Patents Assigned to The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organization, (A.R.O.), Volcani Center
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Patent number: 11213027Abstract: Disclosed is a method of enhancing bud break in plants, comprising administering a combination of an amine polymer delivery agent and a sulfur containing compound to said plants. Disclosed also is a formulation comprising an amine polymer delivery agent and a sulfur containing compound. In addition, the use of such a formulation for enhancing bud break in plants is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2017Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: THE STATE OF ISRAEL, MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, (A.R.O), THE VOLCANI CENTERInventor: Etti Or
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Patent number: 9061053Abstract: A pharmaceutical or nutraceutical composition comprising a cell line callus culture of grape berry cells grown in vitro, whereby the cell line callus culture of grape berry cells is derived from one or more of grape-berry cross section, grape-berry skin, grape-berry flesh, grape seed, grape embryo of seeded or seedless cultivars or grape seed coat.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2013Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: THE STATE OF ISRAEL, MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, (A.R.O), THE VOLCANI CENTERInventors: Yuval Eshdat, Avi Perl
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Patent number: 8628965Abstract: A pharmaceutical or nutraceutical composition comprising a cell line callus culture of grape berry cells grown in vitro, whereby the cell line callus culture of grape berry cells is derived from one or more of grape-berry cross section, grape-berry skin, grape-berry flesh, grape seed, grape embryo of seeded or seedless cultivars or grape seed coat.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2012Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organization, (A.R.O), The Volcani CenterInventors: Yuval Eshdat, Avi Perl
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Patent number: 8501257Abstract: A pomegranate sprout preparation is disclosed. Methods of producing pomegranate sprouts and pomegranate sprout preparation as well as food or feed products comprising same are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2008Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organization, (A.R.O.), Volcani CenterInventors: Yakov Vinokur, Victor Rodov, Batia Horev, Genady Goldman, Nehemia Aharoni
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Patent number: 8481809Abstract: An isolated polynucleotide is provided. The isolated polynucleotides comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence at least 88% homologous to SEQ ID NO: 22, the polypeptide being capable of increasing a cuticular water permeability of a plant expressing same. Also provided are methods of generating plants expressing such polypeptides which can be used for producing dehydrated plants or cuticular covered portions thereof.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2005Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organization, (A.R.O.), Volcani CenterInventors: Arthur A. Schaffer, Ran Hovav
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Patent number: 8453470Abstract: A method of controlling the conditions of air in an interior of an enclosure is disclosed. The method comprises collecting air from a lower part of the interior, dehumidifying the collected air, and releasing the dehumidified air in an upper part of the interior, thereby controlling the conditions of the air in the interior of the enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2008Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organization, (A.R.O.), Volcani CenterInventors: Avraham Arbel, Mordechai Barak, Alexander Shklyar
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Patent number: 8216801Abstract: Provided are methods of treating an inflammatory disorder in a subject, including administering to the subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition including a fruit, for example a grape, cell culture, cultured fruit cells, fruit cell culture extract, or cultured fruit cell extract, having an anti-inflammatory activity to treat the inflammatory disorder, wherein the inflammatory disorder is characterized by vascular endothelium dysfunction.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2006Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organization, (A.R.O.), The Volcani CenterInventors: Yuval Eshdat, Avi Perl
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Patent number: 8148603Abstract: The present invention relates to transgenic Ficus plants, particularly Ficus carica (fig tree), to a method for producing same, and to Ficus plants, plant materials and plant products produced by or from such genetically modified plant material. More specifically, the present invention relates to transgenic Ficus carica plants and use thereof for producing trees having improved agricultural traits and for the production of foreign proteins and edible vaccines.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2005Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organization, (A.R.O.), Volcani CenterInventors: Moshe Flaishman, Avi Pearl, Sara Golobowicz
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Patent number: 7906705Abstract: A method of increasing biomass, vigor and/or yield of a plant is disclosed. The method comprises expressing within the plant an exogenous polypeptide comprising a UGGPase activity. The polypeptide may comprise an amino acid sequence at least 90% homologous, and/or at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO: 33 as determined using the BlastP software of the National Center of Biotechnology Information (NCBI) using default parameters. Polynucleotides encoding same and plants expressing same are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2007Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignee: The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organization, (A.R.O.), Volcani CenterInventors: Arthur A. Schaffer, Nir Dai, Marina Petreikov
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Patent number: 7749525Abstract: A composition-of-matter comprising a substance usable in producing packaging material and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of ar-turmerone, a sesquiterpene alcohol and a turmeric oleoresin solid residue.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2004Date of Patent: July 6, 2010Assignees: The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organization, (A.R.O.), Volcani Center, Biopack Ltd.Inventors: Shlomo Navarro, Simcha Finkelman, Dov Zehavi, Refael Dias, Sam Angel, Fadel Mansur, Miriam Rindner
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Patent number: 7514254Abstract: There are provided novel plant-derived enzymes for hydrolysis of sugars and particularly an alkaline alpha-galactosidase which hydrolyzes a broad spectrum of galactosyl-saccharides such as melibiose, raffinose and stachyose and guar gum, at neutral to alkaline pH conditions.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2006Date of Patent: April 7, 2009Assignee: The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organization, (A.R.O.), Volcani CenterInventors: Arthur A. Schaffer, Gao Zhifang
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Patent number: 7192731Abstract: A method of increasing a fraction of free carotenoids in a source of carotenoids in which at least some of the carotenoids are fatty acid esterified carotenoids is disclosed. The method is effected by contacting the source of carotenoids with an effective amount of an esterase under conditions effective in deesterifying the fatty acid esterified carotenoids, thereby increasing the fraction of free carotenoids in the source of carotenoids.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2003Date of Patent: March 20, 2007Assignee: The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organization, (A.R.O.), Volcani CenterInventors: Joseph Kanner, Rina Granit, Arieh Levy