Patents by Inventor Frederick Hempel

Frederick Hempel 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).

  • Early flowering in genetically modified plants
    Publication number: 20070199107
    Abstract: The present invention provides polynucleotides encoding CCAAT-binding transcription factor polypeptides that modulate the onset of reproductive development in plants. Polynucleotides encoding functional CCAAT-binding transcription factors were incorporated into expression vectors, introduced into plants, and ectopically expressed. The encoded polypeptides of the invention significantly shortened the time to flower development in the transgenic plants, as compared to the flowering time of control plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Applicant: Mendel Biotechnology, Inc.
    Inventors: Oliver Ratcliffe, Roderick Kumimoto, Peter Repetti, T. Reuber, Robert Creelman, Frederick Hempel
  • Plant transcriptional regulators
    Publication number: 20060272060
    Abstract: The invention relates to plant transcription factor polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, homologs from a variety of plant species, and methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to produce transgenic plants having improved tolerance to drought, shade, and low nitrogen conditions, as compared to wild-type or reference plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Applicant: Mendel Biotechnology
    Inventors: Jacqueline Heard, Jose Riechmann, Robert Creelman, Oliver Ratcliffe, Roger Canales, Peter Repetti, Roderick Kumimoto, Neal Gutterson, T. Reuber, Omaira Pineda, Bradley Sherman, Tracy Morrison, James Keddie, Cai-Zhong Jiang, Karen Century, Luc Adam, James Zhang, Frederick Hempel, Jeffrey Libby
  • Transcriptional regulation of plant biomass and abiotic stress tolerance
    Publication number: 20050097638
    Abstract: The invention relates to plant transcription factor polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, homologs from a variety of plant species, and methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to produce transgenic plants having advantageous properties, including increased biomass or improved cold or other osmotic stress tolerance, as compared to wild-type or reference plants. The invention also pertains to expression systems that may be used to regulate these transcription factor polynucleotides, providing constitutive, transient, inducible and tissue-specific regulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2004
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Applicant: Mendel Biotechnology, Inc.
    Inventors: Cai-Zhong Jiang, Jacqueline Heard, Oliver Ratcliffe, Neal Gutterson, Frederick Hempel, Roderick Kumimoto, James Keddie, Bradley Sherman, Jeffrey Libby