Patents by Inventor John Joseph Okuley

John Joseph Okuley 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).

  • GENES FOR MICROSOMAL DELTA-12 FATTY ACID DESATURASES AND HYDROXYLASES FROM PLANTS
    Publication number: 20120151621
    Abstract: The preparation and use of nucleic acid fragments encoding fatty acid desaturase enzymes are described. The invention permits alteration of plant lipid composition. Chimeric genes incorporating such nucleic acid fragments with suitable regulatory sequences may be used to create transgenic plants with altered levels of unsaturated fatty acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Jonathan Edward Lightner, John Joseph Okuley, William Dean Hitz, Anthony John Kinney, Luis Perez-Grau, Narendra S. Yadav
  • Genes for microsomal delta-12 fatty acid desaturases and hydroxylases from plants
    Patent number: 7105721
    Abstract: The preparation and use of nucleic acid fragments encoding fatty acid desaturase enzymes are described. The invention permits alteration of plant lipid composition. Chimeric genes incorporating such nucleic acid fragments with suitable regulatory sequences may be used to create transgenic plants with altered levels of unsaturated fatty acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Jonathan Edward Lightner, John Joseph Okuley, William Dean Hitz, Anthony John Kinney, Narendra Yadav, Luis Perez Grau
  • Genes for microsomal delta-12 fatty acid desaturases and related enzymes from plants
    Patent number: 6919466
    Abstract: The preparation and use of nucleic acid fragments encoding fatty acid desaturase enzymes are described. The invention permits alteration of plant lipid composition. Chimeric genes incorporating such nucleic acid fragments with suitable regulatory sequences may be used to create transgenic plants with altered levels of unsaturated fatty acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Jonathan Edward Lightner, John Joseph Okuley, William Dean Hitz, Anthony John Kinney, Narendra S. Yadav, Luis Perez-Grau
  • Genes for microsomal delta-12 fatty acid desaturases and related enzymes from plants
    Patent number: 6872872
    Abstract: The preparation and use of nucleic acid fragments encoding fatty acid desaturase enzymes are described. The invention permits alteration of plant lipid composition. Chimeric genes incorporating such nucleic acid fragments with suitable regulatory sequences may be used to create transgenic plants with altered levels of unsaturated fatty acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Jonathan Edward Lightner, John Joseph Okuley, William Dean Hitz, Anthony John Kinney, Luis Perez-Grau, Narendra S. Yadav
  • Genes for microsomal delta-12 fatty acid desaturases and related enzymes from plants
    Publication number: 20030163844
    Abstract: The preparation and use of nucleic acid fragments encoding fatty acid desaturase enzymes are described. The invention permits alteration of plant lipid composition. Chimeric genes incorporating such nucleic acid fragments with suitable regulatory sequences may be used to create transgenic plants with altered levels of unsaturated fatty acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2002
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Inventors: Jonathan Edward Lightner, John Joseph Okuley, William Dean Hitz, Anthony John Kinney, Narendra Yadav, Luis Perez Grau
  • Genes for microsomal delta-12 fatty acid desaturases and related enzymes from plants
    Publication number: 20030074694
    Abstract: The preparation and use of nucleic acid fragments encoding fatty acid desaturase enzymes are described. The invention permits alteration of plant lipid composition. Chimeric genes incorporating such nucleic acid fragments with suitable regulatory sequences may be used to create transgenic plants with altered levels of unsaturated fatty acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Inventors: Jonathan Edward Lightner, John Joseph Okuley, William Dean Hitz, Anthony John Kinney, Narendra Yadav, Luis Perez Grau
  • Genes for microsomal delta-12 fatty acid desaturases and related enzymes from plants
    Publication number: 20030066104
    Abstract: The preparation and use of nucleic acid fragments encoding fatty acid desaturase enzymes are described. The invention permits alteration of plant lipid composition. Chimeric genes incorporating such nucleic acid fragments with suitable regulatory sequences may be used to create transgenic plants with altered levels of unsaturated fatty acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2002
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Inventors: Jonathan Edward Lightner, John Joseph Okuley, William Dean Hitz, Anthony John Kinney, Narendra Yadav, Luis Perez Grau
  • Genes for microsomal delta-12 fatty acid desaturases and related enzymes from plants
    Publication number: 20030033633
    Abstract: The preparation and use of nucleic acid fragments encoding fatty acid desaturase enzymes are described. The invention permits alteration of plant lipid composition. Chimeric genes incorporating such nucleic acid fragments with suitable regulatory sequences may be used to create transgenic plants with altered levels of unsaturated fatty acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventors: Jonathan Edward Lightner, John Joseph Okuley, William Dean Hitz, Anthony John Kinney, Narendra Yadav, Luis Perez Grau
  • Genes for microsomal delta-12 fatty acid desaturases and hydroxylases from plants
    Patent number: 6372965
    Abstract: The preparation and use of nucleic acid fragments encoding fatty acid desaturase enzymes are described. The invention permits alteration of plant lipid composition. Chimeric genes incorporating such nucleic acid fragments with suitable regulatory sequences may be used to create transgenic plants with altered levels of unsaturated fatty acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Jonathan Edward Lightner, John Joseph Okuley, William Hitz, Anthony John Kinney, Luis Perez-Grau, Narendra S. Yadav