Patents by Inventor Ahmad M. Fakhoury

Ahmad M. Fakhoury 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 of using plants containing the gdhA gene
    Patent number: 8383887
    Abstract: Disclosed are new effects of increased gdhA gene expression on plants that are susceptible to Aspergillus and Fusarium virguliforme infection. Plants transformed with the gdhA gene are resistant to aflatoxin accumulation following Aspergillus infection, and to root rot following F. virguliforme infection. The resistance to aflatoxin accumulation and root rot in gdhA+ plants is coincident with drought tolerance and resistance of the plants to certain herbicides. Methods for controlling aflatoxin contamination and root rot in crop plants, and for screening plants putatively transformed with gdhA, are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Southern Illinois University Carbondale
    Inventors: Ahmad M. Fakhoury, David A. Lightfoot
  • METHODS OF USING PLANTS CONTAINING THE GDHA GENE
    Publication number: 20100223693
    Abstract: Disclosed are new effects of increased gdhA gene expression on plants that are susceptible to Aspergillus and Fusarium virguliforme infection. Plants transformed with the gdhA gene are resistant to aflatoxin accumulation following Aspergillus infection, and to root rot following F. virguliforme infection. The resistance to aflatoxin accumulation and root rot in gdhA+ plants is coincident with drought tolerance and resistance of the plants to certain herbicides. Methods for controlling aflatoxin contamination and root rot in crop plants, and for screening plants putatively transformed with gdhA, are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY CARBONDALE
    Inventors: Ahmad M. Fakhoury, David A. Lightfoot