Patents by Inventor Burkhardt Siegfried Schutt

Burkhardt Siegfried Schutt 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).

  • Method of increasing the fatty acid content in plant seeds
    Publication number: 20030054524
    Abstract: The invention relates to nucleic acid molecules that encode a protein with the activity of a &bgr;-ketoacyl-ACP synthase IV (KASIV) from Cuphea lanceolata, to nucleic acid molecules that encode a protein with the activity of a &bgr;-ketoacyl-ACP synthase II (KASII) from Brassica napus, and to nucleic acid molecules that encode a protein with the activity of a &bgr;-ketoacyl-ACP synthase I (KASI) from Cuphea lanceolata. The invention further relates to a method of increasing the content of fatty acids, especially of short- and medium-chain fatty acids in triglycerides of plant seeds. The inventive method comprises expressing a protein with the activity of KASII or a protein with the activity of KASIV in transgenic plant seeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2001
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Inventors: Friedrich Spener, Burkhardt Siegfried Schutt