PATENTS RELATED TO BACILLI

Although Dr. Demchick also represents patent seekers with non-microbiological inventions, his doctorate is in microbiology. Microbiology has been the primary focus of his research and teaching. He especially loves dealing with patent searches and applications for involving microbiology.

Dr. Demchick is a scientist with a quarter of a century of research experience in academic, industrial and governmental settings.

If you are considering patent protection for an invention, Dr. Demchick will be glad to discuss the matter with you. There is no charge for an initial discussion.

The following sampling is to give you some sense of the types of bacilli related inventions which have received United States patent protection. The patent list is not exhaustive and is certainly not a substitute for a proper patent search . It should be noted that only U.S. Patents are included.

It should be noted that spelling, form and typographical errors in the original patents are preserved here.

Amylolytic enzyme extracted from bacillus sp. A 7-7 (DSM 12368) and washing and cleaning agents containing this novel amylolytic enzyme (United States Patent 7,153,818)

Bacillus thuringiensis isolate active against lepidopteran pests, and genes encoding novel lepidopteran-active toxins (United States Patent 7,138,568)

Process for the isolation of polyhydroxybutyrate from Bacillus mycoides RLJ B-017 (United States Patent 7,129,068)

Oligonucleotides for detecting tubercle bacillus and method therefor (United States Patent 7,105,319)

Aminopeptidase derived from bacillus licheniformis, gene encoding the aminopeptidase, expression vector containing the gene, transformant and method for preparation thereof (United States Patent 7,098,018)

Bacillus sp. D747 strain, plant disease controlling agents and insect pest controlling agents using the same and control method using the agents (United States Patent 7,094,592)

Pectinophora gossypiella (pink bollworm) Bacillus thuringiensis toxin receptor BT-R.sub.2 (United States Patent 7,094,554)

Bacillus stearothermophilus reverse transcription compositions and kits (United States Patent 7,094,539)

Bacillus thuringiensis isolates active against weevils (United States Patent 7,091,177)

Bacillus subtilis var. chungkookjang producing high molecular weight poly-gamma-glutamic acid (United States Patent 7,091,010)

Hyaluronan synthase genes and expression thereof in Bacillus hosts (United States Patent 7,091,008)

Process for producing sporangia of Bacillus popilliae (United States Patent 7,087,423)

Recombinant bacillus proteases and uses thereof (United States Patent 7,081,359)

Lepidopteran-active Bacillus thuringiensis delta-endotoxin polynucleotides, compositions, and methods of use (United States Patent 7,078,509)

Alkaline Bacillus amylase (United States Patent 7,078,213)

Endo-beta-1,4-glucanase from bacillus (United States Patent 7,041,488)

Expression vectors encoding Bacillus subtilis disulfide bond isomerase and methods of secreting proteins in gram-positive microorganisms using the same (United States Patent 7,037,714)

Type II restriction endonuclease BtgZI, obtainable from Bacillus thermoglucosidasius 36A and a process for producing the same (United States Patent 7,029,900)

Streptococcus equisimilis hyaluronan synthase gene and expression thereof in Bacillus subtilis (United States Patent 7,029,880)

Nucleotide sequences for detection of Bacillus anthracis (United States Patent 7,029,853)

Polynucleotide encoding a gene conferring resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis toxins (United States Patent 7,029,851)

Absorbent product containing absorbent structure and bacillus coagulans (United States Patent 7,025,974)

Bacillus natto culture extract (United States Patent 7,018,630)

Bacillus species NRRL B-30212 for reducing Fusarium head blight in cereals (United States Patent 7,001,755)

Concrete product containing a mixture of bacillus microbial cells (United States Patent 6,989,266)

Bacillus sp. WL-1 strain producing mannanase (United States Patent 6,984,406)

Acellular immunogenic compositions and acellular vaccine compositions against Bacillus anthracis (United States Patent 6,979,449)

Hybrid Bacillus thuringiensis .delta.-endotoxins with novel broad-spectrum insecticidal activity (United States Patent 6,962,705)

Method for inhibiting pathogenic fungi in plants using Bacillus amyloliquefaciens (United States Patent 6,960,342)

Pesticidal toxins and genes from Bacillus laterosporus strains (United States Patent 6,956,116)

Reagents for assaying Bacillus anthracis lethal factor protease (United States Patent 6,955,891)

Coleopteran toxin proteins of bacillus thuringiensis (United States Patent 6,953,835)

Hyaluronan synthase genes and expression thereof in bacillus hosts (United States Patent 6,951,743)

Bacillus thuringiensis cryET33 and cryET34 compositions and uses therefor (United States Patent 6,949,626)

Topical compositions containing probiotic bacillus bacteria, spores, and extracellular products and uses thereof (United States Patent 6,905,692)

Biocontrol for plants with Bacillus subtilis, Pseudomonas putida, and Sporobolomyces roseus (United States Patent 6,896,883)

Nucleotide sequences for detection of bacillus anthracis (United States Patent 6,884,588)

Gene encoding dihydrodipicolinate synthase from Bacillus methanolicus and methods of making lysine wing said gene (United States Patent 6,878,533)

Probiotic composition containing Bacillus cereus RRRL B-30535 (United States Patent 6,878,373)

Strains of the Bacillus subtilis group for food fermentation (United States Patent 6,852,523)

Construction of a structural variant of sublancin to facilitate its isolation and use in bioremediation of environmental contamination by gram-positive spore formers such as bacillus anthrasis (United States Patent 6,846,804)

Process for the preparation of protease inhibitor using novel alkalothermophilic bacillus sp (United States Patent 6,846,664)

Nucleotide sequences for detection of Bacillus anthracis (United States Patent 6,846,633)

Mutants which produce a potentiator of bacillus pesticidal activity (United States Patent 6,844,182)

Nucleotide sequences for detection of Bacillus anthracis (United States Patent 6,844,160)

Biotin biosynthesis in bacillus subtilis (United States Patent 6,841,366)

Polyhydroxyalkanoate biosynthesis associated proteins and coding region in bacillus megaterium (United States Patent 6,835,820)

Bacillus thuringiensis toxins with improved activity (United States Patent 6,831,062)

Assays for detection of Bacillus anthracis (United States Patent 6,828,110)

Nucleotide sequences for detection of bacillus anthracis (United States Patent 6,824,984)

Bacillus licheniformis biofungicide (United States Patent 6,824,772)

Bacillus subtilis takemi and compositions thereof (United States Patent 6,812,022)

Nucleotide sequences for detection of Bacillus anthracis (United States Patent 6,811,984)

Methods for reducing cholesterol using Bacillus coagulans spores, systems and compositions (United States Patent 6,811,786)

Formicidae (ant) control using Bacillus thuringiensis toxin (United States Patent 6,797,490)

Genes encoding hybrid bacillus thuringiensis toxins (United States Patent 6,780,408)

Bacillus subtillis with an inactivated cysteine protease-1 (United States Patent 6,762,039)

Bacillus strain and assay methods (United States Patent 6,759,209)

Construction of a strain of Bacillus subtilis 168 that displays the sublancin lantibiotic on the surface of the cell (United States Patent 6,759,205)

Bacillus thuringiensis isolate active against lepidopteran pests, and genes encoding novel lepidopteran-active toxins (United States Patent 6,737,273)

Bacillus natto culture extract (United States Patent 6,730,504)

Bacillus thuringiensis strains and their insecticidal proteins (United States Patent 6,727,409)

Methods for the analysis of non-proteinaceous components using a protease from a Bacillus strain (United States Patent 6,727,067)

Topical compositions containing probiotic Bacillus bacteria, spores, and extracellular products and uses thereof (United States Patent 6,723,326)

Absorbent product containing absorbent structure and Bacillus coagulans (United States Patent 6,716,435)

Oligonucleotide primers for phosphotidyl inositol in bacillus cereus (United States Patent 6,713,620)

Bacillus thuringiensis toxins and genes for controlling coleopteran pests (United States Patent 6,710,027)

Methods for rapid identification of bacillus cereus (United States Patent 6,699,679)

Bacillus thuringiensis isolates and toxins (United States Patent 6,689,743)

Bacillus thuringiensis CryET29 compositions toxic to coleopteran insects and ctenocephalides SPP (United States Patent 6,686,452)

Method for culturing Bacillus subtilis natto to produce water-soluble vitamin K and food product, beverage, or feed containing the cultured microorganism or the vitamin K derivative (United States Patent 6,677,143)

Edible compositions of Bacillus subtilis natto cells containing water-soluble vitamin K (United States Patent 6,677,141)

Pectinophora gossypiella (pink bollworm) Bacillus thuringiensis toxin receptor BT-R2 (United States Patent 6,660,497)

Nucleic acid compositions encoding modified Bacillus thuringiensis coleopteran-toxic crystal proteins (United States Patent 6,642,030)

Phytase from bacillus subtilis, gene encoding said phytase, method for its production and use (United States Patent 6,638,746)

Bacillus subtilis extracytoplasmic function .sigma. factor (United States Patent 6,635,475)

Strain of bacillus for controlling plant diseases (United States Patent 6,635,245)

Coleopteran-resistant transgenic plants and methods of their production using modified Bacillus thuringiensis Cry3Bb nucleic acids (United States Patent 6,620,988)

Natural promoters for gene expression and metabolic monitoring in bacillus species (United States Patent 6,617,148)

Antibodies that specifically bind a Bacillus thuringiensis toxin receptor (United States Patent 6,613,886)

Pesticidal toxins and genes from Bacillus laterosporus strains (United States Patent 6,605,701)

Bacillus thuringiensis isolates active against weevils (United States Patent 6,605,462)

Plants and cells transformed with a nucleic acid from Bacillus thuringiensis strain KB59A4-6 encoding a novel SUP toxin (United States Patent 6,603,063)

Enterotoxin-deficient bacillus (United States Patent 6,602,712)

Biocontrol of plant diseases caused by Fusarium species with novel isolates of Bacillus megaterium (United States Patent 6,599,503)

Lepidopteran-active Bacillus thuringiensis .delta.-endotoxin compositions and methods of use (United States Patent 6,593,293)

Strains of Bacillus for biological control of pathogenic fungi (United States Patent 6,589,524)

Strain of bacillus for controlling plant diseases (United States Patent 6,586,231)

Bacillus thuringiensis isolated active against lepidopteran pests, and genes encoding novel lepidopteran-active toxins (United States Patent 6,573,240)

Bacillus licheniformis biofungicide (United States Patent 6,569,425)

Microbial strains of pseudomonas, bacillus and enterobacter/in agricultural chemical compositions (United States Patent 6,565,846)

Sublancin lantibiotic produced by Bacillus subtilis 168 (United States Patent 6,541,607)

.beta.-glucanase from a bacillus (United States Patent 6,541,233)

Bacillus thuringiensis CryET29 compositions toxic to coleopteran insects and Ctenocephalides SPP (United States Patent 6,537,756)

Expression vectors encoding Bacillus subtilis disulfide bond isomerase and methods of secreting proteins in gram-positive microorganisms using the same (United States Patent 6,521,421)

Constructed Bacillus thuringiensis strains producing mosquitocidal crystal proteins (United States Patent 6,482,636)

Bacillus strains which produce HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (United States Patent 6,468,780)

Dihydrodipicolinate synthase from Bacillus methanolicus (United States Patent 6,461,852)

Receptor for a Bacillus thuringiensis toxin (United States Patent 6,455,266)

Bacillus thuringiensis strains and their insecticidal proteins (United States Patent 6,448,226)

Amylolytic enzyme extracted from bacillus sp. A 7-7 (DSM 12368) and washing and cleaning agents containing this novel amylolytic enzyme (United States Patent 7,153,818)

Bacillus thuringiensis isolate active against lepidopteran pests, and genes encoding novel lepidopteran-active toxins (United States Patent 7,138,568)

Process for the isolation of polyhydroxybutyrate from Bacillus mycoides RLJ B-017 (United States Patent 7,129,068)

Oligonucleotides for detecting tubercle bacillus and method therefor (United States Patent 7,105,319)

Aminopeptidase derived from bacillus licheniformis, gene encoding the aminopeptidase, expression vector containing the gene, transformant and method for preparation thereof (United States Patent 7,098,018)

Bacillus sp. D747 strain, plant disease controlling agents and insect pest controlling agents using the same and control method using the agents (United States Patent 7,094,592)

Pectinophora gossypiella (pink bollworm) Bacillus thuringiensis toxin receptor BT-R.sub.2 (United States Patent 7,094,554)

Bacillus stearothermophilus reverse transcription compositions and kits (United States Patent 7,094,539)

Bacillus thuringiensis isolates active against weevils (United States Patent 7,091,177)

Bacillus subtilis var. chungkookjang producing high molecular weight poly-gamma-glutamic acid (United States Patent 7,091,010)

Hyaluronan synthase genes and expression thereof in Bacillus hosts (United States Patent 7,091,008)

Process for producing sporangia of Bacillus popilliae (United States Patent 7,087,423)

Recombinant bacillus proteases and uses thereof (United States Patent 7,081,359)

Lepidopteran-active Bacillus thuringiensis delta-endotoxin polynucleotides, compositions, and methods of use (United States Patent 7,078,509)

Alkaline Bacillus amylase (United States Patent 7,078,213)

Endo-beta-1,4-glucanase from bacillus (United States Patent 7,041,488)

Expression vectors encoding Bacillus subtilis disulfide bond isomerase and methods of secreting proteins in gram-positive microorganisms using the same (United States Patent 7,037,714)

Type II restriction endonuclease BtgZI, obtainable from Bacillus thermoglucosidasius 36A and a process for producing the same (United States Patent 7,029,900)

Streptococcus equisimilis hyaluronan synthase gene and expression thereof in Bacillus subtilis (United States Patent 7,029,880)

Nucleotide sequences for detection of Bacillus anthracis (United States Patent 7,029,853)

Polynucleotide encoding a gene conferring resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis toxins (United States Patent 7,029,851)

Absorbent product containing absorbent structure and bacillus coagulans (United States Patent 7,025,974)

Bacillus natto culture extract (United States Patent 7,018,630)

Bacillus species NRRL B-30212 for reducing Fusarium head blight in cereals (United States Patent 7,001,755)

Concrete product containing a mixture of bacillus microbial cells (United States Patent 6,989,266)

Bacillus sp. WL-1 strain producing mannanase (United States Patent 6,984,406)

Acellular immunogenic compositions and acellular vaccine compositions against Bacillus anthracis (United States Patent 6,979,449)

Hybrid Bacillus thuringiensis .delta.-endotoxins with novel broad-spectrum insecticidal activity (United States Patent 6,962,705)

Method for inhibiting pathogenic fungi in plants using Bacillus amyloliquefaciens (United States Patent 6,960,342)

Pesticidal toxins and genes from Bacillus laterosporus strains (United States Patent 6,956,116)

Reagents for assaying Bacillus anthracis lethal factor protease (United States Patent 6,955,891)

Coleopteran toxin proteins of bacillus thuringiensis (United States Patent 6,953,835)

Hyaluronan synthase genes and expression thereof in bacillus hosts (United States Patent 6,951,743)

Bacillus thuringiensis cryET33 and cryET34 compositions and uses therefor (United States Patent 6,949,626)

Topical compositions containing probiotic bacillus bacteria, spores, and extracellular products and uses thereof (United States Patent 6,905,692)

Biocontrol for plants with Bacillus subtilis, Pseudomonas putida, and Sporobolomyces roseus (United States Patent 6,896,883)

Nucleotide sequences for detection of bacillus anthracis (United States Patent 6,884,588)

Gene encoding dihydrodipicolinate synthase from Bacillus methanolicus and methods of making lysine wing said gene (United States Patent 6,878,533)

Probiotic composition containing Bacillus cereus RRRL B-30535 (United States Patent 6,878,373)

Strains of the Bacillus subtilis group for food fermentation (United States Patent 6,852,523)

Construction of a structural variant of sublancin to facilitate its isolation and use in bioremediation of environmental contamination by gram-positive spore formers such as bacillus anthrasis (United States Patent 6,846,804)

Process for the preparation of protease inhibitor using novel alkalothermophilic bacillus sp (United States Patent 6,846,664)

Nucleotide sequences for detection of Bacillus anthracis (United States Patent 6,846,633)

Mutants which produce a potentiator of bacillus pesticidal activity (United States Patent 6,844,182)

Nucleotide sequences for detection of Bacillus anthracis (United States Patent 6,844,160)

Biotin biosynthesis in bacillus subtilis (United States Patent 6,841,366)

Polyhydroxyalkanoate biosynthesis associated proteins and coding region in bacillus megaterium (United States Patent 6,835,820)

Bacillus thuringiensis toxins with improved activity (United States Patent 6,831,062)

Assays for detection of Bacillus anthracis (United States Patent 6,828,110)

Nucleotide sequences for detection of bacillus anthracis (United States Patent 6,824,984)

Bacillus licheniformis biofungicide (United States Patent 6,824,772)

Bacillus subtilis takemi and compositions thereof (United States Patent 6,812,022)

Nucleotide sequences for detection of Bacillus anthracis (United States Patent 6,811,984)

Methods for reducing cholesterol using Bacillus coagulans spores, systems and compositions (United States Patent 6,811,786)

Formicidae (ant) control using Bacillus thuringiensis toxin (United States Patent 6,797,490)

Genes encoding hybrid bacillus thuringiensis toxins (United States Patent 6,780,408)

Bacillus subtillis with an inactivated cysteine protease-1 (United States Patent 6,762,039)

Bacillus strain and assay methods (United States Patent 6,759,209)

Construction of a strain of Bacillus subtilis 168 that displays the sublancin lantibiotic on the surface of the cell (United States Patent 6,759,205)

Bacillus thuringiensis isolate active against lepidopteran pests, and genes encoding novel lepidopteran-active toxins (United States Patent 6,737,273)

Bacillus natto culture extract (United States Patent 6,730,504)

Bacillus thuringiensis strains and their insecticidal proteins (United States Patent 6,727,409)

Methods for the analysis of non-proteinaceous components using a protease from a Bacillus strain (United States Patent 6,727,067)

Topical compositions containing probiotic Bacillus bacteria, spores, and extracellular products and uses thereof (United States Patent 6,723,326)

Absorbent product containing absorbent structure and Bacillus coagulans (United States Patent 6,716,435)

Oligonucleotide primers for phosphotidyl inositol in bacillus cereus (United States Patent 6,713,620)

Bacillus thuringiensis toxins and genes for controlling coleopteran pests (United States Patent 6,710,027)

Methods for rapid identification of bacillus cereus (United States Patent 6,699,679)

Bacillus thuringiensis isolates and toxins (United States Patent 6,689,743)

Bacillus thuringiensis CryET29 compositions toxic to coleopteran insects and ctenocephalides SPP (United States Patent 6,686,452)

Method for culturing Bacillus subtilis natto to produce water-soluble vitamin K and food product, beverage, or feed containing the cultured microorganism or the vitamin K derivative (United States Patent 6,677,143)

Edible compositions of Bacillus subtilis natto cells containing water-soluble vitamin K (United States Patent 6,677,141)

Pectinophora gossypiella (pink bollworm) Bacillus thuringiensis toxin receptor BT-R2 (United States Patent 6,660,497)

Nucleic acid compositions encoding modified Bacillus thuringiensis coleopteran-toxic crystal proteins (United States Patent 6,642,030)

Phytase from bacillus subtilis, gene encoding said phytase, method for its production and use (United States Patent 6,638,746)

Bacillus subtilis extracytoplasmic function .sigma. factor (United States Patent 6,635,475)

Strain of bacillus for controlling plant diseases (United States Patent 6,635,245)

Coleopteran-resistant transgenic plants and methods of their production using modified Bacillus thuringiensis Cry3Bb nucleic acids (United States Patent 6,620,988)

Natural promoters for gene expression and metabolic monitoring in bacillus species (United States Patent 6,617,148)

Antibodies that specifically bind a Bacillus thuringiensis toxin receptor (United States Patent 6,613,886)

Pesticidal toxins and genes from Bacillus laterosporus strains (United States Patent 6,605,701)

Bacillus thuringiensis isolates active against weevils (United States Patent 6,605,462)

Plants and cells transformed with a nucleic acid from Bacillus thuringiensis strain KB59A4-6 encoding a novel SUP toxin (United States Patent 6,603,063)

Enterotoxin-deficient bacillus (United States Patent 6,602,712)

Biocontrol of plant diseases caused by Fusarium species with novel isolates of Bacillus megaterium (United States Patent 6,599,503)

Lepidopteran-active Bacillus thuringiensis .delta.-endotoxin compositions and methods of use (United States Patent 6,593,293)

Strains of Bacillus for biological control of pathogenic fungi (United States Patent 6,589,524)

Strain of bacillus for controlling plant diseases (United States Patent 6,586,231)

Bacillus thuringiensis isolated active against lepidopteran pests, and genes encoding novel lepidopteran-active toxins (United States Patent 6,573,240)

Bacillus licheniformis biofungicide (United States Patent 6,569,425)

Microbial strains of pseudomonas, bacillus and enterobacter/in agricultural chemical compositions (United States Patent 6,565,846)

Sublancin lantibiotic produced by Bacillus subtilis 168 (United States Patent 6,541,607)

.beta.-glucanase from a bacillus (United States Patent 6,541,233)

Bacillus thuringiensis CryET29 compositions toxic to coleopteran insects and Ctenocephalides SPP (United States Patent 6,537,756)

Expression vectors encoding Bacillus subtilis disulfide bond isomerase and methods of secreting proteins in gram-positive microorganisms using the same (United States Patent 6,521,421)

Constructed Bacillus thuringiensis strains producing mosquitocidal crystal proteins (United States Patent 6,482,636)

Bacillus strains which produce HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (United States Patent 6,468,780)

Dihydrodipicolinate synthase from Bacillus methanolicus (United States Patent 6,461,852)

Receptor for a Bacillus thuringiensis toxin (United States Patent 6,455,266)

Bacillus thuringiensis strains and their insecticidal proteins (United States Patent 6,448,226)

Although his recognition as a registered patent agent permits him to represent others in all patent matters before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Dr. Demchick limits his practice to patent matters involving inventions for which he is confident that his expertise will allow him to serve his client well. He will gladly discuss whether he is comfortable handling cases involving inventions in a particular field. He will err on the side of declining cases if he has uncertainty about his ability to do what is needed in the case. Dr. Demchick does not represent clients in court. However, he refers clients to a patent attorney who does represent others in court, if it appears likely that patent related representation in court is appropriate. Dr. Demchick prepares and files non-provisional (regular) patent applications and provisional patent applications. He prepares and files utility patent applications and design patent applications. He prepares and files U.S. patent applications and international patent applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). He prepares and files applications to enter the U.S. National Phase for inventions for which international patent applications (PCT) were already filed. One of the matters he discusses with each client or potential client is which type of application(s) best meets that client's needs. He usually does a patent search (patentability search) as part of the preparation of a patent application. He discusses the value of patent searching with each inventor before agreeing to prepare a patent application for that inventor.