Patents by Inventor Andrew N. Nunberg

Andrew N. Nunberg 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).

  • Sunflower albumin 5' regulatory region for the modification of plant seed lipid composition
    Patent number: 5959175
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to 5' regulatory regions of a sunflower albumin gene. The 5' regulatory regions, when operably linked to either the coding sequence of a heterologous gene or a sequence complementary to a native plant gene direct expression of the coding sequence or complementary sequence in a plant seed. The regulatory regions are useful in expression cassettes and expression vectors for the transformation of plants.Also provided are methods of modulating the levels of a heterologous gene or native plant gene such as a fatty acid synthesis or lipid metabolism gene by transforming a plant with the subject expression cassettes and expression vectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Inventors: Terry L. Thomas, Andrew N. Nunberg, Phillip D. Beremand
  • Production of .gamma.-linolenic acid by a .DELTA.6-desaturase
    Patent number: 5789220
    Abstract: Linoleic acid is converted into .gamma.-linolenic acid by the enzyme .DELTA.6-desaturase. The present invention is directed to isolated nucleic acids comprising the .DELTA.6-desaturase gene. More particularly, the isolated nucleic acid comprises the promoter, coding region and termination regions of the .DELTA.6-desaturase gene. The present invention provides recombinant constructions comprising the .DELTA.6-desaturase coding region in functional combination with heterologous regulatory sequences. The nucleic acids and recombinant constructions of the instant invention are useful in the production of GLA in transgenic organisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Assignee: Rhone-Poulenc Agrochimie
    Inventors: Terry L. Thomas, Avutu S. Reddy, Michael Nuccio, Andrew N. Nunberg, Georges L. Freyssinet
  • Production of .gamma.-linolenic acid by a .DELTA.6-desaturase
    Patent number: 5614393
    Abstract: Linoleic acid is converted into .gamma.-linolenic acid by the enzyme .DELTA.6-desaturase. The present invention is directed to isolated nucleic acids comprising the .DELTA.6-desaturase gene. More particularly, the isolated nucleic acid comprises the promoter, coding region and termination regions of the .DELTA.6-desaturase gene. The present invention provides recombinant constructions comprising the .DELTA.6-desaturase coding region in functional combination with heterologous regulatory sequences. The nucleic acids and recombinant constructions of the instant invention are useful in the production of GLA in transgenic organisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 25, 1997
    Assignee: Rhone-Poulenc Agrochimie
    Inventors: Terry L. Thomas, Avutu S. Reddy, Michael Nuccio, Andrew N. Nunberg, Georges L. Freyssinet