Patents by Inventor Lomas K. Tulsieram

Lomas K. Tulsieram 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).

  • Oilseed Brassica containing an improved fertility restorer gene for ogura cytoplasmic male sterility
    Patent number: 6392127
    Abstract: The invention is a Brassica plant comprising a homozygous fertility restorer gene for ogura cytoplasmic male sterility, in addition to oilseed, meal and oil produced from the plant, and the use of oilseed of the plant for preparing oil and/or meal. Upon pollination, the plant yields oilseeds having a total glucosinolate content of not more than 30 &mgr;mol/gram, not more than 25 &mgr;mol/gram or not more than 20 &mgr;mol/gram and, optionally, an erucic acid content of no more than two percent by weight based upon the total fatty acid content. The Brassica plant may be Brassica napus, Brassica campestris, or Brassica juncea.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: David G. Charne, Ian Grant, Konrad Kraling, Jayantilal D. Patel, Jean-Claude M. Pruvot, Lomas K. Tulsieram
  • OILSEED BRASSICA CONTAINING AN IMPROVED FERTILITY RESTORER GENE FOR OGURA CYTOPLASMIC MALE STERILITY
    Publication number: 20020032916
    Abstract: The invention is a Brassica plant comprising a homozygous fertility restorer gene for ogura cytoplasmic male sterility, in addition to oilseed, meal and oil produced from the plant, and the use of oilseed of the plant for preparing oil and/or meal. Upon pollination, the plant yields oilseeds having a total glucosinolate content of not more than 30¼ mol/gram, not more than 25¼ mol/gram or not more than 20¼ mol/gram and, optionally, an erucic acid content of no more than two percent by weight based upon the total fatty acid content. The Brassica plant may be Brassica napus. Brassica campestris, or Brassica juncea.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 1999
    Publication date: March 14, 2002
    Inventors: DAVID G. CHARNE, IAN GRANT, KONRAD KRALING, JAYANTILAL D. PATEL, JEAN-CLAUDE M. PRUVOT, LOMAS K. TULSIERAM