Patents by Inventor Ann Joan Slade

Ann Joan Slade 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).

  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MODULATION OF PLANT CELL DIVISION
    Publication number: 20120079628
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for modulating cell division in plants. In particular, the present invention provides polynucleotides that encode REVOLUTA. In addition, REVOLUTA vectors and transformed plants are provided wherein plant cell division is modulated by expression of a REVOLUTA transgene as compared to a control population of untransformed plants. The present invention also provides methods for the isolation and identification of REVOLUTA genes from higher plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: University of Washington
    Inventors: Ann Joan SLADE, Linda Madisen, Luca Comai
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MODULATION OF PLANT CELL DIVISION
    Publication number: 20110004965
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for modulating cell division in plants. In particular, the present invention provides polynucleotides that encode REVOLUTA. In addition, REVOLUTA vectors and transformed plants are provided wherein plant cell division is modulated by expression of a REVOLUTA transgene as compared to a control population of untransformed plants. The present invention also provides methods for the isolation and identification of REVOLUTA genes from higher plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Inventors: Ann Joan SLADE, Linda Madisen, Luca Comai
  • Compositions and methods for modulation of plant cell division
    Patent number: 7056739
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for modulating cell division in plants. In particular, the present invention provides polynucleotides that encode REVOLUTA. In addition, REVOLUTA vectors and transformed plants are provided wherein plant cell division is modulated by expression of a REVOLUTA transgene as compared to a control population of untransformed plants. The present invention also provides methods for the isolation and identification of REVOLUTA genes from higher plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: University of Washington
    Inventors: Ann Joan Slade, Linda Madisen, Luca Comai