Patents by Inventor Kent J. Bradford

Kent J. Bradford 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).

  • Regulation of source-sink relationships and responses to stress conditions in plants
    Patent number: 6342656
    Abstract: The invention provides the identification and characterization of plant SNF4 and SNF1 genes. Examples of the genes were cloned from tomato. They are nucleic acids and proteins belonging to the SNF1-related protein kinase family, and are involved in plant's response to stress conditions such as nutritional and environmental stresses. The invention also provides transgenic plants containing the genes, and methods of modulating stress responses in transgenic plants comprising these genes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Kent J. Bradford, Peetambar Dahal, Hong Yang, Michael Cooley, Bruce Downie, Oliver Henry Gee