Patents by Inventor John Kuk

John Kuk 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).

  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS RELATING TO CONROLLED INDUCTION OF PLANT SENESCENCE
    Publication number: 20110191894
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for promoting senescence in plants are provided. Methods and compositions for promoting senescence in plants by increased expression of an exogenous or endogenous abscisic-acid-activated protein kinase-interacting protein, AKIP. In specific embodiments, transgenic plants are provided expressing increased abscisic-acid-activated protein kinase-interacting protein, AKIP, during the developmental stage of senescence, thereby promoting enhanced plant senescence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Sarah M. Assmann, Cha Young Kim, Jerome Bove, John Kuk Na
  • Textbook holder
    Patent number: 4133080
    Abstract: A device to hold text books tightly against a notebook wherein a stretchable strap is connected at opposite ends to a clasp, each said clasp to operate over the edge of the notebook, the strap to be stretched permitting insertion of one or more text books between the strap and the notebook to thereby secure the text book(s) to the notebook.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1974
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1979
    Inventor: John Kuk