Patents by Inventor James Gérard McCarthy

James Gérard McCarthy 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).

  • Polynucleotides Encoding Lignin Biosynthetic Pathway Enzymes in Coffee
    Publication number: 20090313728
    Abstract: Polynucleotides encoding polypeptides that comprise the biosynthetic pathway for lignins in the coffee plant are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for using these polynucleotides and polypeptides for the manipulation of flavor, aroma, and other features of coffee beans, as well as the manipulation resistance to pathogen, herbivore, and insect attack in the coffee plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicants: NESTEC S. A., CORNELL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Maud Lepelley, James Gérard McCarthy, Vincent Petiard, Gerald Cheminade, Steven D. Tanksley, Chenwei Lin
  • Oleosin Genes and Promoters From Coffee
    Publication number: 20090229007
    Abstract: Oleosin- and steroleosin-encoding polynucleotides from coffee plants are disclosed. Also disclosed are promoter sequences from coffee oleosin genes, and methods for using these polynucleotides and promoters for gene regulation and manipulation of flavor, aroma and other features of coffee beans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: Steven D. Tanksley, Chenwei Lin, Andrew Simkin, James Gerard McCarthy, Vincent Petiard
  • Polynucleotides encoding carotenoid and apocartenoid biosynthetic pathway enzymes in coffee
    Publication number: 20090178156
    Abstract: Polynucleotides encoding polypeptides that comprise the biosynthetic pathway for carotenoids and apocarotenoids in the coffee plant are disclosed. Also disclosed are a promoter sequence from a coffee carotenoid gene, and methods for using these polynucleotides, polypeptides, and promoter sequences for gene regulation and the manipulation of flavor, aroma, and other features of coffee beans, as well as the manipulation of photosynthesis in the coffee plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2006
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicants: NESTEC S.A., CORNELL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Steven D. Tanksley, Chenwei Lin, Andrew Simkin, James Gerard McCarthy, Vincent Petiard