Patents by Inventor Gloria Coruzzi

Gloria Coruzzi 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).

  • Plant glutamate receptors
    Patent number: 6451546
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a family of GluR in plants, including ionotropic (iGluR), metabotropic (mGluR) and other glutamate-like plant receptors. The plant GluRs of the invention may function as signal transducers involved in the regulation of plant growth. The invention also relates to the identification of compounds that modulate the activity of the plant GluR, and the use of such compounds as plant growth regulators, including herbicides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: New York University
    Inventors: Gloria Coruzzi, Igor Oliveira, Hon-Ming Lam, Ming-Hsiun Hsieh
  • Plant glutamate receptors
    Patent number: 5981703
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a family of GluR in plants, including ionotropic (iGluR), metabotropic (mGluR) and other glutamate-like plant receptors. The plant GluRs of the invention may function as signal transducers involved in the regulation of plant growth. The invention also relates to the identification of compounds that modulate the activity of the plant GluR, and the use of such compounds as plant growth regulators, including herbicides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: New York University
    Inventors: Gloria Coruzzi, Igor Oliveira, Hon-Ming Lam, Ming-Hsiun Hsieh
  • Plant glutamate receptors
    Patent number: 5959174
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a family of GluR in plants, including ionotropic (iGluR), metabotropic (mGluR) and other glutamate-like plant receptors. The plant GluRs of the invention may function as signal transducers involved in the regulation of plant growth. The invention also relates to the identification of compounds that modulate the activity of the plant GluR, and the use of such compounds as plant growth regulators, including herbicides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Inventors: Gloria Coruzzi, Igor Oliveira, Hon-Ming Lam, Ming-Hsiun Hsieh
  • Plant glutamate receptors
    Patent number: 5824867
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a family of GluR in plants, including ionotropic (iGluR), metabotropic (mGluR) and other glutamate-like plant receptors. The plant GluRs of the invention may function as signal transducers involved in the regulation of plant growth. The invention also relates to the identification of compounds that modulate the activity of the plant GluR, and the use of such compounds as plant growth regulators, including herbicides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Assignee: New York University
    Inventors: Gloria Coruzzi, Igor Oliveira, Hon-Ming Lam, Ming-Hsiun Hsieh