Patents by Inventor J. Weeks

J. Weeks 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).

  • Precise cutting
    Publication number: 20070033678
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for enhancing plant transformation. One such method entails making an excision in a selected seedling at the point where two cotyledons meet, and then vortexing the cut seedling in a solution comprising a transforming bacterium such as Agrobacterium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2006
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventors: J. Weeks, Caius Rommens, Jingsong Ye
  • Refined plant transformation
    Publication number: 20050034188
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for producing transgenic plants based on an optimized transfer of DNA from Agrobacterium to plant cells, and/or on an optimized integration of the transferred DNAs into plant cell genomes. It also provides Agrobacterium-transformation vectors that can be used to limit or eliminate the transfer of undesirable DNA. The present invention can be applied to essentially any species of plants, including many recalcitrant plant species. The present invention also provides new cyanamide resistance marker genes and proteins for enhancing plant cell transformation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Inventors: J. Weeks, Caius Rommens