Patents by Inventor Ken Shirasu

Ken Shirasu 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 controlling root parasitic plants
    Patent number: 8633356
    Abstract: It is an objective to provide a method for controlling root parasitic plants. The present invention is directed to a method for protecting plants from root parasitic plants comprising regulating the activity of a protein associated with the strigolactone biosynthetic pathway (including the strigolactone biosynthetic and signalling pathway) in plants or expression of a gene encoding such a protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Riken
    Inventors: Shinjiro Yamaguchi, Mikihisa Umehara, Atsushi Hanada, Satoko Yoshida, Ken Shirasu
  • PLANT SHOWING RESISTANCE TO MULTIPLE DISEASES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20110179521
    Abstract: It is found that multiple different resistance genes adjacent to each other on the genome of Arabidopsis recognize attacks from multiple different pathogens and activate the resistance reactions. Introduction of a combination of multiple different resistance genes into a plant makes it possible to provide the plant with resistance to multiple different pathogens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: RIKEN
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Narusaka, Mari Narusaka, Ken Shirasu
  • Method for controlling root parasitic plants
    Publication number: 20100043101
    Abstract: It is an objective to provide a method for controlling root parasitic plants. The present invention is directed to a method for protecting plants from root parasitic plants comprising regulating the activity of a protein associated with the strigolactone biosynthetic pathway (including the strigolactone biosynthetic and signalling pathway) in plants or expression of a gene encoding such a protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventors: Shinjiro Yamaguchi, Mikihisa Umehara, Atsushi Hanada, Satoko Yoshida, Ken Shirasu