Patents by Inventor Genichi Kafefuda

Genichi Kafefuda 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).

  • Structure-based designed herbicide resistant products
    Publication number: 20030180929
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are structure-based modelling methods for the preparation of acetohydroxy acid synthase (AHAS) variants, including those that exhibit selectively increased resistance to herbicides such as imidazoline herbicides and AHAS inhibiting herbicides. The invention encompasses isolated DNAs encoding such variants, vectors that include the DNAs, and methods for producing the variant polypeptides and herbicide resistant plants containing specific AHAS gene mutations. Methods for weed control in crops are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Applicant: American Home Products Corporation
    Inventors: Genichi Kafefuda, Karl-Heinz Ott, Jae-Gyu Kwagh, Gerald W. Stockton