Patents by Inventor K. Diane Jofuku

K. Diane Jofuku 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 improving seeds
    Patent number: 7291766
    Abstract: The invention provides methods of modulating seed mass and other traits in plants. The methods involve producing transgenic plants comprising a recombinant expression cassette containing an ADC nucleic acid linked to a plant promoter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: K. Diane Jofuku, Jack K. Okamuro
  • ADC polynucleotides and polypeptides, uses thereof including methods for improving seeds
    Patent number: 7126043
    Abstract: The invention provides methods of modulating seed mass and other traits in plants, including oat, wheat, rice, and maize. The methods involve producing transgenic plants comprising a recombinant expression cassette containing an ADC nucleic acid linked to a plant promoter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Ceres, Inc.
    Inventor: K. Diane Jofuku
  • Methods for improving seeds
    Patent number: 6846669
    Abstract: The invention provides methods of modulating seed mass and other traits in plants. The methods involve producing transgenic plants comprising a recombinant expression cassette containing an ADC nucleic acid linked to a plant promoter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2005
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: K. Diane Jofuku, Jack K. Okamuro
  • Methods for improving seeds
    Patent number: 6329567
    Abstract: The invention provides methods of modulating seed mass and other traits in plants. The methods involve producing transgenic plants comprising a recombinant expression cassette containing an ADC nucleic acid linked to a plant promoter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: K. Diane Jofuku, Jack K. Okamuro
  • Methods for improving seeds
    Patent number: 6093874
    Abstract: The invention provides methods of modulating seed mass and other traits in plants. The methods involve producing transgenic plants comprising a recombinant expression cassette containing an ADC nucleic acid linked to a plant promoter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2000
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: K. Diane Jofuku, Jack K. Okamuro
  • Methods for improving seeds
    Patent number: 5994622
    Abstract: The invention provides methods of modulating seed mass and other traits in plants. The methods involve producing transgenic plants comprising a recombinant expression cassette containing an AP2 nucleic acid linked to a plant promoter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: K. Diane Jofuku, Jack K. Okamuro