Patents by Inventor Michele D. Hollingsworth

Michele D. Hollingsworth 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).

  • Process for increasing free pool lysine content in maize
    Patent number: 5066595
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process for increasing the free pool lysine content of individual maize seeds and for increasing the average free pool lysine content of seeds produced by a maize plant. The process, in general, comprises initiating callus from maize tissue, selecting for callus tissue resistant to S-2-aminoethyl-L-cysteine, and regenerating plants from the selected callus. In addition, the callus may be maintained before or during the selection scheme, or in place of the selection scheme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1991
    Assignee: Sungene Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Ernest T. Hubbard, Michele D. Hollingsworth, N. V. Raghava Ram, Judith P. Cook