Patents by Inventor Carolyn Elizabeth Lister

Carolyn Elizabeth Lister 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).

  • Transformation and regeneration of plants
    Patent number: 7737328
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel transformation method for plants of the genus Allium. Plants transformed by the method are also provided. The method preferably involves an Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation, involving the transformation of immature embryos as the explant source and wherein the method is carried out without passage through the callus phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: New Zealand Institute for Crop & Food Research Limited
    Inventors: Carolyn Elizabeth Lister, Colin Charles Eady
  • Transformation and regeneration of plants
    Patent number: 7112720
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel transformation method for plants of the genus Allium, in particular to onion plants. Plants transformed by the method are also provided. The method preferably involves an Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation, more preferably involving immature embryos as the explant source and employing a binary vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: New Zealand Institute for Crop & Food Research Limited
    Inventors: Carolyn Elizabeth Lister, Colin Charles Eady