Patents by Inventor Luc Varin

Luc Varin 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).

  • Methods and compositions for producing male sterile plants
    Publication number: 20060236430
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods of producing male sterile plants by increasing the level of activity of the hydroxyjasmonate sulfotransferase by genetic modification of such plant. Furthermore, the present invention provides methods to restore the fertility of the male sterile phenotype observed in such genetically modified plants by the application of a composition containing at least one jasmonate and an acceptable carrier onto the male sterile flowers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2004
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventors: Helmut Maucher, Otto Miersch, Claus Wasternack, Luc Varin