Patents by Inventor Colin F. Watson

Colin F. Watson 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).

  • Gene promoter for tomato fruit
    Patent number: 6127179
    Abstract: The tomato polygalacturonase (PG) .beta.-subunit promoter has been isolated and sequenced. The promoter can be used to make gene constructs including a protein-coding nucleotide sequence not natively associated with the promoter and a sufficient portion of the promoter such that the portion actuates the preferential expression of the protein-coding nucleotide sequence in tomato tissue. While other .beta.-subunit genes are found in tomato, the tomato fruit PG .beta.-subunit promoter is particularly useful as a both tissue specific and developmentally regulated promoter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Inventors: Dean DellaPenna, Colin F. Watson