Patents by Inventor Ann Powell

Ann Powell 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).

  • Plant inhibitors of fungal polygalacturonases and their use to control fungal disease
    Patent number: 5569830
    Abstract: The present invention provides isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding plant polygalacturonase inhibitor proteins (PGIP) which inhibit the activity of fungal polygalacturonases. Transgenic plants expressing a heterologous PGIP show increased resistance to fungi which normally infect the plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1996
    Assignee: Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Alan Bennett, John M. Labavitch, Ann Powell, Henrik Stotz