49th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 67 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080301819 | MOBILITY DEVICE - A mobility device for use in a mobility device platform allowing for secure mobile computing is provided. In an illustrative implementation, an exemplary mobility device platform comprises a mobility device operable to communicate with at least one computing environment through a communications interface and wherein the mobility device is operable to process and store secure web services, a communications network operable to communicate data and computing applications using web services, and a mobility device management server operable to generate, process, store, communicate and encrypt web services to the mobility device. The mobility device may comprise a processing unit, a mobility device communications interface for interfacing with cooperating computing environments, a memory storage unit, and an operating system operable to execute web services and/or computing applications. | 2008-12-04 |
20080301820 | OFFLINE DATA DELETE WITH FALSE TRIGGER PROTECTION - Systems and methods for protecting data stored on an electronic device from access by an illegitimate user are presented. The data is protected by activating an offline data delete module installed in the electronic device to conditionally delete the data according to the following criteria: after establishing a first communication between an agent installed in the electronic device and a remote server, obtaining a password from a user if a second communication is not established between the agent and the remote server within a predetermined period of time. After obtaining a password from the user, deleting at least some data stored on the electronic device after a second communication is not established between the agent and the remote server within the predetermined period of time and a predetermined number of incorrect passwords has been obtained. | 2008-12-04 |
20080301821 | Diagnostic and Therapeutic use of a Plasma Membrane Atpase - The present invention provides a protein encoded by the ATP2B gene and discloses the differential expression of the gene coding for ATP2B proteins in specific brain regions of Alzheimer's disease patients. Based on this finding, the invention provides a method for diagnosing or prognosticating Alzheimer's disease in a subject, or for determining whether a subject is at increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. Furthermore, this invention provides therapeutic and prophylactic methods for treating or preventing Alzheimer's disease and related neurodegenerative disorders using the ATP2B gene and its corresponding gene products. A method of screening for modulating agents of neurodegenerative diseases is also disclosed. | 2008-12-04 |
20080301822 | Role of alpha1-adrenergic receptors - The present invention is directed to a transgenic non-human mammal (e.g., a rodent such as a mouse) whose genome comprises a recombinant nucleic acid sequence comprising an α | 2008-12-04 |
20080301823 | Polynucleotide for Producing Recombinant Protein in Silkworm - As novel means for causing any recombinant protein produced by the silkworm middle silk gland to be secreted in cocoons and easily extracting the recombinant protein from the cocoons without modification of the conformation of the protein, there is provided a polynucleotide that in an expression cassette for expression of a recombinant protein by the silkworm middle silk gland, is functionally linked to a recombinant protein structure gene, which polynucleotide is one composed of a polynucleotide constructing the promoter regions of sericin 1 or sericin 2 gene and, functionally linked thereto, a polynucleotide constructing the homologous regions of baculovirus. | 2008-12-04 |
20080301824 | Parkin interacting polypeptides and methods of use - The invention provides parkin binding polypeptides and encoding nucleic acids. The invention also provides antibodies specific for the parkin binding polypeptides. The invention additionally provides methods of detecting a parkin binding polypeptide and detecting a nucleic acid encoding a parkin binding polypeptide. The invention further provides methods of using a parkin binding polypeptide. In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of identifying a candidate drug for treating Parkinson's disease by contacting a parkin binding polypeptide with one or more compounds and identifying a compound that alters the activity of the parkin binding polypeptide. | 2008-12-04 |
20080301825 | NOVEL SUBSTITUTION MUTANT RECEPTORS AND THEIR USE IN A NUCLEAR RECEPTOR-BASED INDUCIBLE GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM - This invention relates to the field of biotechnology or genetic engineering. Specifically, this invention relates to the field of gene expression. More specifically, this invention relates to novel substitution mutant receptors and their use in a Group H nuclear receptor-based inducible gene expression system and methods of modulating the expression of a gene in a host cell for applications such as gene therapy, large scale production of proteins and antibodies, cell-based high throughput screening assays, functional genomics and regulation of traits in transgenic organisms. | 2008-12-04 |
20080301826 | NOVEL BETA-ACTIN AND RPS21 PROMOTERS AND USES THEREOF - The invention relates to isolation of novel β-actin and ribosomal protein S21 (rpS21) promoters and uses thereof. In particular, this invention features nucleotide sequences for rodent β-actin promoters including, hamster, rat, and mouse, and hamster rpS21 promoter. | 2008-12-04 |
20080301827 | Transgenic animal model of neurodegenerative disorders - The present invention provides a transgenic animal model of Alzheimer's Disease designated TgCRND8 as well as a method for making such model, which allows for the characterization of the etiology of the disease as well as for provide a system for the development and testing of potential treatments. | 2008-12-04 |
20080301828 | METHOD OF PRODUCING CLONED ANIMALS BY DEMECOLCINE TREATMENT - Provided is a method of effectively producing a cloned animal by demecolcine treatment. A conventional method of producing a nuclear transfer embryo of an animal further includes demecolcine treatment after activation of a fused oocyte. Moreover, the method of producing a cloned animal is characterized by culturing the nuclear transfer embryo in vitro and transferring the embryo in vivo. | 2008-12-04 |
20080301829 | Inbred Corn Line BC5 - An inbred corn line, designated BC5, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred corn line BC5, to the plants and plant parts of inbred corn line BC5 and to methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing the inbred line BC5 with itself or another corn line. The invention further relates to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other inbred corn lines derived from the inbred BC5. | 2008-12-04 |
20080301830 | Warted pumpkin - A warted pumpkin having a body which includes an inner surface and an outer shell, wherein the outer shell includes at least one wart associated with the outer shell of the body. | 2008-12-04 |
20080301831 | INBRED CORN LINE 3HK232 - An inbred corn line, designated 3HK232, the plants and seeds of the inbred corn line 3HK232, methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, produced by crossing the inbred corn line 3HK232 with itself or with another corn plant, and hybrid corn seeds and plants produced by crossing the inbred line 3HK232 with another corn line or plant and to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic corn plants produced by that method. This invention also relates to inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line 3HK232, to methods for producing other inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line 3HK232 and to the inbred corn lines derived by the use of those methods. | 2008-12-04 |
20080301832 | Method for Screening Genomic Dna Fragments - The present invention provides a method for selecting genomic DNA fragments which are useful for providing a plant with an agriculturally advantageous improvement. | 2008-12-04 |
20080301833 | Regulatory sequence - The present invention relates to the field of plant molecular biology. In particular, it describes the use of a regulatory nucleic acid sequence of the rice gene GOS2 for the regulation of gene expression in plant cells derived from plants other than monocotyledonous plants. The use of the regulatory sequence of the present invention results in constitutive expression with expression levels similar to that of CaMV 35S. The present invention also relates to vectors and host cells comprising these nucleic acid sequences. The invention further relates to transgenic cells and plants comprising these sequences and to methods for obtaining such cells and plants. | 2008-12-04 |
20080301834 | Plastid Transformation System to Prevent the Intramolecular Recombination of Transgene - The present invention relates to a plastid transformation system capable of preventing second recombination events of heterologous genes inserted into plastid genomes. More specifically, this invention relates to a plastid transformation vector carrying a promoter and a terminator derived from organisms other than tobacco. The inventive recombinant expression vector for plastid transformation is capable of mass-producing exogenous proteins on a level par with conventional vectors carrying promoter/terminator couples of tobacco origin. At the same time, it is capable of preventing second recombination events within plastids. Thus, the vector of this invention is greatly useful in producing transgenic plants since it can effect a secure introduction of heterologous genes and support normal transformation and heterologous gene expression. | 2008-12-04 |
20080301835 | Protein Kinase Stress-Related Polypeptides and Methods of Use in Plants - A transgenic plant transformed by a Protein Kinase Stress-Related Polypeptide (PKSRP) coding nucleic acid, wherein expression of the nucleic acid sequence in the plant results in increased tolerance to environmental stress as compared to a wild type variety of the plant. Also provided are agricultural products, including seeds, produced by the transgenic plants. Also provided are isolated PKSRPs, and isolated nucleic acid coding PKSRPs, and vectors and host cells containing the latter. | 2008-12-04 |
20080301836 | Selection of transcription factor variants - The invention relates to a method for selection of modified plant transcription factor polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, and methods of producing transgenic plants having advantageous properties, including increased biotic resistance and abiotic stress tolerance, as compared to wild-type or control plants. Without modifications, the transcription factor sequences, when overexpressed in plants, often produce adverse morphological and developmental effects. The disclosed method allows selection of modifications that mitigate these adverse morphological and developmental effects. | 2008-12-04 |
20080301837 | Promoter-based gene silencing - The present invention relates to unique strategies and constructs for altering expression of a desired gene by designing a construct designed to specifically target the non-transcribed 5′-regulatory sequences of that gene. | 2008-12-04 |
20080301838 | Nucleic acid molecules and other molecules associated with plants - Expressed Sequence Tags (ESTs) isolated from soybean are disclosed. The ESTs provide a unique molecular tool for the targeting and isolation of novel genes for plant protection and improvement. The disclosed ESTs have utility in the development of new strategies for understanding critical plant developmental and metabolic pathways. The disclosed ESTs have particular utility in isolating genes and promoters, identifying and mapping the genes involved in developmental and metabolic pathways, and determining gene function. Sequence homology analyses using the ESTs provided in the present invention, will result in more efficient gene screening for desirable agronomic traits. An expanding database of these select pieces of the plant genomics puzzle will quickly expand the knowledge necessary for subsequent functional validation, a key limitation in current plant biotechnology efforts. | 2008-12-04 |
20080301839 | Transgenic plants with enhanced agronomic traits - This invention provides recombinant DNA for expression of proteins that are useful for imparting enhanced agronomic trait(s) to transgenic crop plants. Also provided by this invention is transgenic seed for growing a transgenic plant having recombinant DNA in its genome and exhibiting an enhance agronomic trait, i.e. enhanced nitrogen use efficiency, increased yield, enhanced water use efficiency, enhanced tolerance to cold stress and/or improved seed compositions. Also disclosed are methods for identifying such transgenic plants by screening for nitrogen use efficiency, yield, water use efficiency, growth under cold stress, and seed composition changes. This invention also discloses a method of identifying the target genes of a transcription factor. | 2008-12-04 |
20080301840 | Conferring biotic and abiotic stress tolerance in plants - The invention relates to plant transcription factor polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, homologs from a variety of plant species, and methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to produce transgenic plants having advantageous properties, tolerance low nitrogen, cold and water deficit conditions, and resistance to disease, as compared to wild-type or other control plants. | 2008-12-04 |
20080301841 | Plants with improved yield and stress tolerance - Polynucleotides incorporated into expression vectors have been introduced into plants and were ectopically expressed. The encoded polypeptides of the invention have been shown to confer at least one regulatory activity and confer greater size, greater organ size, greater biomass, greater yield, curlier leaves, darker coloration, greater tolerance to water deprivation, delayed flowering, delayed development, delayed senescence, greater tolerance to cold, and/or greater tolerance to hyperosmotic stress as compared to a control plant. | 2008-12-04 |
20080301842 | PLANT RNA TRANSPORT AND RNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE PROTEINS - This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a RNA-directed RNA polymerase. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a substantial portion of the RNA-directed RNA polymerase, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the RNA-directed RNA polymerase in a transformed host cell. | 2008-12-04 |
20080301843 | Slow-Maturing, Determinate Peas - A determinate pea plant, where peas of the pea plant have a wrinkled-seed phenotype, and where the pea plant is slow-maturing. | 2008-12-04 |
20080301844 | Maize plant having increased seed yield through recessive genetic determinants that confer expanded corn ear tips - This invention provides a novel means of making maize hybrids and inbreds with expanded ear tip phenotypes for promoting increased seed yield from recessive genetic determinants. This is achieved by making standard inbred×hybrid as well as inbred×inbred crosses followed by selection in the subsequent self-pollinated generations from these plants for expanded ear tip phenotype characteristics to produce new parent inbred lines. Next, the resulting inbreds, having a different pedigree but possessing the recessive expanded ear tip genetic determinants, are crossed to cause the expanded ear tip trait to express as a homozygous recessive trait in an otherwise primarily heterozygous hybrid. | 2008-12-04 |