Patents by Inventor Kathy Faulkner

Kathy Faulkner 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).

  • Method for selective increase of the anticarcinogenic glucosinolates in Brassica sp.
    Patent number: 6340784
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing Brassica oleracea with elevated anticarcinogenic glucosinolate derivatives. The elevated levels are obtained by crossing wild Brassica oleracea species with Brassica oleracea breeding lines, and subsequently selecting hybrids with levels of 4 -methylsulfinylbutyl and/or 3-methylsulfinylpropyl glucosinolates elevated above that initially found in Brassica oleracea breeding lines. The invention also relates to edible Brassica plants, such as broccoli plants, with elevated levels of 4-methylaulfinylbutyl glucosinolate and/or 3 -methylsulfinylpropyl glucosinolates, and to seeds of such plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2002
    Assignee: Plant Bioscience Limited
    Inventors: Richard Mithen, Kathy Faulkner, Gary Williamson