Patents by Inventor Jonathan Lightner

Jonathan Lightner 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).

  • Generation of plants with altered oil content
    Patent number: 8168866
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to plants that display an altered oil content phenotype due to altered expression of a HIO32.2 nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an altered oil content phenotype.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Agrinomics LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Lightner, Hein Tsoeng (Medard) Ng, John P. Davies
  • Generation of plants with altered oil, protein or fiber content
    Patent number: 8017830
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to plants that display an improved oil quantity phenotype or an improved meal quality phenotype due to altered expression of an HIO nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an improved oil quantity phenotype or improved meal quality phenotype.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Agrinomics, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Lightner, D. Ry Wagner
  • Generation of plants with altered oil content
    Patent number: 7858846
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to isolated HI041 nucleic acid and protein, and to plants that display an altered oil content phenotype due to altered expression of a HI041 nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an altered oil content phenotype.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Agrigenetics Inc
    Inventors: Jonathan Lightner, John Davies, Hein Tsoeng Ng
  • Generation of plants with altered oil content
    Patent number: 7750205
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to plants that display an altered oil content phenotype due to altered expression of a HIO102 nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an altered oil content phenotype.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Agrinomics, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Lightner, Stephanie K. Clendennen
  • Generation of plants with altered oil content
    Patent number: 7705204
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to plants that display an altered oil content phenotype due to altered expression of a citrate synthase nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an altered oil content phenotype.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Agrigenetics Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Lightner, Stephanie K. Clendennen, Jeremy E. Coate, Nancy Anne Federspiel
  • Starches produced by the expression of heterologous granule bound starch synthase genes
    Patent number: 7619134
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an isolated starch, a transgenic plant or plant part producing the starch, flour and a thickened foodstuff prepared from a grain capable of producing such isolated starch. The present invention is directed to a method for altering starch amylose composition of a cereal grain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Karen E. Broglie, Jonathan Lightner
  • GENERATION OF PLANTS WITH ALTERED OIL CONTENT
    Publication number: 20090208632
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to plants that display an altered oil content phenotype due to altered expression of a HIO32.2 nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an altered oil content phenotype.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Inventors: Jonathan Lightner, Hein Tsoeng (Medard) Ng, John P. Davies
  • Generation of plants with altered oil content
    Patent number: 7566816
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to plants that display an altered oil content phenotype due to altered expression of a HIO30 nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an altered oil content phenotype.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: Agrigenetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Lightner, Stephanie K. Clendennen
  • Generation of plants with altered oil content
    Patent number: 7563942
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to plants that display an altered oil content phenotype due to altered expression of a HIO128.5 nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an altered oil content phenotype.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Agrinomics LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Lightner, Hein Tsoeng Ng, John P. Davies
  • Generation of plants with altered oil content
    Patent number: 7544860
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to plants that display an altered oil content phenotype due to altered expression of a HIO103.1 nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an altered oil content phenotype.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Agrinomics, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Lightner, Hein Tsoeng Ng
  • Generation of plants with altered oil content
    Patent number: 7541516
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to plants that display an altered oil content phenotype due to altered expression of a HIO32.2 nucleic acid. The invention is furthered directed to methods of generating plants with an altered oil content phenotype.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Agrinomics, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Lightner, Hein Tsoeng (Medard) Ng, John P. Davies
  • Generation of plants with altered oil content
    Patent number: 7528295
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to plants that display an altered oil content phenotype due to altered expression of a HIO32.3 nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an altered oil content phenotype.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Agrinomics, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Lightner, Hein Tsoeng (Medard) Ng, John P. Davies
  • GENERATION OF PLANTS WITH ALTERED OIL CONTENT
    Publication number: 20090099378
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to plants that display an altered oil content phenotype due to altered expression of ICL nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an altered oil content phenotype.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: Jonathan Lightner, Jeremy E. Coate, Stephanie K. Clendennen, Nancy Anne Federspiel, Debra K. Schuster
  • GENERATION OF PLANTS WITH ALTERED OIL, PROTEIN OR FIBER CONTENT
    Publication number: 20090035442
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to plants that display an improved oil quantity phenotype or an improved meal quality phenotype due to altered expression of an HIO nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an improved oil quantity phenotype or improved meal quality phenotype.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventors: Jonathan Lightner, D. Ry Wagner
  • Generation of plants with altered oil content
    Patent number: 7476779
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to plants that display an altered oil content phenotype due to altered expression of an ICL nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an altered oil content phenotype.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Agrinomics LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Lightner, Jeremy E. Coate, Stephanie K. Clendennen, Nancy Anne Federspiel, Debra K. Schuster
  • Generation Of Plants With Altered Oil Content
    Publication number: 20080118622
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to isolated HIO41 nucleic acid and protein, and to plants that display an altered oil content phenotype due to altered expression of a HIO41 nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an altered oil content phenotype.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2005
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: Jonathan Lightner, John Davies, Hein Tsoeng Ng
  • GENES FOR MICROSOMAL DELTA-12 FATTY ACID DESATURASES AND RELATED ENZYMES FROM PLANTS
    Publication number: 20080092251
    Abstract: The preparation and use of nucleic acid fragments encoding fatty acid desaturase enzymes are described. The invention permits alteration of plant lipid composition. Chimeric genes incorporating such nucleic acid fragments with suitable regulatory sequences may be used to create transgenic plants with altered levels of unsaturated fatty acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Inventors: Jonathan Lightner, John Okuley
  • Genes For Microsomal Delta-12 Fatty Acid Desaturases And Hydroxylases From Plants
    Publication number: 20080066203
    Abstract: The preparation and use of nucleic acid fragments encoding fatty acid desaturase enzymes are described. The invention permits alteration of plant lipid composition. Chimeric genes incorporating such nucleic acid fragments with suitable regulatory sequences may be used to create transgenic plants with altered levels of unsaturated fatty acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventors: Jonathan Lightner, John Okuley
  • Generation of Plants with Altered Oil Content
    Publication number: 20070261130
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to plants that display an altered oil content phenotype due to altered expression of a HIO128.5 nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an altered oil content phenotype.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Inventors: Jonathan Lightner, Hein NG, John Davies
  • Generation of Plants With Altered Oil Content
    Publication number: 20070256195
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to plants that display an altered oil content phenotype due to altered expression of a HIO32.2 nucleic acid. The invention is furthered directed to methods of generating plants with an altered oil content phenotype.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: Jonathan Lightner, Hein Tsoeng (Medard) Ng, John Davies