公开(公告)号：US20050214756A1

公开(公告)日：2005-09-29

申请号：US10469661

申请日：2002-03-01

申请人： Mirko Karan ,  Filippa Brufliera ,  John Mason ,  Sophie Gwendoline ,  Ian Ove ,  Mark Prescott

发明人： Mirko Karan ,  Filippa Brufliera ,  John Mason ,  Sophie Gwendoline ,  Ian Ove ,  Mark Prescott

IPC分类号： C07H21/04 ,  C07K14/415 ,  C07K14/435 ,  C07K16/16 ,  C07K16/18 ,  C12N5/04 ,  C12N15/82 ,  C12Q1/68

CPC分类号： C12N15/827 ,  C07K14/43595 ,  C07K16/16 ,  C12N15/8212

摘要： The present invention relates generally to peptides, polypeptides or proteins having one or more amino acids or one or more amino acid sequences which exhibit color-facilitating properties, either on their own or following interaction with one or more other amino acids and to nucleic acid molecules encoding same. Such peptides, polypeptides and proteins are referred to herein as “color-facilitating molecules” or “CFMs”. The present invention further provides genetic constructs for use in genetically modifying eukaryotic or prokaryotic cells and more particularly eukaryotic tissue so as to alter their visual characteristics or capacity for exhibiting same to a human eye in the absence of excitation by an extraneous non-white light or particle emission. The present invention, therefore, extends to eukaryotic or prokaryotic cells and more particularly eukaryotic tissue, which are genetically modified to produce CFMs and which thereby exhibit altered visual characteristics in the absence of excitation by an extraneous non-white light or particle emission. In one particular embodiment, the CFMs are used to alter the visual characteristics of plants and even more particularly flower color. In another embodiment, the present invention provides gels or coatings or similar biomaterials in the form of a biomatrix comprising the CFMs such as for use as a UV sink, in a sun screen, in cosmetics, as an expression marker or other reporter molecule or for use as a photon trap to increase light intensity.

摘要翻译： 本发明一般涉及具有一个或多个氨基酸或一个或多个氨基酸序列的肽，多肽或蛋白质，其表现出颜色促进性质，其本身或之后与一种或多种其它氨基酸和核酸分子的相互作用 编码相同。 这样的肽，多肽和蛋白质在本文中称为“促色分子”或“CFM”。 本发明还提供用于遗传修饰真核细胞或原核细胞，更特别是真核组织的遗传构建体，以便在没有外来非白光的激发的情况下改变其在人眼上显示相同的视觉特征或能力 颗粒发射。 因此，本发明延伸到真核细胞或原核细胞，更特别是真核组织，其被遗传修饰以产生CFM，并且由此在没有通过外来的非白光或颗粒发射的激发的情况下表现出改变的视觉特征。 在一个具体实施方案中，CFM用于改变植物的视觉特征，甚至更特别地是花色。 在另一个实施方案中，本发明提供了生物基质形式的凝胶或涂层或类似生物材料，其包含CFM，例如用作UV吸收池，在日光屏中，在化妆品中，作为表达标记物或其他报告分子，或用于 用作光子阱以增加光强度。

公开(公告)号：US20060107351A1

公开(公告)日：2006-05-18

申请号：US11118112

申请日：2005-04-29

申请人： Mirko Karan ,  Filippa Brugliera ,  John Mason ,  Sophie Dove ,  Ian Hoegh-Guldberg ,  Mark Prescott

发明人： Mirko Karan ,  Filippa Brugliera ,  John Mason ,  Sophie Dove ,  Ian Hoegh-Guldberg ,  Mark Prescott

IPC分类号： A01H1/00 ,  C12Q1/68 ,  C07H21/04 ,  C07K14/415 ,  C12N1/21

CPC分类号： C12Q1/6897 ,  A61K8/64 ,  A61K2800/86 ,  A61Q17/04 ,  C07K14/43595

摘要： The present invention relates generally to peptides, polypeptides or proteins having one or more amino acids or one or more amino acid sequences which exhibit color-facilitating properties, either on their own or following interaction with one or more other amino acids and to nucleic acid molecules encoding same. Such peptides, polypeptides and proteins are referred to herein as “color-facilitating molecules” or “CFMs”. The present invention further provides genetic constructs for use in genetically modifying eukaryotic or prokaryotic cells and more particularly eukaryotic tissue so as to alter their visual characteristics or capacity for exhibiting same to a human eye in the absence of excitation by an extraneous non-white light or particle emission. The present invention, therefore, extends to eukaryotic or prokaryotic cells and more particularly eukaryotic tissue, which are genetically modified to produce CFMs and which thereby exhibit altered visual characteristics in the absence of excitation by an extraneous non-white light or particle emission. In one particular embodiment, the CFMs are used to alter the visual characteristics of plants and even more particularly flower color. In another embodiment, the present invention provides gels or coatings or similar biomaterials in the form of a biomatrix comprising the CFMs such as for use as a UV sink, in a sun screen, in cosmetics, as an expression marker or other reporter molecule or for use as a photon trap to increase light intensity.

摘要翻译： 本发明一般涉及具有一个或多个氨基酸或一个或多个氨基酸序列的肽，多肽或蛋白质，其表现出颜色促进性质，其本身或之后与一种或多种其它氨基酸和核酸分子的相互作用 编码相同。 这样的肽，多肽和蛋白质在本文中称为“促色分子”或“CFM”。 本发明还提供用于遗传修饰真核细胞或原核细胞，更特别是真核组织的遗传构建体，以便在没有外来非白光的激发的情况下改变其在人眼上显示相同的视觉特征或能力 颗粒发射。 因此，本发明延伸到真核细胞或原核细胞，更特别是真核组织，其被遗传修饰以产生CFM，并且由此在没有通过外来的非白光或颗粒发射的激发的情况下表现出改变的视觉特征。 在一个具体实施方案中，CFM用于改变植物的视觉特征，甚至更特别地是花色。 在另一个实施方案中，本发明提供了生物基质形式的凝胶或涂层或类似生物材料，其包含CFM，例如用作UV吸收池，在日光屏中，在化妆品中，作为表达标记物或其他报告分子，或用于 用作光子阱以增加光强度。

公开(公告)号：US20050121645A1

公开(公告)日：2005-06-09

申请号：US10991807

申请日：2004-11-18

申请人： Mark Prescott

发明人： Mark Prescott

IPC分类号： C09K3/18 ,  H05B20060101

CPC分类号： H05B3/80

摘要： The de-icer apparatus uses the warmer water below an ice cap on a fishpond to maintain an opening in the ice cap for venting gases generated below the ice cap. The de-icer apparatus uses a low voltage heater to warm the water entering the lower end of the apparatus and moves the water by convection to the upper end of the apparatus. In one embodiment, the heated water is moved out of the upper end of the housing to prevent the formation of ice. In another embodiment, the housing provides a chimney effect for venting gas and melting snow.

摘要翻译： 除冰器装置使用在鱼塘上的冰帽下面的较热的水，以保持冰盖中的开口，以排出在冰帽下面产生的气体。 除冰器装置使用低压加热器来加热进入设备下端的水，并通过对流将水移动到设备的上端。 在一个实施例中，加热的水被移出壳体的上端以防止形成冰。 在另一个实施例中，壳体提供用于排放气体和融化雪的烟囱效应。

公开(公告)号：US20050120626A1

公开(公告)日：2005-06-09

申请号：US10991815

申请日：2004-11-18

申请人： Mark Prescott

发明人： Mark Prescott

IPC分类号： A01G9/02 ,  A01H20060101

CPC分类号： A01G9/02 ,  A01G9/26 ,  Y02A40/274

摘要： The growth container is formed of two pots that interfit within each other to define an enclosed space. A heater disposed in the space supplies heat via a reservoir of water for heating the inner pot and the soil in the inner pot to keep the roots of an aquatic plant embedded within the soil warm. A thermostat(s) is provided for maintaining the temperature of the soil at a predetermined temperature.

摘要翻译： 生长容器由两个彼此相互配合以形成封闭空间的盆形成。 设置在该空间中的加热器通过用于加热内锅和内锅中的土壤的储水器供应热量，以使埋在土壤中的水生植物的根部变暖。 提供恒温器以将土壤的温度保持在预定温度。