Patents by Inventor Joseph Cameron Mitchell

Joseph Cameron Mitchell 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 for the identification of inhibitors of C4 Long Chain Base Hydroxylase activity in plants
    Publication number: 20040265836
    Abstract: The present inventors have discovered that LCBH is essential for plant growth. Specifically, the inhibition of LCBH gene expression in Arabidopsis results in reduced growth and abnormal development. Thus, LCBH is useful as a target for the identification of herbicides. Accordingly, the present invention provides methods for the identification of herbicides by measuring the activity of a LCBH in the presence and absence of a compound, where an alteration of LCBH activity in the presence of the compound indicates the compound as a candidate for a herbicide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: M. DeZwaan Todd, Lining Guo, Keith Davis, Adel Zayed, Susanne Kjemtrup, Douglas Boyes, Brenda Warrick, Joseph Cameron Mitchell, Robert Ascenzi, Carol Hamilton, Jeffrey Woessner, Jorn Gorlach, Neil Hoffman, Rao Mulpuri
  • Methods for the identification of inhibitors of CAX1-like Ca+2/H+ antiporter activity in plants
    Publication number: 20040229208
    Abstract: The present inventors have discovered that CAX1-like H+/Ca+2 antiporter is essential for plant growth. Specifically, the inhibition of CAX1-like H+/Ca+2 antiporter gene expression in plant seedlings results in reduced growth and abnormal development. Thus, CAX1-like H+/Ca+2 antiporter is useful as a target for the identification of herbicides. Accordingly, the present invention provides methods for the identification of herbicides by measuring the activity of a CAX1-like H+/Ca+2 antiporter in the presence and absence of a compound, where an alteration of CAX1-like H+/Ca+2 antiporter activity in the presence of the compound indicates the compound as a candidate for a herbicide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2003
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Inventors: M. DeZwaan Todd, Lining Guo, Keith Davis, Adel Zayed, Susanne Kjemtrup, Douglas Boyes, Brenda Warrick, Joseph Cameron Mitchell, Robert Ascenzi, Carol Hamilton, Jeffrey Woessner, Jorn Gorlach, Neil Hoffman, Rao Mulpuri
  • Methods for the identification of inhibitors of serine acetyltransferase activity in plants
    Patent number: 6770452
    Abstract: The present inventors have discovered that serine acetyltransferase (SAT) is essential for plant growth. Specifically, the inhibition of SAT gene expression in plant seedlings results in reduced growth and altered pigmentation. Thus, SAT is useful as a target for the identification of herbicides. Accordingly, the present invention provides methods for the identification of herbicides by measuring the activity of an SAT in the presence and absence of a compound, wherein an alteration of SAT activity in the presence of the compound indicates the compound as a candidate for a herbicide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: Paradigm Genetics, Inc.
    Inventors: John W Rice, Lining Guo, Keith Davis, Adel Zayed, Robert Ascenzi, Joseph Cameron Mitchell, Daniel N Riggsbee, Douglas Boyes, Rao Mulpuri, Neil Hoffman, Susanne Kjemtrup, Carol Hamilton, Jeffrey Woessner, Jorn Gorlach