Patents by Inventor John N. Nishio

John N. Nishio 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 for enhancing formyltetrahydropteroylpolyglutamate in plants
    Patent number: 6121195
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for enhancing plant growth provide for foliar application of a substance which enhances the accumulation of formyltetrahydropteroyl polyglutamate (C.sub.1 -THF) in a treated plant. Treatment with substances that contribute to the structure of C.sub.1 -THF increase the rate and quantity of carbon fixation by the plant. Thereafter, plant growth is further improved either by exposure of the plant to elevated oxygen, illumination and heat or by foliar input of single carbon fragment sources. Optimal results are obtained by combined treatment with a substance that can serve as a sink for C.sub.1 fragments produced in the leaf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Inventors: Arthur M. Nonomura, John N. Nishio, Andrew A. Benson
  • Methods and compositions for enhancing cytochrome P450 in plants
    Patent number: 6020288
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for treating plants which comprise application of an oxidant that induces NADPH:cytochrome P450 reductase and application of a reductant that induces cytochrome P450 monooxygenase. The present invention also provides methods for increasing cytochrome P450 in plants and for enhancing the growth of plants. The present invention also provides compositions and systems useful in the methods of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Inventors: Arthur M. Nonomura, Andrew A. Benson, John N. Nishio
  • Methods and compositions for enhancing plant growth with p-amino- or p-nitro-benzoic acids
    Patent number: 5846908
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for enhancing plant growth provide for foliar application of a substance which enhances the accumulation of formylterahydropteroyl polyglutamate (C.sub.1 -THF) in a treated plant. Treatment with substance that contribute to the structure of (C.sub.1 -THF) increase the rate and quantity of carbon fixation by the plant. Thereafter, plant growth is further improved either by exposure of the plant to elevated oxygen, illumination and heat or by foliar input of single carbon fragment sources. Opitmal results are obtained by combined treatment with a substance that can serve as a sink for C.sub.1 fragments produced in the leaf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Inventors: Arthur M. Nonomura, John N. Nishio, Andrew A. Benson