Patents by Inventor Mansour Karimi

Mansour Karimi 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).

  • Pathogen-induced plant promoters
    Patent number: 6252138
    Abstract: New pathogen-induced promoters are provided, particularly nematode-induced promoters, which are characterized by their selective induction of expression in the vicinity of the pathogen infection sites, such as the fixed feeding cells induced by infection of the plant by nematodes. Further provided are chimeric genes comprising these promoters as regulatory elements, as well as transgenic plants, comprising those chimeric genes, which are less susceptible to pathogen infections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: Plant Genetic Systems, N.V.
    Inventors: Mansour Karimi, Nathalie Barthels, Godelieve Gheysen