Patents by Inventor Anthony Todd Richmond

Anthony Todd Richmond 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).

  • PROMOTER FOR REGULATION OF GENE EXPRESSION IN PLANT ROOTS
    Publication number: 20130025000
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a promoter isolated from maize. The promoter of the invention have particular utility in driving root preferred expression, specifically root-cap expression, of heterologous genes that impart increased agronomic, horticultural and/or pesticidal characteristics to a given transgenic plant. The invention is also drawn to DNA molecules comprising the promoter of the invention and transformed plant tissues containing DNA molecules comprising a promoter of the invention operably linked to a heterologous gene or genes, and seeds thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Inventors: Tong Zhu, Vance Cary Kramer, Anthony Todd Richmond