Patents by Inventor Brent E. Edington

Brent E. Edington 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).

  • Nucleic acid encoding delta-9 desaturase
    Patent number: 6350934
    Abstract: The present invention relates to nucleic acid molecules encoding delta 9 desaturase gene, and expression vectors, plant cells, and transgenic plants expressing delta 9 desaturase nucleic acid. The nucleic acid molecules of the present invention can be used, for example, to decrease delta 9 desaturase activity in plant cells, resulting in decreased unsaturated fatty acid production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignees: Ribozyme Pharmaceuticals, Inc., DowElanco
    Inventors: Michael G. Zwick, Brent E. Edington, James A. McSwiggen, Patricia Ann Owens Merlo, Lining Guo, Thomas A. Skokut, Scott A. Young, Otto Folkerts, Donald J. Merlo