Patents by Inventor Elison Blancaflor

Elison Blancaflor 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).

  • Methods and compositions for altering lignin composition in plants
    Patent number: 9909136
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for decreasing lignin content in plants by reducing expression of a folylpolyglutamate synthetase 1 (FPGS1) coding sequence in the plant. Also provided are methods for reducing lignin content in a plant by down-regulation of FPGS1 expression in the plant. Nucleic acid molecules for modulation of FPGS1 expression and transgenic plants the same are also provided. Plants described herein may be used, for example, as improved biofuel feedstock and as highly digestible forage crops. Methods for processing plant tissue and for producing biofuels by utilizing such plants are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Avinash C. Srivastava, Yuhong Tang, Elison Blancaflor
  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR ALTERING LIGNIN COMPOSITION IN PLANTS
    Publication number: 20150322448
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for decreasing lignin content in plants by reducing expression of a folylpolyglutamate synthetase 1 (FPGS1) coding sequence in the plant. Also provided are methods for reducing lignin content in a plant by down-regulation of FPGS1 expression in the plant. Nucleic acid molecules for modulation of FPGS1 expression and transgenic plants the same are also provided. Plants described herein may be used, for example, as improved biofuel feedstock and as highly digestible forage crops. Methods for processing plant tissue and for producing biofuels by utilizing such plants are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: AVINASH C. SRIVASTAVA, Yuhong Tang, Elison Blancaflor
  • Plant fatty acid amide hydrolases
    Patent number: 7316928
    Abstract: The invention provides plant fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) coding sequences. Also provided are constructs comprising these sequences, plants transformed therewith and methods of use thereof. The invention allows the modification of plants for FAAH activity and N-Acylethanolamine levels. Such modification may be used to produce plants that are improved with respect to growth, seed germination, pathogen response and stress tolerance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignees: The University of North Texas, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation
    Inventors: Kent D. Chapman, Rhidaya Shrestha, Elison Blancaflor, Richard A. Dixon
  • Plant fatty acid amide hydrolases
    Publication number: 20050028233
    Abstract: The invention provides plant fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) coding sequences. Also provided are constructs comprising these sequences, plants transformed therewith and methods of use thereof. The invention allows the modification of plants for FAAH activity and N-Acylethanolamine levels. Such modification may be used to produce plants that are improved with respect to growth, seed germination, pathogen response and stress tolerance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Inventors: Kent Chapman, Rhidaya Shrestha, Elison Blancaflor, Richard Dixon