Patents by Inventor John B. Ohlrogge

John B. Ohlrogge 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).

  • Method for production of petroselinic acid and OMEGA12 hexadecanoic acid in transgenic plants
    Patent number: 5430134
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing lipids containing the fatty acid petroselinic acid in plants. The production of petroselinic acid is accomplished by genetically transforming plants which do not normally accumulate petroselinic acid with a gene for a .omega.12 desaturase from another species which does normally accumulate petroselinic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1995
    Assignee: Michigan State University
    Inventors: John B. Ohlrogge, Edgar B. Cahoon, John Shanklin, Christopher R. Somerville
  • Synthetic gene for acyl carrier protein
    Patent number: 4888282
    Abstract: A synthetic gene which encodes for acyl carrier protein (ACP) has been designed. Construction, cloning, and expression in E. coli of spinach ACP-I has been demonstrated. In vitro production of ACP by appropriate expression vectors carrying the synthetic gene will augment the meager supply of this protein. Analogous genes designed for expression of ACP in plants would be a useful tool for controlling fatty acid synthesis and metabolism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 19, 1989
    Assignees: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Purdue University
    Inventors: Phillips D. Beremand, John B. Ohlrogge, David N. Kuhn