Patents by Inventor Debra K. Schuster

Debra K. Schuster 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).

  • Publication number: 20090099378
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to plants that display an altered oil content phenotype due to altered expression of ICL nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an altered oil content phenotype.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: Jonathan Lightner, Jeremy E. Coate, Stephanie K. Clendennen, Nancy Anne Federspiel, Debra K. Schuster
  • Patent number: 7476779
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to plants that display an altered oil content phenotype due to altered expression of an ICL nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an altered oil content phenotype.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Agrinomics LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Lightner, Jeremy E. Coate, Stephanie K. Clendennen, Nancy Anne Federspiel, Debra K. Schuster
  • Patent number: 7179960
    Abstract: Plant promoters that exhibit seed-associated expression are described, including bi-directional promoters capable of directing seed-associated expression in either orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Exelixis Plant Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephanie K. Clendennen, Jonathan Lightner, Debra K. Schuster
  • Patent number: 6720476
    Abstract: The invention relates to the nucleic acid and amino acid sequences for a melon constitutive triple response (CTR1) homologue, called mCTR, vectors, cells and transgenic plants which comprise the coding sequence for mCTR or a biologically active fragment thereof and methods of producing transgenic plants which express mCTR or a biologically active fragment thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: Exelixis Plant Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephanie K. Clendennen, Debra K. Schuster
  • Publication number: 20040064854
    Abstract: Plant promoters that exhibit seed-associated expression are described, including bi-directional promoters capable of directing seed-associated expression in either orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2003
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Inventors: Stephanie K. Clendennen, Jonathan Lightner, Debra K. Schuster
  • Publication number: 20040049803
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to MTI and GS promoters capable of promoting the senescence-associated expression of nucleic acid coding sequences operably linked thereto, together with heterologous nucleic acid constructs, vectors, kits, transformation methods, transgenic plant cells and transgenic plants comprising such promoters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Inventors: Jill A. Kellogg, Debra K. Schuster, Stephanie K. Clendennen
  • Publication number: 20020129404
    Abstract: The invention relates to the nucleic acid and amino acid sequences for a melon constitutive triple response (CTR1) homologue, called mCTR, vectors, cells and transgenic plants which comprise the coding sequence for mCTR or a biologically active fragment thereof and methods of producing transgenic plants which express mCTR or a biologically active fragment thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2001
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Inventors: Stephanie K. Clendennen, Debra K. Schuster
  • Patent number: 6392122
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to apple fruit-associated and Thi 1.3:actin fusion promoters capable of promoting the expression of heterologous genes. The invention provides apple fruit-associated and Thi 1.3:actin fusion promoters together with heterologous nucleic acid constructs, vectors, kits, transformation methods, transgenic plant cells and transgenic plants comprising such promoters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Agritope, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephanie K. Clendennen, Debra K. Schuster