Patents by Inventor Joanna Louise Mimica

Joanna Louise Mimica 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).

  • Wheat pigment
    Publication number: 20090246349
    Abstract: The present invention relates to genes, and markers therefor, involved in lutein production in cereal plants such as wheat. In particular, the invention characterizes ?-cyclase and phytoene synthase genes from wheat. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the manipulation of ?-cyclase and/or phytoene synthase expression to alter colour traits of a plant which can effect the characteristics of food and/or non-food products obtained from said plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2006
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Joanna Louise Mimica, Crispin Alexander Howitt, Barry James Pogson