Patents by Inventor Annie Pignard

Annie Pignard 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).

  • Use of a DNA sequence coding for a protein capable of degrading oxalic acid as selection gene
    Patent number: 6187571
    Abstract: The invention relates to the novel use of a sequence coding for a protein capable of degrading oxalic acid to select plant cells which have integrated a gene of interest, and a novel process for selecting, on oxalic acid, cells, calluses or plants transformed by this recombinant DNA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: Biogemma
    Inventors: Annie Pignard, Bruno Grezes-Besset, René Grison, Michel Schneider
  • Recombinant gene coding for a protein having endochitinase activity
    Patent number: 5932698
    Abstract: Recombinant gene coding for a protein having endochitinase activity or for a precursor thereof which comprises the sequence (SEQ ID NO:1) below:Gly Gly Asp Leu Gly Ser Val Ile Ser Asn Ser Met Phe Asp Gln Met Leu Lys His Arg Asn Glu Asn Ser Cys Gln Gly Lys Asn Asn Phe Tyr Ser Tyr Asn Ala Phe Ile Thr Ala Ala Arg Ser Phe Pro Gly Phe Gly Thr Ser Gly Asp Ile Asn Ala Arg Lys Arg Glu Ile Ala Ala Phe Phe Ala Gln Thr Ser His Glu Thr Thr Gly Gly Trp Pro Ser Ala Pro Asp Gly Pro Phe Ala Trp Gly Tyr Cys Phe Leu Arg Gly Arg Gly Asn Pro Gly Asp Tyr Cys Ser Pro Ser Ser Gln Trp Pro Cys Ala Pro Gly Arg Lys Tyr Phe Gly Arg Gly Pro Ile Gln Ile Ser His Asn Tyr Asn Tyr Gly Pro Cys Gly Arg Ala Ile Gly Val Asp Leu Leu Asn Asn Pro Asp Leu Val Ala Thr Asp Pro Val Ile Ser Phe Lys Thr Ala Ile Trp Phe Trp Met Thr Pro Gln Ser Pro Lys Pro Ser Cys His Asp Val Ile Ile Gly Arg Trp Asn Pro Ser Ala Gly Asp Arg Ser Ala Asn Arg Leu Pro Gly Phe Gly Val Ile Thr Asn Ile Ile Asn Gly Gly Leu Glu Cys Gly Arg Gly Asn Asp Asn Arg Val Gln Asp Arg Ile Gly
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Assignee: Rustica Prograin Genetique
    Inventors: Michel Dubois, Rene Grison, Jean-Jacques Leguay, Annie Pignard, Alain Toppan
  • Recombinant gene coding for a protein having endochitinase activity
    Patent number: 5859340
    Abstract: Recombinant gene coding for a protein having endochitinase activity or for a precursor thereof which comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 below:Gly Gly Asp Leu Gly Ser VaL Ile Ser Asn Ser Met Phe Asp Gln Met Leu Lys His Arg Asn Glu Asn Ser Cys Gln Gly Lys Asn Asn Phe Tyr Ser Tyr Asn Ala Phe Ile Thr Ala Ala Arg Ser Phe Pro Gly, Phe Gly Thr Ser Gly Asp Ile Asn Ala Arg Lys Arg Glu Ile Ala Ala Phe Phe Ala Gln Thr Ser His Glu Thr Thr Gly Gly Trp Pro Ser Ala Pro Asp Gly Pro Phe Ala Trp Gly Tyr Cys Phe Leu Arg Gly Arg Gly Asn Pro Gly Asp Tyr Cys Ser Pro Ser Ser Gln Trp Pro Cys Ala Pro Gly Arg Lys Tyr Phe Gly Arg Gly Pro Ile Gln Ile Ser His Asn Tyr Asn Tyr Gly Pro Cys Gly Arg Ala Ile Gly Val Asp Leu Leu Asn Asn Pro Asp Leu Val Ala Thr Asp Pro Val Ile Ser Phe Lys Thr Ala Ile Trp Phe Trp Met Thr Pro Gln Ser Pro Lys Pro Ser Cys His Asp Val Ile Ile Gly Arg Trp Asn Pro Ser Ala Gly Asp Arg Ser Ala Asn Arg Leu Pro Gly Phe Gly Val Ile Thr Asn Ile Ile Asn Gly Gly Leu Glu Cys Gly Arg Gly Asn Asp Asn Arg Val Gln Asp Arg Ile Gl
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignees: Sanofi, Elf Aquitaine
    Inventors: Michel Dubois, Rene Grison, Jean-Jacques Leguay, Annie Pignard, Alain Toppan