Patents by Inventor Wilhelmus Johannes Stiekema

Wilhelmus Johannes Stiekema 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).

  • DNA fragment encoding a protein involved in fatty aldehyde decarbonylase activity, recombinant molecules comprising said fragment and a method for obtaining transformed bacterial cells and plants
    Patent number: 6437218
    Abstract: This invention discloses a DNA fragment encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence depicted in FIG. 4 (SEQ ID NO:5), or a protein substantially homologous therewith and involved in fatty aldehyde decarbonylase activity. Said DNA fragment may have the nucleotide sequence depicted in FIG. 2 (SEQ ID NO:2) or a homologous nucleotide sequence. Further this invention discloses a promoter of said DNA fragment having the nucleotide sequence depicted in FIG. 3 (SEQ ID NO:4). Using said fragments transformed organisms can be produced showing an altered epicuticular wax composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Centrum Voor Plantenver-Delings-En Reproduktie-Onderzoek
    Inventors: Martinus Gerardus Maria Aarts, Andy Pereira, Wilhelmus Johannes Stiekema