Patents by Inventor Anthony Kinney

Anthony Kinney 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).

  • Annexin and p34 promoters and use in expression of transgenic genes in plants
    Publication number: 20070033673
    Abstract: A seed specific plant annexin and P34 promoters and subfragments thereof and their use in promoting the expression of one or more heterologous nucleic acid fragments in plants are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventors: Anthony Kinney, Zhan-Bin Liu
  • Method to increase hydrophobic compound titer in a recombinant microorganism
    Publication number: 20070026484
    Abstract: Expression of at least one plant oleosin gene in a microbial cell engineered to produce hydrophobic/lipophilic compounds significantly increases the overall titer of the compound. The hydrophobic nature of the oleosin core is believed to increase the microbial host cell's internal storage capacity for any hydrophobic/lipophilic compound. The method is exemplified using a bacterial host cell engineered to produce significant amount of various carotenoids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2005
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Inventors: Anthony Kinney, Hao Ni, Pierre Rouviere, Wonchul Suh
  • Recombinant constructs and their use in reducing gene expression
    Publication number: 20060247202
    Abstract: Recombinant constructs useful for reducing the expression of endogenous mRNA and any substantially similar endogenous mRNA are disclosed. In particular, a recombinant construct comprising, inter alia, a suitable nucleic acid sequence and its reverse complement can be used to alter the expression of any homologous, endogenous RNA (i.e., the target RNA) which is in proximity to this suitable nucleic acid sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventors: Kimberly Glassman, William Cordon-Kamm, Anthony Kinney, Keith Lowe, Scott Nichols, Kevin Stecca
  • UDP-glucose modifiers
    Publication number: 20060075526
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a UDP-galactose 4-epimerase. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the UDP-galactose 4-epimerase, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the UDP-galactose 4-epimerase in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2005
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Inventors: Thomas Carlson, Gary Fader, Omolayo Famodu, Anthony Kinney, Richard Pearlstein, J. Rafalski, Catherine Thorpe
  • Plant amino acid biosynthetic enzymes
    Publication number: 20060026705
    Abstract: An isolated polynucleotide encoding a plant cysteine synthase is disclosed. Also disclosed is the construction of a recombinant construct comprising all or part of a coding or non-coding region of the isolated polynucleotide for use in co-suppression or antisense suppression of endogenous nculeic acid sequences encoding polypeptides having cysteine synthase activity. In another aspect, use of this construct to alter levels of cysteine synthase in a plant is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2005
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Inventors: Stephen Allen, Anthony Kinney, Zhan-Bin Liu, Kevin Stecca
  • Lysophosphatidic acit acetyltransferases
    Publication number: 20060003430
    Abstract: An isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding an LPAAT isozyme is disclosed. Construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the LPAAT isozyme, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the LPAAT isozyme in a transformed host cell is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2004
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Inventors: Edgar Cahoon, Anthony Kinney, William Hitz, Kevin Ripp, Rebecca Cahoon
  • Plant sugar transport proteins
    Publication number: 20050282278
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a sugar transport protein. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the sugar transport protein, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the sugar transport protein in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2005
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Inventors: Stephen Allen, William Hitz, Anthony Kinney, Scott Tingey
  • Mevalonate synthesis enzymes
    Publication number: 20050183163
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a mevalonate synthesis enzyme. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the mevalonate synthesis enzyme, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the mevalonate synthesis enzyme in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Applicant: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Saverio Falco, Anthony Kinney, Omolayo Famodu, Maria Restrepo-Hartwig
  • Mevalonate synthesis enzymes
    Publication number: 20050183164
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a mevalonate synthesis enzyme. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the mevalonate synthesis enzyme, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the mevalonate synthesis enzyme in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Applicant: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Saverio Falco, Anthony Kinney, Omolayo Famodu, Maria Restrepo-Hartwig
  • Plant lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferases
    Publication number: 20050150007
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a plant lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferases. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the plant lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferases, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the plant lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferases in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2005
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventors: Rebecca Cahoon, Anthony Kinney, Hajime Sakai, Jennie Shen, Karlene Butler, James Saylor
  • Nucleotide sequences of a new class of diverged delta-9 stearoyl-ACP desaturase genes
    Publication number: 20050066390
    Abstract: An isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a diverged delta-9 fatty acid desaturase is disclosed. Also the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the diverged delta-9 fatty acid desaturase is disclosed, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the diverged delta-9 fatty acid desaturase in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2004
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: John Booth, Rebecca Cahoon, William Hitz, Anthony Kinney, Narendra Yadav
  • Hypoallergenic transgenic soybeans
    Publication number: 20050015826
    Abstract: Hypoallergenic transgenic soybeans and recombinant expression constructs to lower soybean vacuolar protein, commonly know as P34, as well as other allergens are disclosed. Soybean protein products made from these hypoallergenic soybeans should be substantially free of the major soy allergen, P34, and, in addition, other minor soy allergens, such as, Gly m Bd 28K, alpha-subunit of beta-conglycinin, KSTI, Gly m2, Gly m IA, Gly m IB, rGLY m3 and glycinin G1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2004
    Publication date: January 20, 2005
    Inventors: Anthony Kinney, Rudolf Jung