Patents by Inventor Gerhard Peter Schwall

Gerhard Peter Schwall 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 producing modified starch
    Patent number: 7534931
    Abstract: A method for modifying plants by manipulating the activity of a combination of plant enzymes having starch synthase activity, in particular starch synthase II (SSII) and starch synthase III (SSIII). Modified plants, their use as food products and starch, in particular obtained from a modified potato plant, having novel properties and uses thereof are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Brunob II B.V.
    Inventors: Stephen Alan Jobling, Roger John Westcott, Gerhard Peter Schwall, Catherine Rosemary Martin, Elizabeth Anne Edwards, Alison Mary Smith
  • Starch obtainable from modified plants
    Patent number: 6635756
    Abstract: A starch obtained from a plant modified by manipulating the activity of a combination of plant enzymes having starch synthase activity, in particular starch synthase II (SSII) and starch synthase III (SSIII). Modified plants, their use as food products and starch, in particular obtained from a modified potato plant, having unexpected properties and uses thereof are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: National Starch and Chemical Investment Holding Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen Alan Jobling, Roger John Westcott, Gerhard Peter Schwall, Catherine Rosemary Martin, Elizabeth Anne Edwards, Alison Mary Smith