Patents by Inventor Dounya Knizia

Dounya Knizia 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).

  • Soybean Lines with Low Saturated Fatty Acid and High Oleic Acid Contents
    Publication number: 20220380789
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a transgenic soybean plant having increased oleic acid content comprising a polynucleotide comprising a fatty acid thioesterase (FAT) related promoter that functions in the soybean plant operably linked to a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide having FAT activity. The invention is further directed to a method of increasing oleic acid content of a soybean plant comprising transforming a soybean plant with a polynucleotide comprising a fatty acid thioesterase (FAT) related promoter that functions in the soybean plant operably linked to a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide having FAT activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University
    Inventors: Khalid Meksem, Naoufal Lakhssassi, Dounya Knizia, Zhou Zhou
  • Compositions and Methods to Increase Oleic Acid Content in Soybeans
    Publication number: 20220364106
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a transgenic soybean plant with increased oleic acid content comprising a polynucleotide encoding a fatty acid desaturase (FAD) related promoter that functions in the soybean plant operably linked to a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide having FAD activity. The invention is also related to a plant of an agronomically elite soybean variety with increased oleic acid content comprising a polynucleotide encoding a fatty acid desaturase (FAD) related promoter that functions in the soybean plant operably linked to a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide having FAD activity. The invention is still further directed to a method of increasing the oleic acid content of a soybean plant comprising transforming the soybean plant with a polynucleotide encoding a fatty acid desaturase (FAD) related promoter that functions in the soybean plant operably linked to a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide having FAD activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University
    Inventors: Khalid Meksem, Naoufal Lakhssassi, Dounya Knizia