Patents by Inventor Ben Bown

Ben Bown 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).

  • P gene promoter constructs for floral-tissue preferred gene expression
    Patent number: 5955361
    Abstract: This invention provides a transcriptional regulatory region of a gene which will be utilized to direct tissue-specific gene expression in plants such that a selective advantage is conferred upon said plants. The present invention relates to the isolation, characterization and utilization of a transcriptional regulatory region of a plant gene which is expressed in a floral tissue-specific manner. The transcriptional control region of said gene is demonstrated to drive gene expression in a floral-specific manner in vivo using transgenic plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Xianggan Li, Ben Bown, Thomas Peterson