Patents by Inventor Colin Charles Eady

Colin Charles Eady 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 allium plants
    Patent number: 8481813
    Abstract: This invention relates to methods for the transformation of plants from the genus Allium, and transformed plants produced according to the method. Specifically, this invention relates to direct transformation of Allium leaf tissue using Agrobacterium mediated transformation, and plants regenerated from the transformed leaf tissue. In various aspects, the invention relates to a method of obtaining a transformed Allium leaf tissue and methods of obtaining a transformed Allium plant by regenerating the transformed leaf tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited
    Inventors: Colin Charles Eady, Fernand Othmar Kenel, Sheree Alma Brinch
  • Transformation and Regeneration of Allium Plants
    Publication number: 20100281581
    Abstract: This invention relates to methods for the transformation of plants from the genus Allium, and transformed plants produced according to the method. Specifically, this invention relates to direct transformation of Allium leaf tissue using Agrobacterium mediated transformation, and plants regenerated from the transformed leaf tissue. In various aspects, the invention relates to a method of obtaining a transformed Allium leaf tissue and methods of obtaining a transformed Allium plant by regenerating the transformed leaf tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited
    Inventors: Colin Charles Eady, Fernand Othmar Kenel, Sheree Alma Brinch
  • 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