Patents by Inventor Valerie Hecht

Valerie Hecht 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).

  • Plant peptide with antimicrobial activity
    Patent number: 7465783
    Abstract: The invention concerns novel peptides, in particular plant peptides, having an antimicrobial activity and a cytotoxic activity, in particular for plant cells. The invention also concerns polynucleotides coding for said peptides, vectors comprising said polynucleotides, micro-organisms and cells transformed with said vectors, transgenic organisms whereof all of part of the cells contain and/or express said vectors, uses of said peptides and said polynucleotides, in particular as plant-specific antimicrobial agents. The invention further concerns an antimicrobial and/or cytotoxic method for treating plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
    Inventors: Patrick Gallois, Valerie Hecht, Fabrice Varoquaux, Robert Blanvillain, Delphine Puertolas, Valerie Delorme, Dominique Roby, Michel Delseny
  • Plant peptide with antimicrobial activity
    Publication number: 20060168682
    Abstract: The invention concerns novel peptides, in particular plant peptides, having an antimicrobial activity and a cytotoxic activity, in particular for plant cells. The invention also concerns polynucleotides coding for said peptides, vectors comprising said polynucleotides, micro-organisms and cells transformed with said vectors, transgenic organisms whereof all of part of the cells contain and/or express said vectors, uses of said peptides and said polynucleotides, in particular as plant-specific antimicrobial agents. The invention further concerns an antimicrobial and/or cytotoxic method for treating plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2003
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Applicant: Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique
    Inventors: Patrick Gallois, Valerie Hecht, Fabrice Varooquaux, Robert Blanvillain, Delphine Puertolas, Valerie Delorme, Dominique Roby