Patents by Inventor Gerhard Rakow

Gerhard 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).

  • LOW FIBER YELLOW CANOLA SEEDS COMPRISING HIGH OLEIC, LOW LINOLENIC OIL
    Publication number: 20220295718
    Abstract: The subject invention provides low fiber, yellow-seeded canola, and related canola meal and animal feed. Oil produced from this seed has at least 68% oleic acid and no more than 3% linolenic acid, relative to the total fatty acids in the oil. Specific canola lines exhibiting these characteristics are also provided. Canola seed offering the combined advantages of excellent oil together with high-quality meal has not heretofore been provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Chibwe CHUNGU, Thomas J. KUBIK, Gerhard RAKOW, John P. RANEY
  • LOW FIBER YELLOW CANOLA SEEDS COMPRISING HIGH OLEIC, LOW LINOLENIC OIL
    Publication number: 20200060135
    Abstract: The subject invention provides low fiber, yellow-seeded canola, and related canola meal and animal feed. Oil produced from this seed has at least 68% oleic acid and no more than 3% linolenic acid, relative to the total fatty acids in the oil. Specific canola lines exhibiting these characteristics are also provided. Canola seed offering the combined advantages of excellent oil together with high-quality meal has not heretofore been provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Chibwe CHUNGU, Thomas J. KUBIK, Gerhard RAKOW, John P. RANEY
  • LOW FIBER YELLOW CANOLA SEEDS COMPRISING HIGH OLEIC, LOW LINOLENIC OIL
    Publication number: 20150334976
    Abstract: The subject invention provides low fiber, yellow-seeded canola, and related canola meal and animal feed. Oil produced from this seed has at least 68% oleic acid and no more than 3% linolenic acid, relative to the total fatty acids in the oil. Specific canola lines exhibiting these characteristics are also provided. Canola seed offering the combined advantages of excellent oil together with high-quality meal has not heretofore been provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Chibwe CHUNGU, Thomas J. KUBIK, Gerhard RAKOW, John P. RANEY
  • Low fiber yellow canola seeds comprising high, oleic, low linolenic oil
    Patent number: 9066483
    Abstract: The subject invention provides low fiber, yellow-seeded canola, and related canola meal and animal feed. Oil produced from this seed has at least 68% oleic acid and no more than 3% linolenic acid, relative to the total fatty acids in the oil. Specific canola lines exhibiting these characteristics are also provided. Canola seed offering the combined advantages of excellent oil together with high-quality meal has not heretofore been provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignees: Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada as represented by the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Chibwe Chungu, Gerhard Rakow, Thomas J. Kubik, Barbara L. Raney
  • Low Fiber Yellow Canola Seeds Comprising High Oleic, Low Linolenic Oil
    Publication number: 20100303999
    Abstract: The subject invention provides low fiber, yellow-seeded canola, and related canola meal and animal feed. Oil produced from this seed has at least 68% oleic acid and no more than 3% linolenic acid, relative to the total fatty acids in the oil. Specific canola lines exhibiting these characteristics are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: Her Majesty The Queen in Right of Canada as Repre- sented by the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Fo
    Inventors: Chibwe Chungu, Gerhard Rakow, John P. Raney, Thomas J. Kubik
  • Plant fatty acid desaturases and alleles therefor
    Patent number: 7081564
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention provides new variants of the Fad3 enzyme, including amino acid substitutions, as well as nucleic acid sequences encoding such peptides. Other aspects of the invention include transgenic plants and plant parts. Vectors capable of transforming plant cells are provided, including the nucleic acids of the invention, including Fad3 coding sequences. Corresponding methods are provided for obtaining the transgenic plants of the invention. Methods are provided for using the plants of the invention, including selected plants and transgenic plants, to obtain plant products. Amplification primers for identifying the Fad3 alleles of the invention are provided, together with methods of obtaining plants using the Fad3 alleles of the invention as markers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Assignee: Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada, as represented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
    Inventors: Daryl Somers, Gerhard Rakow
  • Plant fatty acid desaturases and alleles therefor
    Publication number: 20030150020
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention provides new variants of the Fad3 enzyme, including amino acid substitutions, as well as nucleic acid sequences encoding such peptides. Other aspects of the invention include transgenic plants and plant parts. Vectors capable of transforming plant cells are provided, including the nucleic acids of the invention, including Fad3 coding sequences. Corresponding methods are provided for obtaining the transgenic plants of the invention. Methods are provided for using the plants of the invention, including selected plants and transgenic plants, to obtain plant products. Amplification primers for identifying the Fad3 alleles of the invention are provided, together with methods of obtaining plants using the Fad3 alleles of the invention as markers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Applicant: Her Majesty in Right of Canada as Represented by the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
    Inventors: Daryl Somers, Gerhard Rakow