PATENTS RELATED TO FUNGI

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 fungi 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.

5-Phenylpyrimidines, methods and intermediate products for the production thereof and use of the same for controlling pathogenic fungi (United States Patent 7,153,860)

Fungicidal triazolopyrimidines, methods for producing the same, use thereof for combating harmful fungi and agents containing said substances (United States Patent 7,148,227)

Heterologous G protein coupled receptors expressed in yeast, their fusion with G proteins and use thereof in bioassay (United States Patent 7,148,053)

Ribonucleic acid-enriched brewer's yeast cells and process for producing the same (United States Patent 7,135,327)

Cell wall anchor proteins derived from yeast, genes thereof and cell surface expression systems using the same (United States Patent 7,132,273)

Composition for controlling the growth of algae, fungi and pathogenic organisms in water (United States Patent 7,122,505)

High-throughput screening of expressed DNA libraries in filamentous fungi (United States Patent 7,122,330)

Method for producing yeast expressed HPV types 6 and 16 capsid proteins (United States Patent 7,112,330)

Methods for the analysis of microcolonies of bacteria and yeast (United States Patent 7,108,980)

Fungicidal gel and method for controlling nail fungi (United States Patent 7,108,848)

Yeast cells engineered to produce pheromone system protein surrogates and uses therefor (United States Patent 7,105,309)

Bax-responsive genes for drug target identification in yeast and fungi (United States Patent 7,101,990)

Fungicidal triazolopyrimidines, method for the production thereof, use thereof for controlling harmful fungi, and agents containing said fungicidal triazolopyrimidines (United States Patent 7,094,894)

Hybrid yeast-bacteria cloning system and uses thereof (United States Patent 7,083,971)

Yeast-dendritic cell vaccines and uses thereof (United States Patent 7,083,787)

Production of polyketides in bacteria and yeast (United States Patent 7,078,233)

Compositions and methods utilizing the yeast ZE01 promoter (United States Patent 7,078,190)

Clavaria fungus (United States Patent 7,074,609)

Yeast arrays, methods of making such arrays, and methods of analyzing such arrays (United States Patent 7,074,584)

Methods of purifying authentic IGF from yeast hosts (United States Patent 7,071,313)

Gene 763 of phytopathogenic fungus Magnaporthe grisea and use thereof for identifying fungicidal compounds (United States Patent 7,070,981)

Culture containing biomass acid hydrolysate and Coniochaeta ligniaria fungus (United States Patent 7,067,303)

Compositions and methods using the yeast YLR110C promoter (United States Patent 7,067,282)

Yeast-based process for production of l-pac (United States Patent 7,063,969)

Methods for the detection, identification, and/or enumeration of yeast, particularly in wine (United States Patent 7,060,432)

Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast strain with functional expression of a Glut transporter (United States Patent 7,052,900)

Method of producing active dry yeast (United States Patent 7,052,724)

Processes for producing lactic acid using yeast transformed with a gene encoding lactate dehydrogenase (United States Patent 7,049,108)

Yeast and a fermentation product (United States Patent 7,048,933)

Expression of core-glycosylated HCV envelope proteins in yeast (United States Patent 7,048,930)

Compound as cholinesterase inhibitor and its isolation from fungus sporotrichum species (United States Patent 7,045,648)

Yeast screens for treatment of human disease (United States Patent 7,045,290)

Mucorales fungi for use in preparation of foodstuffs (United States Patent 7,045,160)

Method of judging flocculating properties of bottom brewer's yeast (United States Patent 7,037,655)

Biosynthesis of S-adenosylmethionine in a recombinant yeast strain (United States Patent 7,033,815)

Methods for preparing yeast with improved biotin productivity using integrating plasmids encoding biotin synthase (United States Patent 7,033,814)

Method for preparing steroids modified by yeast fermentation (United States Patent 7,033,779)

Overexpression of phytase genes in yeast systems (United States Patent 7,026,150)

Unusual retrotransposon from the yeast Candida albicans (United States Patent 7,019,122)

Transformation systems for flavinogenic yeast (United States Patent 7,009,045)

Functional gene array in yeast (United States Patent 6,998,261)

Hyphal growth in fungi (United States Patent 6,995,239)

Yeast Metschnikowia fructicola NRRL Y-30752 for inhibiting deleterious microorganisms on plants (United States Patent 6,994,849)

Methods and compositions for highly efficient transformation of filamentous fungi (United States Patent 6,964,866)

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

Cellulose produced by filamentous fungi (United States Patent 6,958,227)

Process for removing dye from dye containing water or soil using white rot-lignin-modifying fungus flavadon flavus (United States Patent 6,953,685)

DNA and amino acid sequences of a tyrosine-inducible tyrosine ammonia lyase enzyme from the yeast Trichosporon cutaneum (United States Patent 6,951,751)

Methods for improving secondary metabolite production in fungi (United States Patent 6,949,356)

Adhesive treatment for skin yeast infections (United States Patent 6,942,875)

Enhanced expression of proteins in genetically modified fungi (United States Patent 6,939,704)

Regulatable growth of filamentous fungi (United States Patent 6,936,449)

Riboflavin synthesis in yeast (United States Patent 6,929,933)

Protein complementing yeast low temperature-sensitivity fermentability (United States Patent 6,924,132)

Expression of heterologous multi-domain proteins in yeast (United States Patent 6,924,125)

Method of wastewater treatment utilizing white rot and brown rot fungi (United States Patent 6,923,912)

Methods for generating hypermutable yeast (United States Patent 6,921,666)

Vacuum cleaner attachment for fungi removal and method of use thereof (United States Patent 6,921,438)

Benzophenones, the production thereof and their use for controlling plant pathogenic fungi (United States Patent 6,919,485)

Pharmacological composition containing yeast cell wall fraction (United States Patent 6,919,082)

Transgenic plants comprising antifungal polypeptides from alfalfa and methods for controlling plant pathogenic fungi (United States Patent 6,916,970)

Fungus inhibiting biological compound (United States Patent 6,916,491)

Regulatory sequences functioning in filamentous fungi (United States Patent 6,913,905)

Endophytic fungi and methods of use (United States Patent 6,911,338)

Gamma sterilizable culture medium for the identification of yeasts and fungi (United States Patent 6,908,745)

Method for introducing recessive properties into the genetic background of industrial baker's yeast (United States Patent 6,905,869)

Isolated yeast promoter sequence and a method of regulated heterologous expression (United States Patent 6,900,305)

Yeast-Bacteria shuttle vector (United States Patent 6,897,353)

Method for expression of heterologous proteins in yeast (United States Patent 6,897,043)

Method of baking yeast-fermented frozen bread products (United States Patent 6,896,916)

Composition comprising fungi of genus trichoderma used as biological control agent and the applications thereof (United States Patent 6,890,530)

Expression of alkaline phosphatase in yeast (United States Patent 6,884,602)

Reagents and methods for detection and characterization of protein-protein interactions, nuclear export and localization sequences and inducible Gal4p-mediated gene expression in yeast (United States Patent 6,878,524)

Topical application for treating toenail fungus (United States Patent 6,878,365)

Yeast cells expressing modified G proteins and methods of use therefor (United States Patent 6,864,060)

Production of heterologous polypeptides in yeast (United States Patent 6,861,237)

Use of compositions consisting of cationic compounds and proton donors for stabilizing and/or isolating nucleic acids in or from micro-organisms such as prokaryots, fungi, protozoa or algae (United States Patent 6,861,213)

Method for protecting wood and wood products from mold and sapstaining fungi (United States Patent 6,858,317)

Water-soluble yeast extract produced by adding peroxide to growing yeast cells (United States Patent 6,858,212)

7-(r)-aminotriazolopyrimidines, the production thereof and use of the same for combatting phytopathogenic fungi (United States Patent 6,855,718)

Expression of G protein coupled receptors in yeast (United States Patent 6,855,550)

Simple and quick method for determining the nucleotide sequence of a mitochondrial 21S ribosomal RNA gene of yeast belonging to Saccharomyces cerevisiae (United States Patent 6,852,489)

Method for culturing agaricus edible fungus (United States Patent 6,833,266)

Method for the mutagenesis of nucleotide sequences in plants algae or fungi (United States Patent 6,824,983)

Hypoxia responsive transcription enhancer element from yeast (United States Patent 6,821,751)

DNA sequences coding for enzymes capable of facilitating the synthesis of linear .alpha.-1,4 glucans in plants, fungi and microorganisms (United States Patent 6,818,421)

Symbiotic fungus (United States Patent 6,805,859)

Regulated expression of PKC and/or SRB1/psa1 in yeast (United States Patent 6,800,476)

Morphological mutants of filamentous fungi (United States Patent 6,794,180)

Production of recombinant monellin using methylotrophic yeast expression system (United States Patent 6,780,615)

Method for making insulin precursors and insulin precursor analogues having improved fermentation yield in yeast (United States Patent 6,777,207)

Flavoring agent from filamentous fungus (United States Patent 6,767,571)

Method for producing breads with a recombinant yeast which expresses a photoprotein (United States Patent 6,761,916)

Compound as cholinesterase inhibitor and its isolation from fungus sporotrichum species (United States Patent 6,759,552)

Method of facilitating mass production and sporulation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi aseptic in vitro (United States Patent 6,759,232)

Method of sterilizing mildews and/or fungi in the state of spores and sterilization apparatus therefor (United States Patent 6,749,806)

Method for cultivation of filamentous fungi (United States Patent 6,746,862)

DNA construct for transforming a yeast (United States Patent 6,723,562)

Compositions and methods utilizing the yeast ZE01 promoter (United States Patent 6,716,601)

Method for expression of heterologous proteins in yeast (United States Patent 6,706,496)

5-Phenylpyrimidines, methods and intermediate products for the production thereof and use of the same for controlling pathogenic fungi (United States Patent 7,153,860)

Fungicidal triazolopyrimidines, methods for producing the same, use thereof for combating harmful fungi and agents containing said substances (United States Patent 7,148,227)

Heterologous G protein coupled receptors expressed in yeast, their fusion with G proteins and use thereof in bioassay (United States Patent 7,148,053)

Ribonucleic acid-enriched brewer's yeast cells and process for producing the same (United States Patent 7,135,327)

Cell wall anchor proteins derived from yeast, genes thereof and cell surface expression systems using the same (United States Patent 7,132,273)

Composition for controlling the growth of algae, fungi and pathogenic organisms in water (United States Patent 7,122,505)

High-throughput screening of expressed DNA libraries in filamentous fungi (United States Patent 7,122,330)

Method for producing yeast expressed HPV types 6 and 16 capsid proteins (United States Patent 7,112,330)

Methods for the analysis of microcolonies of bacteria and yeast (United States Patent 7,108,980)

Fungicidal gel and method for controlling nail fungi (United States Patent 7,108,848)

Yeast cells engineered to produce pheromone system protein surrogates and uses therefor (United States Patent 7,105,309)

Bax-responsive genes for drug target identification in yeast and fungi (United States Patent 7,101,990)

Fungicidal triazolopyrimidines, method for the production thereof, use thereof for controlling harmful fungi, and agents containing said fungicidal triazolopyrimidines (United States Patent 7,094,894)

Hybrid yeast-bacteria cloning system and uses thereof (United States Patent 7,083,971)

Yeast-dendritic cell vaccines and uses thereof (United States Patent 7,083,787)

Production of polyketides in bacteria and yeast (United States Patent 7,078,233)

Compositions and methods utilizing the yeast ZE01 promoter (United States Patent 7,078,190)

Clavaria fungus (United States Patent 7,074,609)

Yeast arrays, methods of making such arrays, and methods of analyzing such arrays (United States Patent 7,074,584)

Methods of purifying authentic IGF from yeast hosts (United States Patent 7,071,313)

Gene 763 of phytopathogenic fungus Magnaporthe grisea and use thereof for identifying fungicidal compounds (United States Patent 7,070,981)

Culture containing biomass acid hydrolysate and Coniochaeta ligniaria fungus (United States Patent 7,067,303)

Compositions and methods using the yeast YLR110C promoter (United States Patent 7,067,282)

Yeast-based process for production of l-pac (United States Patent 7,063,969)

Methods for the detection, identification, and/or enumeration of yeast, particularly in wine (United States Patent 7,060,432)

Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast strain with functional expression of a Glut transporter (United States Patent 7,052,900)

Method of producing active dry yeast (United States Patent 7,052,724)

Processes for producing lactic acid using yeast transformed with a gene encoding lactate dehydrogenase (United States Patent 7,049,108)

Yeast and a fermentation product (United States Patent 7,048,933)

Expression of core-glycosylated HCV envelope proteins in yeast (United States Patent 7,048,930)

Compound as cholinesterase inhibitor and its isolation from fungus sporotrichum species (United States Patent 7,045,648)

Yeast screens for treatment of human disease (United States Patent 7,045,290)

Mucorales fungi for use in preparation of foodstuffs (United States Patent 7,045,160)

Method of judging flocculating properties of bottom brewer's yeast (United States Patent 7,037,655)

Biosynthesis of S-adenosylmethionine in a recombinant yeast strain (United States Patent 7,033,815)

Methods for preparing yeast with improved biotin productivity using integrating plasmids encoding biotin synthase (United States Patent 7,033,814)

Method for preparing steroids modified by yeast fermentation (United States Patent 7,033,779)

Overexpression of phytase genes in yeast systems (United States Patent 7,026,150)

Unusual retrotransposon from the yeast Candida albicans (United States Patent 7,019,122)

Transformation systems for flavinogenic yeast (United States Patent 7,009,045)

Functional gene array in yeast (United States Patent 6,998,261)

Hyphal growth in fungi (United States Patent 6,995,239)

Yeast Metschnikowia fructicola NRRL Y-30752 for inhibiting deleterious microorganisms on plants (United States Patent 6,994,849)

Methods and compositions for highly efficient transformation of filamentous fungi (United States Patent 6,964,866)

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

Cellulose produced by filamentous fungi (United States Patent 6,958,227)

Process for removing dye from dye containing water or soil using white rot-lignin-modifying fungus flavadon flavus (United States Patent 6,953,685)

DNA and amino acid sequences of a tyrosine-inducible tyrosine ammonia lyase enzyme from the yeast Trichosporon cutaneum (United States Patent 6,951,751)

Methods for improving secondary metabolite production in fungi (United States Patent 6,949,356)

Adhesive treatment for skin yeast infections (United States Patent 6,942,875)

Enhanced expression of proteins in genetically modified fungi (United States Patent 6,939,704)

Regulatable growth of filamentous fungi (United States Patent 6,936,449)

Riboflavin synthesis in yeast (United States Patent 6,929,933)

Protein complementing yeast low temperature-sensitivity fermentability (United States Patent 6,924,132)

Expression of heterologous multi-domain proteins in yeast (United States Patent 6,924,125)

Method of wastewater treatment utilizing white rot and brown rot fungi (United States Patent 6,923,912)

Methods for generating hypermutable yeast (United States Patent 6,921,666)

Vacuum cleaner attachment for fungi removal and method of use thereof (United States Patent 6,921,438)

Benzophenones, the production thereof and their use for controlling plant pathogenic fungi (United States Patent 6,919,485)

Pharmacological composition containing yeast cell wall fraction (United States Patent 6,919,082)

Transgenic plants comprising antifungal polypeptides from alfalfa and methods for controlling plant pathogenic fungi (United States Patent 6,916,970)

Fungus inhibiting biological compound (United States Patent 6,916,491)

Regulatory sequences functioning in filamentous fungi (United States Patent 6,913,905)

Endophytic fungi and methods of use (United States Patent 6,911,338)

Gamma sterilizable culture medium for the identification of yeasts and fungi (United States Patent 6,908,745)

Method for introducing recessive properties into the genetic background of industrial baker's yeast (United States Patent 6,905,869)

Isolated yeast promoter sequence and a method of regulated heterologous expression (United States Patent 6,900,305)

Yeast-Bacteria shuttle vector (United States Patent 6,897,353)

Method for expression of heterologous proteins in yeast (United States Patent 6,897,043)

Method of baking yeast-fermented frozen bread products (United States Patent 6,896,916)

Composition comprising fungi of genus trichoderma used as biological control agent and the applications thereof (United States Patent 6,890,530)

Expression of alkaline phosphatase in yeast (United States Patent 6,884,602)

Reagents and methods for detection and characterization of protein-protein interactions, nuclear export and localization sequences and inducible Gal4p-mediated gene expression in yeast (United States Patent 6,878,524)

Topical application for treating toenail fungus (United States Patent 6,878,365)

Yeast cells expressing modified G proteins and methods of use therefor (United States Patent 6,864,060)

Production of heterologous polypeptides in yeast (United States Patent 6,861,237)

Use of compositions consisting of cationic compounds and proton donors for stabilizing and/or isolating nucleic acids in or from micro-organisms such as prokaryots, fungi, protozoa or algae (United States Patent 6,861,213)

Method for protecting wood and wood products from mold and sapstaining fungi (United States Patent 6,858,317)

Water-soluble yeast extract produced by adding peroxide to growing yeast cells (United States Patent 6,858,212)

7-(r)-aminotriazolopyrimidines, the production thereof and use of the same for combatting phytopathogenic fungi (United States Patent 6,855,718)

Expression of G protein coupled receptors in yeast (United States Patent 6,855,550)

Simple and quick method for determining the nucleotide sequence of a mitochondrial 21S ribosomal RNA gene of yeast belonging to Saccharomyces cerevisiae (United States Patent 6,852,489)

Method for culturing agaricus edible fungus (United States Patent 6,833,266)

Method for the mutagenesis of nucleotide sequences in plants algae or fungi (United States Patent 6,824,983)

Hypoxia responsive transcription enhancer element from yeast (United States Patent 6,821,751)

DNA sequences coding for enzymes capable of facilitating the synthesis of linear .alpha.-1,4 glucans in plants, fungi and microorganisms (United States Patent 6,818,421)

Symbiotic fungus (United States Patent 6,805,859)

Regulated expression of PKC and/or SRB1/psa1 in yeast (United States Patent 6,800,476)

Morphological mutants of filamentous fungi (United States Patent 6,794,180)

Production of recombinant monellin using methylotrophic yeast expression system (United States Patent 6,780,615)

Method for making insulin precursors and insulin precursor analogues having improved fermentation yield in yeast (United States Patent 6,777,207)

Flavoring agent from filamentous fungus (United States Patent 6,767,571)

Method for producing breads with a recombinant yeast which expresses a photoprotein (United States Patent 6,761,916)

Compound as cholinesterase inhibitor and its isolation from fungus sporotrichum species (United States Patent 6,759,552)

Method of facilitating mass production and sporulation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi aseptic in vitro (United States Patent 6,759,232)

Method of sterilizing mildews and/or fungi in the state of spores and sterilization apparatus therefor (United States Patent 6,749,806)

Method for cultivation of filamentous fungi (United States Patent 6,746,862)

DNA construct for transforming a yeast (United States Patent 6,723,562)

Compositions and methods utilizing the yeast ZE01 promoter (United States Patent 6,716,601)

Method for expression of heterologous proteins in yeast (United States Patent 6,706,496)

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.