Patents by Inventor Diane Jofuku
Diane Jofuku 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).
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Publication number: 20180223303Abstract: The present invention provides DNA molecules that constitute fragments of the genome of a plant, and polypeptides encoded thereby. The DNA molecules are useful for specifying a gene product in cells, either as a promoter or as a protein coding sequence or as an UTR or as a 3? termination sequence, and are also useful in controlling the behavior of a gene in the chromosome, in controlling the expression of a gene or as tools for genetic mapping, recognizing or isolating identical or related DNA fragments, or identification of a particular individual organism, or for clustering of a group of organisms with a common trait. One of ordinary skill in the art, having this data, can obtain cloned DNA fragments, synthetic DNA fragments or polypeptides constituting desired sequences by recombinant methodology known in the art or described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2017Publication date: August 9, 2018Inventors: Nickolai Alexandrov, Nestor Apuya, Vyacheslav Brover, Xianfeng Chen, Jean-Baptiste Dumas, Yiwen Fang, Kenneth Feldmann, Peter Mascia, Jack Okamuro, Roger Pennell, Richard Schneeberger, Gopalakrishnan Subramanian, Maxim Troukhan, Liansheng Zheng, Edward Kiegle, Diane Jofuku Okamuro, William J. Kimmerly, Shing Kwok
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Publication number: 20170037426Abstract: The present invention provides DNA molecules that constitute fragments of the genome of a plant, and polypeptides encoded thereby. The DNA molecules are useful for specifying a gene product in cells, either as a promoter or as a protein coding sequence or as an UTR or as a 3? termination sequence, and are also useful in controlling the behavior of a gene in the chromosome, in controlling the expression of a gene or as tools for genetic mapping, recognizing or isolating identical or related DNA fragments, or identification of a particular individual organism, or for clustering of a group of organisms with a common trait. One of ordinary skill in the art, having this data, can obtain cloned DNA fragments, synthetic DNA fragments or polypeptides constituting desired sequences by recombinant methodology known in the art or described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2004Publication date: February 9, 2017Inventors: Nickolai Alexandrov, Nestor Apuya, Vyacheslav Brover, Xianfeng Chen, Jean-Baptiste Dumas, Yiwen Fang, Kenneth Feldmann, Peter Mascia, Jack Okamuro, Roger Pennell, Richard Schneeberger, Gopalakrishnan Subramanian, Maxim Troukhan, Liansheng Zheng, Edward Kiegle, Diane Jofuku Okamuro, William J. Kimmerly, Shing Kwok
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Patent number: 9029523Abstract: The present invention provides DNA molecules that constitute fragments of the genome of a plant, and polypeptides encoded thereby. The DNA molecules are useful for specifying a gene product in cells, either as a promoter or as a protein coding sequence or as an UTR or as a 3? termination sequence, and are also useful in controlling the behavior of a gene in the chromosome, in controlling the expression of a gene or as tools for genetic mapping, recognizing or isolating identical or related DNA fragments, or identification of a particular individual organism, or for clustering of a group of organisms with a common trait. One of ordinary skill in the art, having this data, can obtain cloned DNA fragments, synthetic DNA fragments or polypeptides constituting desired sequences by recombinant methodology known in the art or described herein.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2004Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Ceres, Inc.Inventors: Nickolai Alexandrov, Nestor Apuya, Vyacheslav Brover, Jean-Baptiste Dumas, Yiwen Fang, Ken Feldmann, Diane Jofuku, Edward A. Kiegle, Bill Kimmerly, Shing Kwok, Peter Mascia, Jack Okamuro, Roger Pennell, Richard Schneeberger, Tatiana Tatarinova, Wayne Volkmuth
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Publication number: 20150033417Abstract: The present invention provides DNA molecules that constitute fragments of the genome of a plant, and polypeptides encoded thereby. The DNA molecules are useful for specifying a gene product in cells, either as a promoter or as a protein coding sequence or as an UTR or as a 3? termination sequence, and are also useful in controlling the behavior of a gene in the chromosome, in controlling the expression of a gene or as tools for genetic mapping, recognizing or isolating identical or related DNA fragments, or identification of a particular individual organism, or for clustering of a group of organisms with a common trait. One of ordinary skill in the art, having this data, can obtain cloned DNA fragments, synthetic DNA fragments or polypeptides constituting desired sequences by recombinant methodology known in the art or described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2004Publication date: January 29, 2015Inventors: Nickolai Alexandrov, Nestor Apuya, Vyacheslav Brover, Jean-Baptiste Dumas, Yiwen Fang, Ken Feldmann, Diane Jofuku, Edward A. Kiegle, Bill Kimmerly, Shing Kwok, Peter Mascia, Jack Okamuro, Roger Pennell, Richard Schneeberger, Tatiana Tatarinova, Wayne Volkmuth
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Patent number: 8877916Abstract: The present invention provides DNA molecules that constitute fragments of the genome of a plant, and polypeptides encoded thereby. The DNA molecules are useful for specifying a gene product in cells, either as a promoter or as a protein coding sequence or as an UTR or as a 3? termination sequence, and are also useful in controlling the behavior of a gene in the chromosome, in controlling the expression of a gene or as tools for genetic mapping, recognizing or isolating identical or related DNA fragments, or identification of a particular individual organism, or for clustering of a group of organisms with a common trait. One of ordinary skill in the art, having this data, can obtain cloned DNA fragments, synthetic DNA fragments or polypeptides constituting desired sequences by recombinant methodology known in the art or described herein.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2004Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Ceres, Inc.Inventors: Nickolai Alexandrov, Nestor Apuya, Vyacheslav Brover, Jean-Baptiste Dumas, Yiwen Fang, Ken Feldmann, Diane Jofuku, Edward A. Kiegle, Bill Kimmerly, Shing Kwok, Peter Mascia, Jack Okamuro, Roger Pennell, Richard Schneeberger, Tatiana Tatarinova, Wayne Volkmuth
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Publication number: 20120084885Abstract: The present invention provides DNA molecules that constitute fragments of the genome of a plant, and polypeptides encoded thereby. The DNA molecules are useful for specifying a gene product in cells, either as a promoter or as a protein coding sequence or as an UTR or as a 3? termination sequence, and are also useful in controlling the behavior of a gene in the chromosome, in controlling the expression of a gene or as tools for genetic mapping, recognizing or isolating identical or related DNA fragments, or identification of a particular individual organism, or for clustering of a group of organisms with a common trait.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2004Publication date: April 5, 2012Inventors: Nickolai Alexandrov, Nestor Apuya, Vyacheslav Brover, Jean-Baptiste Dumas, Yiwen Fang, Ken Feldmann, Diane Jofuku, Edward A. Kiegle, Bill Kimmerly, Shing Kwok, Peter Mascia, Jack Okamuro, Roger Pennell, Richard Schneeberger, Tatiana Tatarinova, Wayne Volkmuth
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Publication number: 20110191912Abstract: The present invention provides DNA molecules that constitute fragments of the genome of a plant, and polypeptides encoded thereby. The DNA molecules are useful for specifying a gene product in cells, either as a promoter or as a protein coding sequence or as an UTR or as a 3? termination sequence, and are also useful in controlling the behavior of a gene in the chromosome, in controlling the expression of a gene or as tools for genetic mapping, recognizing or isolating identical or related DNA fragments, or identification of a particular individual organism, or for clustering of a group of organisms with a common trait. One of ordinary skill in the art, having this data, can obtain cloned DNA fragments, synthetic DNA fragments or polypeptides constituting desired sequences by recombinant methodology known in the art or described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2004Publication date: August 4, 2011Inventors: Nickolai Alexandrov, Nestor Apuya, Vyacheslav Brover, Jean-Baptiste Dumas, Yiwen Fang, Ken Feldmann, Diane Jofuku, Edward A. Kiegle, Bill Kimmerly, Shing Kwok, Peter Mascia, Jack Okamuro, Roger Pennell, Richard Schneeberger, Tatiana Tatarinova, Wayne Volkmuth
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Publication number: 20110016587Abstract: The present invention is directed to promoter sequences and promoter control elements, polynucleotide constructs comprising the promoters and control elements, and methods of identifying the promoters, control elements, or fragments thereof. The invention further relates to the use of the present promoters or promoter control elements to modulate transcript levels.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2010Publication date: January 20, 2011Applicant: CERES, INC.Inventors: Zhihong Cook, Yiwen Fang, Kenneth Feldmann, Edward A. Kiegle, Shing Kwok, Yu-Ping Lu, Leonard Medrano, Roger Pennell, Richard Schneeberger, Chuan-Yin Wu, Nestor Apuya, Diane Jofuku, Jonathan Donson
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Publication number: 20090265815Abstract: The present invention provides DNA molecules that constitute fragments of the genome of a plant, and polypeptides encoded thereby. The DNA molecules are useful for specifying a gene product in cells, either as a promoter or as a protein coding sequence or as an UTR or as a 3? termination sequence, and are also useful in controlling the behavior of a gene in the chromosome, in controlling the expression of a gene or as tools for genetic mapping, recognizing or isolating identical or related DNA fragments, or identification of a particular individual organism, or for clustering of a group of organisms with a common trait.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2003Publication date: October 22, 2009Inventors: Nickolai Alexandrov, Nestor Apuya, Vyacheslav Brover, Xianfeng Chen, Jean-Baptiste Dumas, Yiwen Fang, Kenneth Feldmann, Peter Mascia, Jack Okamuro, Roger Pennell, Richard Schneegerger, Gopalakrishnan Subramanian, Maxim Troukhan, Liansheng Zheng, Edward Kiegle, Diane Jofuku Okamuro, William J. Kimmerly, Shing Kwok, Tatiana Tatarinova, Wayne Volkmuth
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Publication number: 20090181851Abstract: The present invention is directed to promoter sequences and promoter control elements, polynucleotide constructs comprising the promoters and control elements, and methods of identifying the promoters, control elements, or fragments thereof. The invention further relates to the use of the present promoters or promoter control elements to modulate transcript levels.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2008Publication date: July 16, 2009Applicant: CERES, INC.Inventors: Zhihong Cook, Yiwen Fang, Kenneth Feldmann, Edward A. Kiegle, Shing Kwok, Yu-Ping Lu, Leonard Medrano, Roger Pennell, Richard Schneeberger, Chuan-Yin Wu, Nestor Apuya, Diane Jofuku, Jonathan Donson
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Patent number: 7291766Abstract: The invention provides methods of modulating seed mass and other traits in plants. The methods involve producing transgenic plants comprising a recombinant expression cassette containing an ADC nucleic acid linked to a plant promoter.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2005Date of Patent: November 6, 2007Assignee: The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: K. Diane Jofuku, Jack K. Okamuro
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Publication number: 20070006335Abstract: The present invention is directed to promoter sequences and promoter control elements, polynucleotide constructs comprising the promoters and control elements, and methods of identifying the promoters, control elements, or fragments thereof. The invention further relates to the use of the present promoters or promoter control elements to modulate transcript levels.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2005Publication date: January 4, 2007Inventors: Zhihong Cook, Yiwen Fang, Kenneth Feldmann, Edward Kiegle, Shing Kwok, Yu-Ping Lu, Leonard Medrano, Roger Pennell, Richard Schneeberger, Chuan-Yin Wu, Nestor Apuya, Diane Jofuku, Jonathan Donson
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Patent number: 7126043Abstract: The invention provides methods of modulating seed mass and other traits in plants, including oat, wheat, rice, and maize. The methods involve producing transgenic plants comprising a recombinant expression cassette containing an ADC nucleic acid linked to a plant promoter.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2000Date of Patent: October 24, 2006Assignee: Ceres, Inc.Inventor: K. Diane Jofuku
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Publication number: 20060021083Abstract: The present invention is directed to promoter sequences and promoter control elements, polynucleotide constructs comprising the promoters and control elements, and methods of identifying the promoters, control elements, or fragments thereof. The invention further relates to the use of the present promoters or promoter control elements to modulate transcript levels.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2005Publication date: January 26, 2006Inventors: Zhihong Cook, Yiwen Fang, Kenneth Feldmann, Edward Kiegle, Shing Kwok, Roger Pennell, Richard Schneeberger, Chuan-Yin Wu, Nestor Apuya, Diane Jofuku, Jonathan Donson
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Publication number: 20060015970Abstract: Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides encoded thereby are described, together with the use of those products for making transgenic plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2004Publication date: January 19, 2006Applicant: Cers, Inc.Inventors: Roger Pennell, Jack Okamuro, Richard Schneeberger, Yiwen Fang, Shing Kwok, Diane Jofuku, Edward Kiegle, Jonathan Donson, Nestor Apuya
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Patent number: 6846669Abstract: The invention provides methods of modulating seed mass and other traits in plants. The methods involve producing transgenic plants comprising a recombinant expression cassette containing an ADC nucleic acid linked to a plant promoter.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 1997Date of Patent: January 25, 2005Assignee: The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: K. Diane Jofuku, Jack K. Okamuro
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Patent number: 6329567Abstract: The invention provides methods of modulating seed mass and other traits in plants. The methods involve producing transgenic plants comprising a recombinant expression cassette containing an ADC nucleic acid linked to a plant promoter.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 1998Date of Patent: December 11, 2001Assignee: The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: K. Diane Jofuku, Jack K. Okamuro
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Patent number: 6093874Abstract: The invention provides methods of modulating seed mass and other traits in plants. The methods involve producing transgenic plants comprising a recombinant expression cassette containing an ADC nucleic acid linked to a plant promoter.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 1997Date of Patent: July 25, 2000Assignee: The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: K. Diane Jofuku, Jack K. Okamuro
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Patent number: 5994622Abstract: The invention provides methods of modulating seed mass and other traits in plants. The methods involve producing transgenic plants comprising a recombinant expression cassette containing an AP2 nucleic acid linked to a plant promoter.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 1996Date of Patent: November 30, 1999Assignee: The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: K. Diane Jofuku, Jack K. Okamuro