Patents by Inventor Glen E. Ruttencutter

Glen E. Ruttencutter 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).

  • Transgenic plants expressing ACC oxidase genes
    Patent number: 6043409
    Abstract: The cDNA and genomic DNA encoding the ACC oxidase of broccoli are provided along with recombinant materials containing antisense constructs of these DNA sequences to permit control of the level of ACC oxidase in and, thus, the maturation and aging of Brassica oleracea plants which allows one to influence, e.g., lengthen, the shelflife of these plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventors: Maury L. Boeshore, Rosaline Z. Deng, Kim J. Camey, John F. Reynolds, Glen E. Ruttencutter
  • Transgenic plants expressing ACC synthase gene
    Patent number: 5998702
    Abstract: The genomic DNA encoding the ACC synthase of broccoli is provided along with recombinant materials containing constructs of this DNA sequence to permit control of the level of ACC synthase in and, thus, the maturation and aging of Brassica oleracea plants which allows one to influence, e.g. lengthen, the shelf-life of these plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventors: Maury L. Boeshore, Rosaline Z. Deng, Kim J. Carney, Glen E. Ruttencutter, John F. Reynolds