Patents by Inventor Cory L. Nykiforuk

Cory L. Nykiforuk 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).

  • TRANSGENIC EXPRESSION OF ACYL-CO-A BINDING PROTEINS IN PLANTS
    Publication number: 20120255066
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for modification of fatty acid composition and/or seed oil content in plants. In particular are methods to over-express acyl-CoA binding proteins (ACBPs) within the cells of developing seeds are provided. Over-expressing ACBPs under the control of a seed preferred promoter increases polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) levels as compared to wild-type controls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicants: THE GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA, SEMBIOSYS GENETICS INC.
    Inventors: Maurice M. Moloney, Randall Joseph Weselake, Cory L. Nykiforuk, Olga Petrivna Yurchenko
  • Diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase
    Patent number: 6552250
    Abstract: Isolated polynucleotides encoding Brassica napus diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase (DGAT) are provided. Also provided are the encoded DGAT polypeptides, transgenic plants which express DGAT, and methods for making such plants. The DGAT-encoding polynucleotides are useful for increasing triacylglycerol (TAG) synthesis, seed oil content, and oil quality in plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada as represented by the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
    Inventors: Cory L. Nykiforuk, André J. Laroche, Randall J. Weselake