Patents by Inventor Jack Widholm

Jack Widholm 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).

  • USE OF TRYPTOPHAN INDOLE AND ANTHRANILATE ANALOGS AS PLANT TRANSFORMATION SELECTION AGENTS
    Publication number: 20080028488
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are described using tryptophan analogs, indole analogs, and mixtures thereof as agents for selecting plant cells that have been transformed with an anthranilate synthase (ASA2) gene or a fragment thereof, where the ASA2 gene encodes a feedback-insensitive form of anthranilate synthase (AS).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Jack Widholm, Pierluigi Barone, Xing-Hai Zhang