Patents by Inventor Zora Svab Maliga

Zora Svab Maliga 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).

  • Plastid directed DNA constructs comprising chimeric plastid targeting regions, vectors containing same and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 7285700
    Abstract: This invention relates to methods and compositions for obtaining Arabidopsis and Brassica plants. Specifically, the method provides culturing protocols and compositions that facilitate the regeneration of transformed plants following delivery of beneficial DNA molecules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
    Inventors: Pal Maliga, Marina Skarjinskaia, Zora Svab Maliga
  • Plastid transformation in lesquerella fendleri, an oilseed brassica
    Publication number: 20030200568
    Abstract: This invention relates to methods and compositions for obtaining Arabidopsis and Brassica plants. Specifically, the method provides culturing protocols and compositions that facilitate the regeneration of transformed plants following delivery of beneficial DNA molecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Inventors: Pal Maliga, Marina Skarjinskaia, Zora Svab Maliga
  • DNA constructs and methods for stably transforming plastids of multicellular plants and expressing recombinant proteins therein
    Patent number: 6388168
    Abstract: DNA constructs are provided for stable transformation of plastids of multicellular plants and expression of foreign proteins in plastids. The DNA constructs comprise a transforming DNA which is targeted to a pre-determined location on the plastid genome and inserted into the plastid genome by homologous recombination with targeting segments comprising DNA sequences homologous to the pre-determined region of the plastid genome. The transforming DNA contains a non-lethal selectable marker gene which confers a selectable phenotype on cells having plastids in which substantially all of the genomes therein contain the transforming DNA (i.e., homoplasmic cells or tissues). The transforming DNA further comprises at least one insertion site 4 for an additional DNA segment, such as a gene encoding a protein for improving a characteristic of the transformed plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
    Inventors: Pal Maliga, Zora Svab Maliga, Jeffrey M. Staub
  • DNA constructs and methods for stably transforming plastids of multicellular plants and expressing recombinant proteins therein
    Patent number: 5877402
    Abstract: DNA constructs are provided for stable transformation of plastids of multicellular plants and expression of foreign proteins in plastids. The DNA constructs comprise a transforming DNA which is targeted to a pre-determined location on the plastid genome and inserted into the plastid genome by homologous recombination with targeting segments comprising DNA sequences homologous to the pre-determined region of the plastid genome. The transforming DNA contains a non-lethal selectable marker gene which confers a selectable phenotype on cells having plastids in which substantially all of the genomes therein contain the transforming DNA (i.e., homoplasmic cells or tissues). The transforming DNA further comprises at least one insertion site 4 for an additional DNA segment, such as a gene encoding a protein for improving a characteristic of the transformed plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
    Inventors: Pal Maliga, Zora Svab Maliga, Jeffrey M. Staub, Oleg Zoubenko, Lori A. Allison, Helaine Carrer, Ivan Kanevski