Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Q. Shen

Jeffrey Q. Shen 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).

  • Temporal seed promoters for expressing genes in plants
    Patent number: 8193413
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of plant genetic engineering. More specifically, the present invention relates to seed specific gene expression during a defined period of embryogenesis. The present invention provides promoters capable of transcribing heterologous nucleic acid sequences in seeds, and methods of modifying, producing, and using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Qi Wang, Lisa M. Weaver, Tim N. Oulmassov, Jeffrey Ahrens, Patrice Dubois, Jeffrey Q. Shen
  • TEMPORAL SEED PROMOTERS FOR EXPRESSING GENES IN PLANTS
    Publication number: 20100077504
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of plant genetic engineering. More specifically, the present invention relates to seed specific gene expression during a defined period of embryogenesis. The present invention provides promoters capable of transcribing heterologous nucleic acid sequences in seeds, and methods of modifying, producing, and using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Qi Wang, Lisa M. Weaver, Tim N. Oulmassov, Jeffrey Ahrens, Patrice Dubois, Jeffrey Q. Shen