Patents by Inventor Jay Thelen

Jay Thelen 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).

  • Increasing plant oil content by altering a negative regulator of acetyl-CoA carboxylase
    Patent number: 11959087
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and means to change fatty acid and ultimately triacylglycerol production in plants and algae. Methods of the invention comprise the step of altering the activity levels of the committed step for de novo fatty acid biosynthesis, acetyl-CoA carboxylases (ACCase). More specifically, methods of the invention directly enhance the activity of ACCase by down-regulating the biotin/lipoyl attachment domain containing (BADC) genes through biotechnology or selective breeding approaches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
    Inventors: Jay Thelen, Matthew Salie
  • INCREASING PLANT OIL CONTENT BY ALTERING A NEGATIVE REGULATOR OF ACETYL-COA CARBOXYLASE
    Publication number: 20210171970
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and means to change fatty acid and ultimately triacylglycerol production in plants and algae. Methods of the invention comprise the step of altering the activity levels of the committed step for de novo fatty acid biosynthesis, acetyl-CoA carboxylases (ACCase). More specifically, methods of the invention directly enhance the activity of ACCase by down-regulating the biotin/lipoyl attachment domain containing (BADC) genes through biotechnology or selective breeding approaches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: The Curators of The University of Missouri
    Inventors: Jay Thelen, Matthew Salie
  • Increasing plant oil content by altering a negative regulator of acetyl-coa carboxylase
    Patent number: 10883113
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and means to change fatty acid and ultimately triacylglycerol production in plants and algae. Methods of the invention comprise the step of altering the activity levels of the committed step for de novo fatty acid biosynthesis, acetyl-CoA carboxylases (ACCase). More specifically, methods of the invention directly enhance the activity of ACCase by down-regulating the biotin/lipoyl attachment domain containing (BADC) genes through biotechnology or selective breeding approaches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: The Curators of The University of Missouri
    Inventors: Jay Thelen, Matthew Salie
  • INCREASING PLANT OIL CONTENT BY ALTERING A NEGATIVE REGULATOR OF ACETYL-COA CARBOXYLASE
    Publication number: 20180251775
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and means to change fatty acid and ultimately triacylglycerol production in plants and algae. Methods of the invention comprise the step of altering the activity levels of the committed step for de novo fatty acid biosynthesis, acetyl-CoA carboxylases (ACCase). More specifically, methods of the invention directly enhance the activity of ACCase by down-regulating the biotin/lipoyl attachment domain containing (BADC) genes through biotechnology or selective breeding approaches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: The Curators of The University of Missouri
    Inventors: Jay Thelen, Matthew Salie