Patents by Inventor Philippa Bronwyn Wilson

Philippa Bronwyn Wilson 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).

  • Method for improving stress resistance in plants and materials therefor
    Patent number: 8637735
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for obtaining a plant with increased stress resistance relative to a wild-type plant, comprising: (a) introducing at least one mutation or exogenous nucleic acid into the genome of one or more plant cells which results in reduced activity associated with SAL1 or a homologue thereof in said one or more plant cells; (b) regenerating one or more plants from said one or more plant cells; and (c) selecting one or more plants that have increased stress resistance relative to a wild-type plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: The Australian National University
    Inventors: Barry James Pogson, Philippa Bronwyn Wilson, Jan Bart Rossel
  • METHOD FOR IMPROVING STRESS RESISTANCE IN PLANTS AND MATERIALS THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20100257633
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for obtaining a plant with increased stress resistance relative to a wild-type plant, comprising: (a) introducing at least one mutation or exogenous nucleic acid into the genome of one or more plant cells which results in reduced activity associated with SAL1 or a homologue thereof in said one or more plant cells; (b) regenerating one or more plants from said one or more plant cells; and (c) selecting one or more plants that have increased stress resistance relative to a wild-type plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2004
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Barry James Pogson, Philippa Bronwyn Wilson, Jan Bart Rossel