Patents by Inventor Laurence Tomlinson

Laurence Tomlinson 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).

  • Methods and compositions for modifying plant flavonoid composition and disease resistance
    Patent number: 9580725
    Abstract: The invention provides methods, compositions and transformation systems for modifying the levels of transcription factors in plants such as Solanaceous plants, and introducing disease resistance genes into plants, to produce products with elevated levels of antioxidant compounds, including but not limited to flavonols and chlorogenic acid, as well as exhibiting enhanced disease resistance, and optionally altered appearance. Preferred plants are those in which introduced genes are from Solanaceous species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Norfolk Plant Sciences Limited
    Inventors: Jie Luo, Eugenio Butelli, Jonathan Jones, Laurence Tomlinson, Catherine Rosemary Martin
  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR MODIFYING PLANT FLAVONOID COMPOSITION AND DISEASE RESISTANCE
    Publication number: 20150074846
    Abstract: The invention provides methods, compositions and transformation systems for modifying the levels of transcription factors in plants such as Solanaceous plants, and introducing disease resistance genes into plants, to produce products with elevated levels of antioxidant compounds, including but not limited to flavonols and chlorogenic acid, as well as exhibiting enhanced disease resistance, and optionally altered appearance. Preferred plants are those in which introduced genes are from Solanaceous species.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Jie Luo, Eugenio Butelli, Jonathan Jones, Laurence Tomlinson, Catherine Rosemary Martin
  • Method for modifying anthocyanin expression in solanaceous plants
    Patent number: 8802925
    Abstract: The invention provides methods, compositions and transformation systems for modifying the levels of transcription factors in plants such as Solanaceous plants, and introducing disease resistance genes into plants, to produce products with elevated levels of antioxidant compounds, including but not limited to flavonols and chlorogenic acid, as well as exhibiting enhanced disease resistance, and optionally altered appearance. Preferred plants are those in which introduced genes are from Solanaceous species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Norfolk Plant Sciences Limited
    Inventors: Jie Luo, Eugenio Butelli, Jonathan Jones, Laurence Tomlinson, Catherine Rosemary Martin
  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR MODIFYING PLANT FLAVONOID COMPOSITION AND DISEASE RESISTANCE
    Publication number: 20110126313
    Abstract: The invention provides methods, compositions and transformation systems for modifying the levels of transcription factors in plants such as Solanaceous plants, and introducing disease resistance genes into plants, to produce products with elevated levels of antioxidant compounds, including but not limited to flavonols and chlorogenic acid, as well as exhibiting enhanced disease resistance, and optionally altered appearance. Preferred plants are those in which introduced genes are from Solanaceous species.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: Norfolk Plant Sciences Limited
    Inventors: Jie Luo, Eugenio Butelli, Jonathan Jones, Laurence Tomlinson, Catherine Rosemary Martin