Patents by Inventor Eric Worley

Eric Worley 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).

  • Regulating nutrient allocation in plants
    Patent number: 8907164
    Abstract: The invention provides coding and promoter sequences for a VS-1 and AP-2 gene, which affects the developmental process of senescence in plants. Vectors, transgenic plants, seeds, and host cells comprising heterologous VS-1 and AP-2 genes are also provided. Additionally provided are methods of altering nutrient allocation and composition in a plant using the VS-1 and AP-2 genes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundations, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Udvardi, Jiading Yang, Eric Worley
  • REGULATING NUTRIENT ALLOCATION IN PLANTS
    Publication number: 20110271398
    Abstract: The invention provides coding and promoter sequences for a VS-1 and AP-2 gene, which affects the developmental process of senescence in plants. Vectors, transgenic plants, seeds, and host cells comprising heterologous VS-1 and AP-2 genes are also provided. Additionally provided are methods of altering nutrient allocation and composition in a plant using the VS-1 and AP-2 genes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: Michael Udvardi, Jiading Yang, Eric Worley