Patents by Inventor Alain François Paul Edmond Deshayes

Alain François Paul Edmond Deshayes has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Coffee plant with reduced ?-D-galactosidase activity
    Patent number: 7238858
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the modification of galactomannans present in the green coffee bean by reducing the endogenous level of ?-D-galactosidase activity. In particular, the present invention pertains to a plant cell with reduced ?-D-galactosidase activity and to a plant harboring such a plant cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Pierre Marraccini, Alain François Paul Edmond Deshayes, William John Rogers
  • Coffee plant with reduced alpha-D-galactosidase activity
    Publication number: 20040199943
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the modification of galactomannans present in the green coffee bean by reducing the endogenous level of &agr;-D-galactosidase activity. In particular, the present invention pertains to a plant cell with reduced &agr;-D-galactosidase activity and to a plant harboring such a plant cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2004
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Inventors: Pierre Marraccini, Alain Francois Paul Edmond Deshayes, William John Rogers