Patents by Inventor John W. Pierce, Jr.

John W. Pierce, Jr. 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).

  • FATTY ACID DESATURASE GENES FROM PLANTS
    Publication number: 20090205066
    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 8, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: John Browse, Luis Perez Grau, Anthony J. Kinney, John W. Pierce, JR., Anna M. Wierzbicki, Narendra S. Yadav
  • Fatty acid desaturase genes from plants
    Patent number: 5952544
    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 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: John Browse, Luis Perez Grau, Anthony J. Kinney, John W. Pierce, Jr., Anna M. Wierzbicki, Narendra S. Yadav