Patents by Inventor Anthony A. Millar

Anthony A. Millar 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).

  • Nucleic acids encoding a plant enzyme involved in very long chain fatty acid synthesis
    Publication number: 20020116735
    Abstract: Nucleic acid molecules encoding an enzyme involved in very long chain fatty acid (VLCFA) elongation in plants are disclosed. The invention includes a cDNA, genomic clone and encoded protein, as well as plants having modified VLCFA composition, such as modified epicuticular waxes, and methods of making such plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2001
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Applicant: The University of British Columbia
    Inventors: Ljerka Kunst, Anthony A. Millar
  • Nucleic acids encoding a plant enzyme involved in very long chain fatty acid synthesis
    Patent number: 6274790
    Abstract: Nucleic acid molecules encoding an enzyme involved in very long chain fatty acid (VLCFA) elongation in plants are disclosed. The invention includes a cDNA, genomic clone and encoded protein, as well as plants having modified VLCFA composition, such as modified epicuticular waxes, and methods of making such plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: The University of British Columbia
    Inventors: Ljerka Kunst, Anthony A. Millar