Patents by Inventor Grisel P. Ponciano

Grisel P. Ponciano 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).

  • SYNTHETIC ENZYME COMPLEXES FOR IN VITRO RUBBER PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20220073953
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are recombinant enzymes derived from various rubber-producing plants and the use of those enzymes in the production of natural rubber outside of plant tissues. Systems and methods for the utilization of these enzymes in the production of natural rubber are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: GRISEL P. PONCIANO, COLLEEN M. MCMAHAN, PAUL HOEPRICH, PATRICK SCANNON
  • Genetically altered guayule having increased rubber production and methods thereof
    Patent number: 10961541
    Abstract: Genetically altered guayule are generated which produce more rubber than the amount of rubber produced by a wild-type guayule. The genetically altered guayule plant contains an expression vector that encodes a protein involved in rubber production. Method of making and using the genetically altered guayule are included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: William R. Belknap, Colleen M. McMahan, Jose A. Valdes Franco, Yong Q. Gu, Grisel P. Ponciano
  • GENETICALLY ALTERED GUAYULE HAVING INCREASED RUBBER PRODUCTION AND METHODS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20190085343
    Abstract: Genetically altered guayule are generated which produce more rubber than the amount of rubber produced by a wild-type guayule. The genetically altered guayule plant contains an expression vector that encodes a protein involved in rubber production. Method of making and using the genetically altered guayule are included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: William R. Belknap, Colleen M. McMahan, Jose A. Valdes Franco, Yong Q. Gu, Grisel P. Ponciano