Patents Examined by Gary Benzoin
  • Pollen-mediated gene transformation in plants
    Patent number: 5049500
    Abstract: A novel method for efficiently carrying out pollen-mediated gene transformation of flowering plants is described. Utilizing novel DNA constructs incorporating exogenous DNA fragments coding for specific enzymes, the method can product transformed plants exhibiting novel, useful traits. Confirming hybridization tests have been carried out to identify the exogenous DNA transformed into the plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1991
    Assignees: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours, DNA Plant Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles J. Arnizen, Lorin R. DeBonte, Jr., David A. Evans, Willie H. Loh, Joan T. O'Dell