Patents by Inventor Eric Gontier

Eric Gontier 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).

  • Process for the production of recombinant proteins using carnivorous plants
    Patent number: 8178749
    Abstract: The present application relates to the provision of process for producing at least one protein, comprising the cultivation of a carnivorous plant, characterized in that said plant has been genetically modified to express said protein or proteins, and said protein or proteins are collected from the digestive secretions of said carnivorous plant traps, in particular glue, pitcher, trumpet or bladder traps. The proteins of interest are functional, despite the existence of digestive enzymes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Plant Advanced Technologies PAT SAS
    Inventors: Flore Biteau, Frédéric Bourgaud, Eric Gontier, Jean-Paul Fevre
  • PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF RECOMBINANT PROTEINS USING CARNIVOROUS PLANTS
    Publication number: 20100047864
    Abstract: The present application relates to the provision of process for producing at least one protein, comprising the cultivation of a carnivorous plant, characterized in that said plant has been genetically modified to express said protein or proteins, and said protein or proteins are collected from the digestive secretions of said carnivorous plant traps, in particular glue, pitcher, trumpet or bladder traps. The proteins of interest are functional, despite the existence of digestive enzymes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Inventors: Flore Biteau, Frederic Bourgaud, Eric Gontier, Jean-Paul Fevre
  • LYSOPHOSPHATIDIC ACID ACYLTRANSFERASE GENES AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20090271892
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the identification and characterization of new lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferases (LPAAT) as well as to the use of these enzymes for modifying plants for efficient production of modified lipids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Brigitte Thomasset, Emma Wallington, Jeroen Wilmer, Eric Gontier, Sebastien Gougeon
  • Plant Cyclopropane Fatty Acid Synthase Genes and Uses Thereof
    Publication number: 20080155714
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the identification and characterization of a plant cyclopropane fatty acid synthase and the identification and cloning of the relevant gene sequence. The invention also relates to the use of that gene for the efficient production of cyclopropane fatty acids in an oilseed crop. The invention specifically relates to a cyclopropane fatty acid synthase from a plant in which the major cyclic fatty acids accumulated in the seed are cyclopropane fatty acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2006
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicants: Total France, Limagrain Agro Industrie
    Inventors: Eric Gontier, Brigitte Thomasset, Emma Wallington, Jeroen Wilmer
  • Method for producing metabolites from plants cultivated in soil-less medium
    Patent number: 7350331
    Abstract: A method for producing molecules from plants, characterized in that the plants are cultivated in soil-less conditions and are supplied with a nutrient solution and/or sprayed with a leaching liquid, the solution and/or the liquid being subsequently recovered and treated to extract therefrom certain specific molecules which it contains and which have been released by the roots and/or top growth of the plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignees: Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine (INPL), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique
    Inventors: Eric Gontier, Alain Clement, Frederic Bourgaud, Armand Guckert
  • Method for producing branched fatty acids using genetically modified plants
    Patent number: 7166766
    Abstract: The invention relates to plant cells comprising a recombinant nucleic acid coding for a product which induces or stimulates the synthesis of branched fatty acids in said cells. It also relates to a production process for branched fatty acids using these plant cells or plants containing it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: Total Raffinage Distribution S.A.
    Inventors: Pierre Duhot, Eric Gontier, Daniel Thomas, Brigitte Thomasset, Marc Menard
  • Method for producing branched fatty acids using genetically modified plants
    Publication number: 20020120957
    Abstract: The invention relates to plant cells comprising a recombinant nucleic acid coding for a product which induces or stimulates the synthesis of branched fatty acids in said cells. It also relates to a production process for branched fatty acids using these plant cells or plants containing it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2002
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Inventors: Pierre Duhot, Eric Gontier, Daniel Thomas, Brigitte Thomasset, Marc Menard
  • Branched fatty acid lubricating compositions
    Publication number: 20020120958
    Abstract: The invention relates to plant cells comprising a recombinant nucleic acid coding for a product which induces or stimulates the synthesis of branched fatty acids in said cells. It also relates to a production process for branched fatty acids using these plant cells or plants containing it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2002
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Inventors: Pierre Duhot, Eric Gontier, Daniel Thomas, Brigitte Thomasset, Marc Menard