Patents by Inventor Astrid Blau

Astrid Blau 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).

  • Publication number: 20150291971
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to a method for producing a transgenic cell with increased gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) content as compared to a corresponding non-transformed wild type cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Janneke Hendriks, Hardy Schön, Oliver Thimm, Volker Haake, Gunnar Plesch, Piotr Puzio, Astrid Blau, Michael Manfred Herold, Birgit Wendel, Beate Kamlage, Florian Schauwecker
  • Patent number: 8952217
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for decreasing verbascose in a plant by expression of a chloroplast-targeted polypeptide which is a member of the fimD superfamily in a plant cell, plant, or a part thereof. The invention furthermore relates to a process for producing a plant cell, plant, or part thereof with a decrease in the amount of verbascose. Also provided are nucleic acid constructs and vectors useful for practicing the methods as well as plants, plant tissues, propagation materials and harvested materials thus obtained. Agricultural compositions comprising the plant materials thus obtained is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Metanomics GmbH
    Inventors: Piotr Puzio, Birgit Wendel, Michael Manfred Herold, Ralf Looser, Astrid Blau, Gunnar Plesch, Beate Kamlage, Florian Schauwecker
  • Publication number: 20140325709
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of fine chemicals in a microorganism, a plant cell, a plant, a plant tissue or in one or more parts thereof. The present invention relates further to a process for the control of the production of fine chemicals in a microorganism, a plant cell, a plant, a plant tissue or in one or more parts thereof. The invention furthermore relates to nucleic acid molecules, polypeptides, nucleic acid constructs, vectors, antisense molecules, antibodies, host cells, plant tissue, propagation material, harvested material, plants, microorganisms as well as agricultural compositions and to their use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Metanomics GmbH
    Inventors: Gunnar Plesch, Piotr Puzio, Astrid Blau, Ralf Looser, Birgit Wendel, Beate Kamlage, Oliver Schmitz
  • Publication number: 20140259212
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of a fine chemical in a non-human organism, like a microorganism, a plant cell, a plant, a plant tissue or in one or more parts thereof. The invention furthermore relates to nucleic acid molecules, polypeptides, nucleic acid constructs, expression cassettes, vectors, antibodies, host cells, plant tissue, propagation material, harvested material, plants, microorganisms as well as agricultural compositions and to their use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: BASF Plant Science Company GmbH
    Inventors: Gunnar Plesch, Astrid Blau, Michael Manfred Herold, Beate Kamlage, Birgit Wendel, Piotr Puzio, Stefan Henkes, Volker Haake, Wim Van Camp, Holger Fahnenstich, Bryan McKersie, Wesley Bruce, Nicole Christiansen
  • Publication number: 20140199313
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of the fine chemical in a microorganism, a plant cell, a plant, a plant tissue or in one or more parts thereof, preferably in plastids. The invention furthermore relates to nucleic acid molecules, polypeptides, nucleic acid constructs, vectors, antibodies, host cells, plant tissue, propagation material, harvested material, plants, microorganisms as well as agricultural compositions and to their use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: Metanomics GmbH
    Inventors: Gunnar Plesch, Piotr Puzio, Astrid Blau, Ralf Looser, Birgit Wendel, Beate Kamlage, Micheal Manfred Herold, Florian Schauwecker
  • Publication number: 20130340119
    Abstract: A method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a POI (Protein Of Interest) polypeptide is provided. Methods for the production of plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a DnaJ-like chaperone polypeptide are provided, in which plants have enhanced yield-related traits compared to control plants. Nucleic acids encoding DnaJ-like chaperone, constructs comprising the same and uses thereof are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: BASF Plant Science Company GmbH
    Inventors: Gunnar Plesch, Astrid Blau, Michael Manfred Herold, Beate Kamlage, Birgit Wendel, Piotr Puzio, Oliver Bläsing, Oliver Thimm, Janneke Hendriks, Christophe Reuzeau
  • Patent number: 8541208
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of fine chemicals in a microorganism, a plant cell, a plant, a plant tissue or in one or more parts thereof. The present invention relates further to a process for the control of the production of fine chemicals in a microorganism, a plant cell, a plant, a plant tissue or in one or more parts thereof. The invention furthermore relates to nucleic acid molecules, polypeptides, nucleic acid constructs, vectors, antisense molecules, antibodies, host cells, plant tissue, propagation material, harvested material, plants, microorganisms as well as agricultural compositions and to their use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Metanomics GmbH
    Inventors: Gunnar Plesch, Piotr Puzio, Astrid Blau, Ralf Looser, Birgit Wendel, Beate Kamlage, Oliver Schmitz
  • Patent number: 8247652
    Abstract: The present invention relates to populations of trangenic plants encompassing a substantial part of all codogenic gene segments of a donor organism, and to biological material derived therefrom, plasmid collections and populations of transformed host organisms with which plants can be transformed in a suitable manner. There are also described methods for generating the plants and the material, and the use of the plants and of the material for functional studies. The codogenic gene segments are integrated into the genome of the plants. For example, there are described a population of plants of the species Arabidopsis thaliana into whose genome the codogenic gene segments from Saccharomyces cerevisiae are integrated, and their morphological analysis under normal conditions and stress conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Metanomics GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Astrid Blau, Mathieu Klein, Birgit Wendel
  • Publication number: 20120005777
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of fine chemicals in a microorganism, a plant cell, a plant, a plant tissue or parts thereof. The invention furthermore relates to nucleic acid molecules, polypeptides, nucleic acid constructs, vectors, antisense molecules, antibodies, host cells, plant tissue, propagtion material, harvested material, plants, microorganisms as well as agricultural compositions and to their use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Gunnar Plesch, Piotr Puzio, Astrid Blau, Ralf Looser, Birgit Wendel, Beate Kamlage, Agnes Chardonnens, Amber Shirley, Xi-Qing Wang, Rodrigo Sarria-Millan, Bryan McKersie, Ruoying Chen
  • Publication number: 20110252509
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to a method for producing a transgenic cell with increased gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) content as compared to a corresponding non-transformed wild type cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: BASF Plant Sceince GmbH
    Inventors: Janneke Hendriks, Hardy Schön, Oliver Thimm, Volker Haake, Gunnar Plesch, Piotr Puzio, Astrid Blau, Michael Manfred Herold, Birgit Wendel, Beate Kamlage, Florian Schauwecker
  • Patent number: 8008545
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of fine chemicals in a microorganism, a plant cell, a plant, a plant tissue or parts thereof by increasing or generating the biological activity of a ras-Like GTPase or the homologues thereof and growing the organism under conditions which permit the production of the fine chemicals in the organism. Preferred fine chemicals produced by the present invention include amino acids, carbohydrates, vitamins, fatty acids, and carotenoids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Gunnar Plesch, Piotr Puzio, Astrid Blau, Ralf Looser, Birgit Wendel, Beate Kamlage, Agnes Chardonnens, Amber Shirley, Xi-Qing Wang, Rodrigo Sarria-Millan, Bryan McKersie, Ruoying Chen
  • Patent number: 7951565
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of methionine in an organism such as a microorganism, a non-human animal or plant. The invention furthermore relates to nucleic acid molecules, polypeptides, nucleic acid constructs, vectors, antisense molecules, antibodies, host cells, plant tissue, propagation material, harvested material, plants, microorganisms as well as agricultural compositions and to their use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Metanomics GmbH
    Inventors: Marcus Ebneth, Piotr Puzio, Astrid Blau, Tilmann B. Walk, Volker Haake, Klaus Däschner, Gunnar Plesch
  • Publication number: 20110035841
    Abstract: Described herein are inventions in the field of genetic engineering of plants, including combinations of polynucleotides encoding LMPs to improve agronomic, horticultural, and quality traits. This invention also relates to the combination of polynucleotides encoding proteins that are related to the presence of seed storage compounds in plants. More specifically, the present invention relates to LMP polynucleotides encoding lipid metabolism proteins (LMP) and the use of these combinations of these sequences, their order and direction in the combination, and the regulatory elements used to control expression and transcript termination in these combinations in transgenic plants. In particular, the invention is directed to methods for manipulating fatty acid-related compounds and for increasing oil and starch levels and altering the fatty acid composition in plants and seeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Gunnar Plesch, Piotr Puzio, Astrid Blau, Michael Manfred Herold, Birgit Wendel, Beate Kamlage, Florian Schauwecker, Thorsten Zank, Oliver Oswald, Tom Wetjen
  • Publication number: 20090300794
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the manipulation of the nitrogen metabolism in photosynthetic active organisms, preferably in plants. In particular, the present invention relates to a process for the enhanced nitrogen assimilation, accumulation and/or utilization and/or for the increased total nitrogen content in a photosynthetic active organism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2007
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: Metanomics GmbH
    Inventors: Gunnar Plesch, Piotr Puzio, Astrid Blau, Ralf Looser, Birgit Wendel, Beate Kamlage, Oliver Schmitz
  • Publication number: 20080318790
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of methionine in an organism such as a microorganism, a non-human animal or plant. The invention furthermore relates to nucleic acid molecules, polypeptides, nucleic acid constructs, vectors, antisense molecules, antibodies, host cells, plant tissue, propagation material, harvested material, plants, microorganisms as well as agricultural compositions and to their use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: Metanomics GmbH
    Inventors: Marcus Ebneth, Piotr Puzio, Astrid Blau, Tilmann B. Walk, Volker Haake, Klaus Däschner, Gunnar Plesch
  • Publication number: 20070118916
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of the fine chemical in a microorganism, a plant cell, a plant, a plant tissue or in one or more parts thereof, preferably in plastids. The invention furthermore relates to nucleic acid molecules, polypeptides, nucleic acid constructs, vectors, antibodies, host cells, plant tissue, propagation material, harvested material, plants, microorganisms as well as agricultural compositions and to their use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2006
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Applicant: Metanomics GmbH
    Inventors: Piotr Puzio, Birgit Wendel, Michael Herold, Ralf Looser, Astrid Blau, Gunnar Plesch, Beate Kamlage, Florian Schauwecker
  • Publication number: 20060137042
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of the fine chemical in a microorgansm, a plant cell, a plant, a plant tissue or in one or more parts thereof. The invention furthermore relates to nucleic acid molecules, polypeptides, nucleic acid constructs, vectors, antisense molecules, antibodies, host cells, plant tissue, propagtion material, harvested material, plants, microorganisms as well as agricultural compositions and to their use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2004
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Gunnar Plesch, Piotr Puzio, Astrid Blau, Ralf Looser, Birgit Wendel, Beate Kamlage, Agnes Chardonnens, Amber Shirley, Xi-Qing Wang, Rodrigo Sarria-Millan, Bryan McKersie, Ruoying Chen
  • Publication number: 20060117401
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing aminoacids in transgenic organisms. The inventive method consists of the following steps: a) introduction of nucleic acids sequence which codes threonine decomposing protein or lysine decomposing protein or codes threonine decomposing protein and lysine decomposing protein, b) introduction of nucleic acids sequence which improves the decomposition of threonine or lysine or the decomposition of threonine and lysine in the transgenic organisms; c) expression of (a) or (b) nucleic acids sequence in a transgenic organism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Inventors: Oliver Schmitz, Piotr Puzio, Astrid Blau, Ralf Looser, Birgit Wendel, Beate Kamlage, Gunnar Plesch
  • Publication number: 20050246784
    Abstract: The present invention describes genes and methods for the isolation of genes which encode gene products which, if not present, lead to a greatly delayed growth and/or complete standstill of growth of Arabidopsis thaliana at the seedling level. The invention describes the use of these genes and gene products encoded by them for the discovery of novel herbicides. In addition, the present invention describes the use of the genes and gene products identified herein for the generation of plants which are resistant to herbicides. The present invention also relates to a method for identifying herbicidally active substances, to substances identified by this method and to their use as herbicides. The invention furthermore relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, organisms comprising the nucleic acid constructs and/or vectors, specifically transgenic plants comprising the nucleic acid constructs and/or vectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2002
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventors: Gunnar Plesch, Astrid Blau, Klaus Daschner, Mathieu Klein
  • Publication number: 20050155100
    Abstract: The present invention relates to populations of trangenic plants encompassing a substantial part of all codogenic gene segments of a donor organism, and to biological material derived therefrom, plasmid collections and populations of transformed host organisms with which plants can be transformed in a suitable manner. There are also described methods for generating the plants and the material, and the use of the plants and of the material for functional studies. The codogenic gene segments are integrated into the genome of the plants. For example, there are described a population of plants of the species Arabidopsis thaliana into whose genome the codogenic gene segments from Saccharomyces cerevisiae are integrated, and their morphological analysis under normal conditions and stress conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2003
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Inventors: Astrid Blau, Mathieu Klein, Birgit Wendel