Patents by Inventor Vaclav Mandak

Vaclav Mandak 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).

  • Transformation of hereditary material of plants
    Patent number: 6603065
    Abstract: A novel process for the direct transfer of foreign genes to plant genomes is described. The novel process comprises placing a gene under the control of plant expression signals and transferring it, by contact with protoplasts without the aid of natural systems for infecting plants, direct to plant cells from which genetically transformed plants can subsequently be derived.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: Syngenta Investment Corporation
    Inventors: Jerzy Paszkowski, Ingo Potrykus, Barbara Hohn, Raymond Douglas Shillito, Thomas Hohn, Michael William Saul, Vaclav Mandak
  • Transformation of hereditary material of plants
    Publication number: 20010029619
    Abstract: A novel process for the direct transfer of foreign genes to plant genomes is described. The novel process comprises placing a gene under the control of plant expression signals and transferring it, by contact with protoplasts without the aid of natural systems for infecting plants, direct to plant cells from which genetically transformed plants can subsequently be derived.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2001
    Publication date: October 11, 2001
    Inventors: Jerzy Paszkowski, Ingo Potrykus, Barbara Hohn, Raymond D. Shillito, Thomas Hohn, Michael W. Saul, Vaclav Mandak
  • Transformation of hereditary material of Brassica plants and cells
    Patent number: 6201169
    Abstract: A novel process for the direct transfer of foreign genes to plant genomes is described. The novel process comprises placing a gene under the control of plant expression signals and transferring it, by contact with protoplasts without the aid of natural systems for infecting plants, direct to plant cells from which genetically transformed plants can subsequently be derived.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Assignee: Novartis Finance Corporation
    Inventors: Jerzy Paszkowski, Ingo Potrykus, Barbara Hohn, Raymond Douglas Shillito, Thomas Hohn, Michael William Saul, Vaclav Mandak
  • Transformation of hereditary material of plants
    Patent number: 5453367
    Abstract: A novel process for the direct transfer of foreign genes to plant genomes is described. The novel process comprises placing a gene under the control of plant expression signals and transferring it, by contact with protoplasts without the aid of natural systems for infecting plants, direct to plant cells from which genetically transformed plants can subsequently be derived.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1995
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Jerzy Paszkowski, Ingo Potrykus, Barbara Hohn, Raymond D. Shillito, Thomas Hohn, Michael W. Saul, Vaclav Mandak
  • Transformation of hereditary material of plants
    Patent number: 5231019
    Abstract: A novel process for the direct transfer of foreign genes to plant genomes is described. The novel process comprises placing a gene under the control of plant expression signals and transferring it, by contact with protoplasts without the aid of natural systems for infecting plants, directly to plant cells from which genetically transformed plants can subsequently be derived.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1993
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Jerzy Paszkowski, Ingo Potrykus, Barbara Hohn, Raymond D. Shillito, Thomas Hohn, Michael W. Saul, Vaclav Mandak