Patents by Inventor Gerhard F. Rakow

Gerhard F. Rakow 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).

  • Seeds, oils and seed meals produced from
    Patent number: 7279618
    Abstract: The present invention provides oil seeds obtained from Sinapis alba that have a high level of oleic acid (from about 72 to about 84% by weight), a low level of erucic acid (from 0.0 to about 0.2% by weight), low levels of p-hydroxybenzyl glucosinolate and benzyl glucosinolate (each less than or equal to about 0.1 mole per g seed), or a combination thereof. Also provided are plants that produce such oil seeds. Also disclosed are oil seeds having high levels of erucic acid (greater than about 55% by weight) and low levels of p-hydroxybenzyl glucosinolate and benzyl glucosinolate (each less than about 0.1 mole per g seed), and plants that produce such oil seed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as Represented by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
    Inventors: John Philip Raney, Gerhard F. Rakow
  • Novel seeds, oils and seed meals produced from sinapis alba
    Publication number: 20030182677
    Abstract: The present invention provides oil seeds obtained from Sinapis alba that have a high level of oleic acid (from about 72 to about 84% by weight), a low level of erucic acid (from 0.0 to about 0.2% by weight), low levels of p-hydroxybenzyl glucosinolate and benzyl glucosinolate (each less than or equal to about 0.1 mole per g seed), or a combination thereof. Also provided are plants that produce such oil seeds. Also disclosed are oil seeds having high levels of erucic acid (greater than about 55% by weight) and low levels of p-hydroxybenzyl glucosinolate and benzyl glucosinolate (each less than about 0.1 mole per g seed), and plants that produce such oil seed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: John Philip Raney, Gerhard F Rakow