Patents by Inventor Erik Vollbrecht

Erik Vollbrecht 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).

  • Nucleotide sequences encoding fasciated EAR4 (FEA4) and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 9850495
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for modulating shoot apical meristem size are provided. Methods are provided for modulating the expression of Fea4 sequence in a host plant or plant cell to modulate agronomic characteristics such as altered size and number of organs, including plant seeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignees: E. I. du Pont de Nemours And Company, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen M Allen, David Peter Jackson, Mai Komatsu, Michael Pautler, Hajime Sakai, Erik Vollbrecht, Rebecca Weeks
  • NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES ENCODING FASCIATED EAR4 (FEA4) AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150033415
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for modulating shoot apical meristem size are provided. Methods are provided for modulating the expression of Fea4 sequence in a host plant or plant cell to modulate agronomic characteristics such as altered size and number of organs, including plant seeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: E I DuPont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Stephen M. Allen, David Peter Jackson, Mai Komatsu, Michael Pautler, Hajime Sakai, Erik Vollbrecht, Rebecca Weeks