Patents by Inventor Vicki Klaassen

Vicki Klaassen 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).

  • Lettuce infectious yellows virus genes
    Patent number: 6160201
    Abstract: The present invention provides an isolated nucleic acid which contains a nucleotide sequence which encodes at least one of five LIYV proteins: the coat protein, the heat shock protein-70, RNA polymerase, the protein encoded by the gene positioned at ORF 3 of LIYV RNA1, and the protein encoded by the gene positioned at ORF 6 of LIYV RNA2 where at least a portion of the nucleotide sequence for at least one of these proteins, either in the sense or the antisense orientation, is operably linked to genetic regulatory sequences necessary for gene expression to form plant transformation vectors. These vectors are then used to prepare transgenic seeds and plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Assignees: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc., The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Maury L. Boeshore, Kim J. Carney, Vicki Klaassen, Bryce W. Falk