Patents by Inventor Elise Vanek

Elise Vanek 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).

  • Method for producing haploid, dihaploid and doubled haploid plants by isolated microspore culture
    Patent number: 11026381
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing haploid, dihaploid, polyhaploid and/or doubled haploid plants of the family Cucurbitaceae from isolated microspores, wherein said method comprises a) culturing isolated microspores to obtain embryos competent for plant regeneration, wherein the microspores have been isolated from plant material of a donor plant of the family Cucurbitaceae; and b) regenerating plants from the embryos; wherein step (a) comprises contacting the microspores with one or more inhibitor of histone deacetylase (HDACi) and one or more polyamine. The present invention also relates to a method for producing haploid, dihaploid, polyhaploid and/or doubled haploid embryos, to related kits and compositions, and to plants obtained according to the methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Vilmorin & Cie
    Inventors: Jianxin Chen, Elise Vanek, Mark Pieper
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING HAPLOID, DIHAPLOID AND DOUBLED HAPLOID PLANTS BY ISOLATED MICROSPORE CULTURE
    Publication number: 20180213736
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing haploid, dihaploid, polyhaploid and/or doubled haploid plants of the family Cucurbitaceae from isolated microspores, wherein said method comprises a) culturing isolated microspores to obtain embryos competent for plant regeneration, wherein the microspores have been isolated from plant material of a donor plant of the family Cucurbitaceae; and b) regenerating plants from the embryos; wherein step (a) comprises contacting the microspores with one or more inhibitor of histone deacetylase (HDACi) and one or more polyamine. The present invention also relates to a method for producing haploid, dihaploid, polyhaploid and/or doubled haploid embryos, to related kits and compositions, and to plants obtained according to the methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: Vilmorin & Cie
    Inventors: Jianxin Chen, Elise Vanek, Mark Pieper