Patents by Inventor Geoffrey Bruce Fincher
Geoffrey Bruce Fincher 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).
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Patent number: 10190130Abstract: The present invention relates generally to polysaccharide synthases. More particularly, the present invention relates to (1,3;1,4)-?-D-glucan synthases. The present invention provides, among other things, methods for influencing the level of (1,3;1,4)-?-D-glucan produced by a cell and nucleic acid and amino acid sequences which encode (1,3;1,4)-?-D-glucan synthases.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2017Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignees: Adelaide Research & Innovation Pty Ltd, Grains Research & Development Corporation, The University of MelbourneInventors: Rachel Anita Burton, Geoffrey Bruce Fincher, Antony Bacic
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Publication number: 20170342432Abstract: The present invention relates generally to polysaccharide synthases. More particularly, the present invention relates to (1,3;1,4)-?-D-glucan synthases. The present invention provides, among other things, methods for influencing the level of (1,3;1,4)-?-D-glucan produced by a cell and nucleic acid and amino acid sequences which encode (1,3;1,4)-?-D-glucan synthases.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Rachel Anita Burton, Geoffrey Bruce Fincher, Antony Bacic
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Patent number: 9708623Abstract: The present invention relates generally to polysaccharide synthases. More particularly, the present invention relates to (1,3;1,4)-?-D-glucan synthases. The present invention provides, among other things, methods for influencing the level of (1,3;1,4)-?-D-glucan produced by a cell and nucleic acid and amino acid sequences which encode (1,3;1,4)-?-D-glucan synthases.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2014Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignees: Adelaide Research & Innovation Pty Ltd, Grains Research & Development Corporation, The University of MelbourneInventors: Rachel Anita Burton, Geoffrey Bruce Fincher, Antony Bacic
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Publication number: 20150203599Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to polysaccharide synthases. The present disclosure reveals that a subset of the CesA gene family encode XynS xylan synthases. As a result of the identification of XynS nucleic acids, and corresponding amino acid sequences that encode XynS xylan synthases, the present invention provides, inter alia, methods and compositions for modulating the level and/or activity of xylan synthase in a cell and/or modulating the level of xylan produced by a cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2013Publication date: July 23, 2015Applicant: ADELAIDE RESEARCH & INNOVATION PTY LTDInventors: Geoffrey Bruce Fincher, Rachel Anita Burton
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Publication number: 20140366226Abstract: The present invention relates generally to polysaccharide synthases. More particularly, the present invention relates to (1,3;1,4)-?-D-glucan synthases. The present invention provides, among other things, methods for influencing the level of (1,3;1,4)-?-D-glucan produced by a cell and nucleic acid and amino acid sequences which encode (1,3;1,4)-?-D-glucan synthases.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2014Publication date: December 11, 2014Inventors: Rachel Anita Burton, Geoffrey Bruce Fincher, Antony Bacic
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Publication number: 20140165231Abstract: The present invention relates generally to polysaccharide synthases. More particularly, the present invention relates to (1,3;1,4)-?-D-glucan synthases. The present invention provides, among other things, methods for influencing the level of (1,3;1,4)-?-D-glucan produced by a cell and nucleic acid and amino acid sequences which encode (1,3;1,4)-?-D-glucan synthases.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2013Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicants: The University Of Melbourne, Grains Research & Development Corporation, The University Of Adelaide, Commonwealth Scientific And Industrial Research OrganisationInventors: Monika Susanne DOBLIN, Filomena Angela PETTOLINO, Antony BACIC, Stephen Alan JOBLING, Geoffrey Bruce FINCHER, Rachel Anita BURTON
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Patent number: 8618356Abstract: The present invention relates generally to polysaccharide synthases. More particularly, the present invention relates to (1,3;1,4)-?-D-glucan synthases. The present invention provides, among other things, methods for influencing the level of (1,3;1,4)-?-D-glucan produced by a cell and nucleic acid and amino acid sequences which encode (1,3;1,4)-?-D-glucan synthases.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2008Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Inventors: Monika Susanne Doblin, Filomena Angela Pettolino, Antony Bacic, Stephen Alan Jobling, Geoffrey Bruce Fincher, Rachel Anita Burton
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Publication number: 20120083036Abstract: The present invention is predicated on the discovery that a polysaccharide transferase purified from barley seedlings can catalyze the formation of covalent bonds between different polysaccharides, including between xyloglucans and cellulose, and between xyloglucans and (1,3;1,4)-?-D-glucans. The present invention thus provides, among other things, an isolated or substantially purified polysaccharide transferase, wherein said polysaccharide transferase is capable of catalyzing the formation of a covalent bond between a donor polysaccharide and an acceptor polysaccharide; or a functionally active fragment or variant of said polysaccharide transferase.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2011Publication date: April 5, 2012Applicant: ADELAIDE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION PTY LTDInventors: Maria Hrmova, Geoffrey Bruce Fincher
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Publication number: 20110107467Abstract: The present invention relates generally to polysaccharide synthases. More particularly, the present invention relates to (1,3;1,4)-?-D-glucan synthases. The present invention provides, among other things, methods for influencing the level of (1,3;1,4)-?-D-glucan produced by a cell and nucleic acid and amino acid sequences which encode (1,3;1,4)-?-D-glucan synthases.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2008Publication date: May 5, 2011Applicants: THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE, THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE, GRAINS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONInventors: Monika Susanne Doblin, Filomena Angela Pettolino, Antony Bacic, Stephen Alan Jobling, Geoffrey Bruce Fincher, Rachel Anita Burton
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Publication number: 20100009414Abstract: The present invention is predicated on the discovery that a polysaccharide transferase purified from barley seedlings can catalyze the formation of covalent bonds between different polysaccharides, including between xyloglucans and cellulose, and between xyloglucans and (1,3;1,4)-?-D-glucans. The present invention thus provides, among other things, an isolated or substantially purified polysaccharide transferase, wherein said polysaccharide transferase is capable of catalyzing the formation of a covalent bond between a donor polysaccharide and an acceptor polysaccharide; or a functionally active fragment or variant of said polysaccharide transferase.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2007Publication date: January 14, 2010Applicant: ADELAIDE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION PTY LTDInventors: Maria Hrmova, Geoffrey Bruce Fincher
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Publication number: 20080307549Abstract: The present invention relates generally to polysaccharide synthases. More particularly, the present invention relates to (1,3;1,4)-beta-D-glucan synthases. The present invention provides, among other things, methods for influencing the level of (1,3;1,4)-beta-D-glucan produced by a cell and nucleic acid and amino acid sequences which encode (1,3;1,4)-beta-D-glucan synthases.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2006Publication date: December 11, 2008Applicants: Adelaide Research & Innovation Pty Ltd., Grains Research & Development Corporation, The University of MelboumeInventors: Rachel Anita Burton, Geoffrey Bruce Fincher, Antony Bacic
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Publication number: 20030177530Abstract: A modified cereal (1→3,1→4)-&bgr;-glucanase is produced by the method of single point substitution in a native cereal (1→3,1→4)-&bgr;-glucanase enzyme, whereby the substitution:Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2001Publication date: September 18, 2003Applicant: BIOMOLECULAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE LTDInventors: Joseph Noozhumurry Varghese, Thomas Peter John Garrett, Geoffrey Bruce Fincher, Peter Bordier Hoj, Lin Chen
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Patent number: 6277615Abstract: This invention relates to a (1→3, 1→4)-&bgr;-glucanase (glucanase EII endohydrolase) enzyme, whose amino acid sequence has been modified in order to provide an enzyme whose three-dimensional structure confers improved thermostability and/or pH stability. Specific modifications are based upon a comparison between the three-dimensional structure (1→3, 1→4)-&bgr;-glucanase and that of (1→3)-&bgr;-glucanase. The (1→3, 1→4)-&bgr;-glucanase gene has been modified by site-directed mutagenesis, and modified enzymes have been expressed in E. coli. Modified sequences, DNA molecules encoding them, plasmids, expression vectors and transgenic plants are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 1996Date of Patent: August 21, 2001Assignees: Biomolecular Research Institute Ltd., Luminis Pty LTD, La Trobe UniversityInventors: Joseph Noozhumurry Varghese, Thomas Peter John Garrett, Geoffrey Bruce Fincher, Peter Bordier Hoj, Lin Chen