Patents by Inventor Lola Penarrubia

Lola Penarrubia 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).

  • Endogenously sweetened transgenic plant products
    Patent number: 5739409
    Abstract: Edible fruit, seed and vegetables of transgenic plants modified to produce a sweetening protein such as monellin or thaumatin are useful in preparing food compositions which have enhanced sweetness improved flavor. Expression systems for the genes encoding sweetening proteins compatible with plant systems and designed to enhance the production of these proteins in the edible portions of plants, and methods for producing sweetened fruit, seeds and vegetables are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Assignees: The Regents of the University of California, Lucky Biotech Corp.
    Inventors: Robert Fischer, Sung-Hou Kim, Joong Myung Cho, Lola Penarrubia, James Giovannoni, Rosalind Kim
  • Control of fruit ripening in plants
    Patent number: 5545815
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel transgenic plants comprising antisense DNA constructs which inhibit expression of ethylene perception genes. The plants exhibit decreased levels of ethylene-mediated responses, such as fruit ripening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1996
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Robert L. Fischer, Linda J. Margossian, Lola Penarrubia
  • Constructs for expression of monellin in plant cells
    Patent number: 5234834
    Abstract: Edible fruit, seed and vegetables of transgenic plants modified to produce a sweetening protein such as monellin or thaumatin are useful in preparing food compositions which have enhanced sweetness improved flavor. Expression systems for the genes encoding sweetening proteins compatible with plant systems and designed to enhance the production of these proteins in the edible portions of plants, and methods for producing sweetened fruit, seeds and vegetables are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1993
    Assignees: The Regents of the University of California, Lucky Biotech Corp.
    Inventors: Robert Fischer, Sung-Hou Kim, Joong M. Cho, Lola Penarrubia, James Giovannoni, Rosalind Kim