Patents by Inventor Boris Chevone

Boris Chevone 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).

  • Stress tolerant transgenic plants over-expressing ascorbic acid and cell wall synthesis genes
    Patent number: 9000267
    Abstract: Methods are provided for increasing plant growth rate, biomass and tolerance to stress by genetically engineering plants to contain and express a gene of the ascorbic acid synthesis-cell wall synthesis network (e.g. GlcUA reductase, GLOase or MIOX). Transgenic plants that are genetically engineered in such a manner are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig L. Nessler, Argelia Lorence, Boris Chevone, Pedro Mendes
  • Stress Tolerant Transgenic Plants Over-Expressing Genes of Ascorbic Acid Synthesis-Cell Wall
    Publication number: 20080250526
    Abstract: Methods are provided for increasing plant growth rate, biomass and tolerance to stress by genetically engineering plants to contain and express a gene of the ascorbic acid synthesis-cell wall synthesis network (e.g. GlcUA reductase, GLOase or MIOX). Transgenic plants that are genetically engineered in such a manner are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2005
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Craig L. Nessler, Argelia Lorence, Boris Chevone, Pedro Mendes
  • Manipulation of ascorbic acid levels in plants
    Publication number: 20060212960
    Abstract: Methods for increasing the vitamin C content of plants are provided by transforming the plants with genes encoding a novel vitamin C biosynthetic pathway. Vitamin C production is increased in the resulting transgenic plants, providing, for example, higher nutritional value and longer shelf-life of produce. Further, the leaves of air-cured varieties of tobacco transformed in this manner contain lower levels of highly carcinogenic tobacco specific nitrosamines (TSNAs).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2003
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Inventors: Craig Nessler, Argelia Lorence, Boris Chevone, Pedro Mendes