Patents by Inventor Alan L. Kriz

Alan L. Kriz 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).

  • Anthranilate synthase gene and method of use thereof for conferring tryptophan overproduction
    Patent number: 6271016
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for conferring tolerance to an amino acid analog of tryptophan to a plant and/or altering the tryptophan content of a plant by introducing and expressing an isolated DNA segment encoding an anthranilate synthase in the cells of the plant. Transgenic plants transformed with an isolated DNA segment encoding an anthranilate synthase, as well as seeds and progeny derived from these plants, are also provided. The present invention also provides a cDNA sequence of an alpha and a beta subunit of a maize anthranilate synthase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: Dekalb Genetics Corporation
    Inventors: Paul C. Anderson, Paul S. Chomet, Matthew C. Griffor, Alan L. Kriz
  • Maize A3 promoter and methods for use thereof
    Patent number: 6232526
    Abstract: The current invention provides the maize A3 promoter and actin 2 intron. Compositions comprising these sequences are described, as well as transformation constructs derived therefrom. Further provided are methods for the expression of transgenes in plants comprising the use of these sequences. The methods of the invention include the direct creation of transgenic plants with the A3 promoter directly by genetic transformation, as well as by plant breeding methods. The sequences of the invention represent a valuable new tool for the creation of transgenic plants, preferably having one or more added beneficial characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: Dekalb Genetics Corp.
    Inventors: David McElroy, Alan L. Kriz, Emil M. Orozco, Jr., Matt Griffor
  • Anthranilate synthase gene and method of use thereof for conferring tryptophan overproduction
    Patent number: 6118047
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for conferring tolerance to an amino acid analog of tryptophan to a plant and/or altering the tryptophan content of a plant by introducing and expressing an isolated DNA segment encoding an anthranilate synthase in the cells of the plant. Transgenic plants transformed with an isolated DNA segment encoding an anthranilate synthase, as well as seeds and progeny derived from these plants, are also provided. The present invention also provides a cDNA sequence of an alpha and a beta subunit of a maize anthranilate synthase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: DeKalb Genetic Corporation
    Inventors: Paul C. Anderson, Paul S. Chomet, Matthew C. Griffor, Alan L. Kriz