Patents by Inventor Jan Custers

Jan Custers 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 the BNM3 transcriptional activator to control plant embryogenesis and regeneration processes
    Patent number: 7151170
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a gene obtained during the induction of microspore embryogenisis. The protein encoded by this gene renders plant cells embryongenic, and increases the regenerative capacity of the plant cell. Also disclosed is the regulatory region of this gene and its use for directing the expression of a gene of interest within a suitable host cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Assignees: Plant Research International B.V., Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
    Inventors: Kim Boutilier, Therese Ouellet, Jan Custers, Jiro Hattori, Brian Miki, Michiel Van Lookeren Campagne