Patents by Inventor Birgit Bellman

Birgit Bellman 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).

  • Patent number: 9139839
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to transcriptional control sequences. Generally, the present invention relates to transcriptional control sequences that specifically or preferentially direct expression of a nucleotide sequence of interest in a plant egg cell. The present invention is predicated, in part, on the identification of transcriptional control sequences derived from EC1 genes which, in preferred embodiments, direct preferential expression in an egg cell of at least one plant taxon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignees: Adelaide Research & Innovation Pty Ltd, Grains Research & Development Corporation
    Inventors: Stefanie Sprunck, Birgit Bellman, Thomas Dresselhaus
  • Publication number: 20120260370
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to transcriptional control sequences. Generally, the present invention relates to transcriptional control sequences that specifically or preferentially direct expression of a nucleotide sequence of interest in a plant egg cell. The present invention is predicated, in part, on the identification of transcriptional control sequences derived from EC1 genes which, in preferred embodiments, direct preferential expression in an egg cell of at least one plant taxon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicants: Grains Research & Development Corporation, Adelaide Research & Innovation Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Stefanie Sprunck, Birgit Bellman, Thomas Dresselhaus
  • Patent number: 8173864
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to transcriptional control sequences. Generally, the present invention relates to transcriptional control sequences that specifically or preferentially direct expression of a nucleotide sequence of interest in a plant egg cell. The present invention is predicated, in part, on the identification of transcriptional control sequences derived from EC1 genes which, in preferred embodiments, direct preferential expression in an egg cell of at least one plant taxon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignees: Adelaide Research & Innovation Pty Ltd, Grains Research & Development Corporation
    Inventors: Stefanie Sprunck, Birgit Bellman, Thomas Dresselhaus
  • Publication number: 20090191635
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to transcriptional control sequences. Generally, the present invention relates to transcriptional control sequences that specifically or preferentially direct expression of a nucleotide sequence of interest in a plant egg cell. The present invention is predicated, in part, on the identification of transcriptional control sequences derived from EC1 genes which, in preferred embodiments, direct preferential expression in an egg cell of at least one plant taxon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicants: Adelaide Research & Innovation Pty Ltd, Grains Research & Development Corporation
    Inventors: Stefanie Sprunck, Birgit Bellman, Thomas Dresselhaus