Patents by Inventor Anne S. Wilcox

Anne S. Wilcox 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 regeneration through organogenesis
    Patent number: 4673648
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the regeneration of sunflowers via organogenesis. The process comprises the steps of:(a) culturing tissue obtained from a sunflower plant on a first medium which comprises mineral salts, vitamins, amino acids, sucrose and a hormone in an amount sufficient to ensure callus formation;(b) subculturing said callus on a second medium which comprises mineral salts, vitamins, sucrose and a hormone in an amount sufficient to ensure shoot formation, and(c) subculturing said shoot on a third medium which comprises mineral salts, vitamins, sucrose and a hormone in an amount sufficient to ensure root formation, whereby plants are obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1984
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1987
    Assignee: Sungene Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Anne S. Wilcox, Gloria L. Cooley
  • Sunflower regeneration through embryogenesis and organogenesis
    Patent number: 4670391
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the regeneration of sunflowers via embryogenesis and organogenesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1984
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1987
    Assignee: Sungene Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Gloria L. Cooley, Anne S. Wilcox
  • Sunflower regeneration through embryogenesis
    Patent number: 4670392
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the regeneration of sunflowers via embryogenesis. The process comprises the steps of:(a) culturing tissue obtained from a sunflower plant on a first medium which comprises mineral salts, vitamins, amino acids, sucrose and a hormone in an amount sufficient to ensure embryogenic callus formation;(b) subculturing said callus on a second medium which comprises mineral salts, vitamins, sucrose and a hormone in an amount sufficient to ensure embryo formation and germination of said embryo, and(c) subculturing said embryo or said germinated embryo on a third medium which comprises mineral salts, vitamins and sucrose, whereby plants are obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1984
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1987
    Assignee: Sungene Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Gloria L. Cooley, Anne S. Wilcox