Patents by Inventor Van D. Gooch

Van D. Gooch 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).

  • Nucleic acid sequences encoding luciferase for expression in filamentous fungi
    Patent number: 7666616
    Abstract: The present invention relates to genetic reporters. Specifically, the present invention is directed to a modified gene encoding a luciferase for high level expression in an organism with a bias for cytosine (C) or guanine (G) in the third position of the codon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignees: Trustees of Dartmouth College, Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Jay C. Dunlap, Jennifer Loros, Arun Mehra, Van D. Gooch
  • Bioluminescent algae in light bulb shaped viewing device
    Patent number: 5554035
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for viewing luminescence of algae. The apparatus comprises bioluminescent, dinofiagellate algae, an aqueous solution in which the bioluminescent algae can live, and a translucent light bulb shaped container for holding the bioluminescent algae in the aqueous solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1996
    Inventor: Van D. Gooch