Patents by Inventor Gary Mark Hellmann

Gary Mark Hellmann 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).

  • Method for regeneration of salvia species
    Patent number: 5908771
    Abstract: Salvia is regenerated via organogenesis using plant tissue culture techniques in a multistage culturing process. Roots can be induced from regenerated shoots, and the regenerated plants can be transferred to soil for further growth after the root system is well established.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1999
    Assignee: R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
    Inventors: Wennuan Liu, Gary Mark Hellmann, Richard Carlton Reich
  • DNA sequence encoding nicotiana squalene synthetase
    Patent number: 5741898
    Abstract: A DNA sequence isolated form a Nicotiana species (e.g., Nicotiana benthamiana) has SEQ ID NO: 1. The DNA sequence encodes a polypeptide having enzymatic activity for producing squalene. The polypeptide is referred to as squalene synthetase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1998
    Inventors: Kathleen Marie Hanley, Gary Mark Hellmann, Olivier Nicolas
  • DNA sequences encoding enzymes useful in phytoene biosynthesis
    Patent number: 5705624
    Abstract: DNA sequences isolated from Nicotiana species (e.g., Nicotiana tabacum and Nicotiana benthamiana) and encoding polypeptides having enzymatic activity for producing phytoene, and the polypeptides encoded, are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1998
    Inventors: Wayne Paul Fitzmaurice, Gary Mark Hellmann, Laurence Kay Grill, Monto Hiroshi Kumagai, Guy Richard della-Cioppa