Patents by Inventor Mahendra Panduranga Darokar

Mahendra Panduranga Darokar 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).

  • ‘Dhawal’, a high alkaloid producing periwinkle plant
    Patent number: 6548746
    Abstract: The invention relates to the development of a new and distinct mutant ‘Dhawal’ of periwinkle, Catharanthus roseus, produced by chemical mutagen treatment of the seeds followed by rigorous selection in a widely cultivated variety ‘Nirmal’ of Catharanthus roseus, said plant being stable, homozygous and produces conspicuously higher herbage and alkaloid yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
    Inventors: Raghavendra Narayan Rao Kulkarni, Kuppusamy Baskaran, Ravoor Shankara Rao Chandrashekara, Suman Preet Singh Khanuja, Mahendra Panduranga Darokar, Ajit Kumar Shasany, Girish Chandra Uniyal, Madan Mohan Gupta, Sushil Kumar