Patents by Inventor Erik J. Sacks

Erik J. Sacks 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).

  • HIGH BIOMASS MISCANTHUS VARIETIES
    Publication number: 20130111619
    Abstract: The present invention provides varieties of fertile Miscanthus that have greater water deficit tolerance, greater vigor, greater cold tolerance, later flowering, and/or higher biomass, i.e., greater biomass than a control Miscanthus plant, and methods for producing and using the said Miscanthus varieties. These varieties may be used to produce cellulosic biofuels, or to produce inbred or hybrid Miscanthus plants. Plant cells, seeds and other plant parts are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: Mendel Biotechnology Inc.
    Inventors: Erik J. Sacks, Katrin Jakob, Neal I. Gutterson