Patents by Inventor Joanne Schwaar

Joanne Schwaar 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).

  • Modulating beta-damascenone in plants
    Patent number: 9683240
    Abstract: A mutant, non-naturally occurring or transgenic plant cell comprising: (i) a polynucleotide comprising, consisting or consisting essentially of a sequence encoding a neoxanthin synthase and having at least 60% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:1 or SEQ ID No. 6; (ii) a polypeptide encoded by the polynucleotide set forth in (i); (iii) a polypeptide having at least 66% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:2 or at least 60% sequence identity to SEQ ID No. 7; or (iv) a construct, vector or expression vector comprising the isolated polynucleotide set forth in (i), and wherein the expression or activity of the neoxanthin synthase is modulated as compared to a control or wild type plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Lucien Bovet, Jeremy Catinot, Joanne Schwaar
  • MODULATING BETA-DAMASCENONE IN PLANTS
    Publication number: 20140289901
    Abstract: A mutant, non-naturally occurring or transgenic plant cell comprising: (i) a polynucleotide comprising, consisting or consisting essentially of a sequence encoding a neoxanthin synthase and having at least 60% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:1 or SEQ ID No. 6; (ii) a polypeptide encoded by the polynucleotide set forth in (i); (iii) a polypeptide having at least 66% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:2 or at least 60% sequence identity to SEQ ID No. 7; or (iv) a construct, vector or expression vector comprising the isolated polynucleotide set forth in (i), and wherein the expression or activity of the neoxanthin synthase is modulated as compared to a control or wild type plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventors: Lucien Bovet, Jeremy Catinot, Joanne Schwaar