Patents by Inventor Donald S. Robertson

Donald S. Robertson 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).

  • Isolation and use of cuticular lipid genes
    Patent number: 6060644
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cuticular lipid genes, their gene products, and methods of use thereof, for the generation of new plant varieties having novel environmental, disease and pest resistance. In particular, certain isolated or enriched nucleic acids specifying cuticular lipid genes, or portions thereof, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Assignee: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick S. Schnable, Donald S. Robertson, Joel D. Hansen, Basil J. Nikolau, Xiaojie Xu, Yiji Xia
  • Dominant amylose-extender mutant of maize
    Patent number: 5004864
    Abstract: A transferrable maize gene is disclosed which is a dominant mutant allele at the amylose-extender (ae) locus. Maize seeds having this gene produce a high-amylose starch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1991
    Assignee: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald S. Robertson, Philip S. Stinard