclosed which are highly transformation competent. A medium and methodology is taught which enables transformation efficiencies to be increased further.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2003
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Inventors: Frederick Blattner, Gyorgy Posfai, Christopher Herring, Guy Plunkett, Jeremy Glasner, Trevor Twose