Patents by Inventor Manabu Ishitani

Manabu Ishitani 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).

  • Potassium channel stress-related proteins and methods of use in plants
    Patent number: 7235713
    Abstract: A transgenic plant transformed by a potassium channel stress-related protein (PCSRP) coding nucleic acid, wherein expression of the nucleic acid sequence in the plant results in increased tolerance to environmental stress as compared to a wild type variety of the plant. Also provided are agricultural products, including seeds, produced by the transgenic plants. Also provided are isolated PCSRP, and isolated nucleic acid coding PCSRP, and vectors and host cells containing the latter. Further provided are methods of producing transgenic plants expressing PCSRP, methods of identifying novel PCSRP using antibodies, and methods of modifying the expression of PCSRP in plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Manabu Ishitani, Ruoying Chen, Nocha van Thielen, Oswaldo da Costa e Silva
  • Protein kinase stress-related proteins and methods of use in plants
    Patent number: 7223903
    Abstract: A transgenic plant transformed by a protein kinase stress-related protein (PKSRP) coding nucleic acid, wherein expression of the nucleic acid sequence in the plant results in increased tolerance to environmental stress as compared to a wild type variety of the plant. Also provided are agricultural products, including seeds, produced by the transgenic plants. Also provided are isolated PKSRP, and isolated nucleic acid coding PKSRP, and vectors and host cells containing the latter. Further provided are methods of producing transgenic plants expressing PKSRP, and methods of identifying novel PKSRP and methods of modifying the expression of PKSRP in plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Inventors: Oswaldo da Costa e Silva, Manabu Ishitani, Stefan Henkes, Nocha van Thielen, Ruoying Chen
  • Plant polynucleotides encoding novel Na/H antiporters
    Patent number: 7186561
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel polynucleotides encoding plant Na+/H+ antiporter polypeptides, fragments and homologs thereof. Also provided are vectors, host cells, antibodies, and recombinant methods for producing said polypeptides. The invention further relates to methods of applying these novel plants polypeptides to the identification, prevention, and/or conferment of resistence to various plant diseases and/or disorders, particularly those associated with modulating environmental stress responses, such as drought and salt tolerance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Oswaldo da Costa e Silva, Manabu Ishitani
  • Nitrification inhibitor and soil improver and fertilizer containing the same
    Publication number: 20070028659
    Abstract: A nitrification inhibitor and a soil improver and a fertilizer containing the same are offered which can be utilized in a wide area from a tropical to a temperate zone, and can be easily obtained from natural origin materials. It is a nitrification inhibitor to inhibit soil nitrification, containing as a main component either one of linoleic acid, ?-linolenic acid, ?-linolenic acid, and methyl linoleate, or their mixture of two or more. By incorporating this nitrification inhibitor into a soil improver or a fertilizer, nitrification of soil can be effectively inhibited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2006
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Applicants: JAPAN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR AGRICULTURE SCIENCES, CENTRO INTERNACIONAL DE AGRICULTURA TROPICAL
    Inventors: Guntur Subbarao, Kazuhiko Nakahara, Takayuki Ishikawa, Osamu Ito, Hiroshi Ono, Mayumi Kameyama, Mitsuru Yoshida, Marco Rondon, Idupulapati Rao, Carlos Lascano, Manabu Ishitani
  • Signal transduction stress-related proteins and methods of use in plants
    Patent number: 7166767
    Abstract: A transgenic plant transformed by a Signal Transduction Stress-Related Protein (STSRP) coding nucleic acid, wherein expression of the nucleic acid sequence in the plant results in increased tolerance to environmental stress as compared to a wild type variety of the plant. Also provided are agricultural products, including seeds, produced by the transgenic plants. Also provided are isolated STSRPs, and isolated nucleic acid coding STSRPs, and vectors and host cells containing the latter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Oswaldo da Costa e Silva, Hans J. Bohnert, Nocha van Thielen, Ruoying Chen, Manabu Ishitani
  • Protein phosphates stress-related polypeptides and methods of use in plants
    Patent number: 7091402
    Abstract: A transgenic plant transformed by a Protein Phosphatase Stress-Related Polypeptide (PPSRP) coding nucleic acid, wherein expression or repression of the nucleic acid sequence in the plant results in increased tolerance to environmental stress as compared to a wild type variety of the plant. Also provided are agricultural products, including seeds, produced by the transgenic plants. Also provided are isolated PPSRPs, and isolated nucleic acid coding PPSRPs, and vectors and host cells containing the latter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Hans J. Bohnert, Ruoying Chen, Manabu Ishitani, Nocha Van Thielen, Oswaldo da Costa e Silva
  • Potassium channel stress-related proteins and methods of use in plants
    Publication number: 20050014265
    Abstract: A transgenic plant transformed by a potassium channel stress-related protein (PCSRP) coding nucleic acid, wherein expression of the nucleic acid sequence in the plant results in increased tolerance to environmental stress as compared to a wild type variety of the plant. Also provided are agricultural products, including seeds, produced by the transgenic plants. Also provided are isolated PCSRP, and isolated nucleic acid coding PCSRP, and vectors and host cells containing the latter. Further provided are methods of producing transgenic plants expressing PCSRP, methods of identifying novel PCSRP using antibodies, and methods of modifying the expression of PCSRP in plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Publication date: January 20, 2005
    Inventors: Manabu Ishitani, Ruoying Chen, Nocha Thielen, Osvaldo Silva
  • Phosphatase stress-related proteins and methods of use in plants
    Patent number: 6818805
    Abstract: A transgenic plant transformed by a phosphatase stress-related protein (PHSRP) coding nucleic acid, wherein expression of the nucleic acid sequence in the plant results in increased tolerance to environmental stress as compared to a wild type variety of the plant. Also provided are agricultural products, including seeds, produced by the transgenic plants. Also provided are isolated PHSRPs, and isolated nucleic acid coding PHSRPs, and vectors and host cells containing the latter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Oswaldo da Costa e Silva, Hans J. Bohnert, Nocha van Thielen, Ruoying Chen, Manabu Ishitani
  • Signal transduction stress-related proteins and methods of use in plants
    Publication number: 20040216183
    Abstract: A transgenic plant transformed by a Signal Transduction Stress-Related Protein (STSRP) coding nucleic acid, wherein expression of the nucleic acid sequence in the plant results in increased tolerance to environmental stress as compared to a wild type variety of the plant. Also provided are agricultural products, including seeds, produced by the transgenic plants. Also provided are isolated STSRPs, and isolated nucleic acid coding STSRPs, and vectors and host cells containing the latter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2004
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventors: Oswaldo da Costa e Silva, Hans J. Bohnert, Nocha van Thielen, Ruoying Chen, Manabu Ishitani
  • Proteins and DNA related to salt tolerance in plants
    Publication number: 20040186276
    Abstract: The present invention relates to proteins and nucleic acids related to salt tolerance in plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Applicant: The Arizona Board of Regents
    Inventors: Jian-Kang Zhu, Huazhong Shi, Manabu Ishitani, Becky Stevenson
  • Proteins and DNA related to salt tolerance in plants
    Patent number: 6784343
    Abstract: The present invention relates to proteins and nucleic acids related to salt tolerance in plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: The Arizona Board of Regents
    Inventors: Jian-Kang Zhu, Jiping Liu, Manabu Ishitani, Cheol-Soo Kim, Ursula Halfter
  • Phosphatase stress-related proteins and methods of use in plants
    Publication number: 20040148658
    Abstract: A transgenic plant transformed by a phosphatase stress-related protein (PHSRP) coding nucleic acid, wherein expression of the nucleic acid sequence in the plant results in increased tolerance to environmental stress as compared to a wild type variety of the plant. Also provided are agricultural products, including seeds, produced by the transgenic plants. Also provided are isolated PHSRPs, and isolated nucleic acid coding PHSRPs, and vectors and host cells containing the latter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2004
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Inventors: Oswaldo da Costa e Silva, Hans J. Bohnert, Nocha van Thielen, Ruoying Chen, Manabu Ishitani
  • Proteins and DNA related to salt tolerance in plants
    Patent number: 6727408
    Abstract: The present invention relates to proteins and nucleic acids related to salt tolerance in plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: The Arizona Board of Regents
    Inventors: Jian-Kang Zhu, Huazhong Shi, Manabu Ishitani, Becky Stevenson
  • Signal transduction stress-related proteins and methods of use in plants
    Patent number: 6720477
    Abstract: A transgenic plant transformed by a Signal Transduction Stress-Related Protein (STSRP) coding nucleic acid, wherein expression of the nucleic acid sequence in the plant results in increased tolerance to environmental stress as compared to a wild type variety of the plant. Also provided are agricultural products, including seeds, produced by the transgenic plants. Also provided are isolated STSRPs, and isolated nucleic acid coding STSRPs, and vectors and host cells containing the latter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Oswaldo da Costa e Silva, Hans J. Bohnert, Nocha van Thielen, Ruoying Chen, Manabu Ishitani
  • Plant polynucleotides encoding novel na+/h+ antiporters
    Publication number: 20040040054
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel polynucleotides encoding plant Na+/H+ antiporter polypeptides, fragments and homologs thereof. Also provided are vectors, host cells, antibodies, and recombinant methods for producing said polypeptides. The invention further relates to methods of applying these novel plants polypeptides to the identification, prevention, and/or conferment of resistence to various plant diseases and/or disorders, particularly those associated with modulating environmental stress responses, such as drought and salt tolerance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Oswaldo da Costa e Silva, Manabu Ishitani
  • Protein kinase stress-related proteins and methods of use in plants
    Publication number: 20030217392
    Abstract: A transgenic plant transformed by a protein kinase stress-related protein (PKSRP) coding nucleic acid, wherein expression of the nucleic acid sequence in the plant results in increased tolerance to environmental stress as compared to a wild type variety of the plant. Also provided are agricultural products, including seeds, produced by the transgenic plants. Also provided are isolated PKSRP, and isolated nucleic acid coding PKSRP, and vectors and host cells containing the latter. Further provided are methods of producing transgenic plants expressing PKSRP, and methods of identifying novel PKSRP and methods of modifying the expression of PKSRP in plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventors: Oswaldo da Costa e Silva, Manabu Ishitani, Stefan Henkes, Nocha van Thielen, Ruoying Chen
  • Protein phosphatase stress-related polypeptides and methods of use in plants
    Publication number: 20030150028
    Abstract: A transgenic plant transformed by a Protein Phosphatase Stress-Related Polypeptide (PPSRP) coding nucleic acid, wherein expression or repression of the nucleic acid sequence in the plant results in increased tolerance to environmental stress as compared to a wild type variety of the plant. Also provided are agricultural products, including seeds, produced by the transgenic plants. Also provided are isolated PPSRPs, and isolated nucleic acid coding PPSRPs, and vectors and host cells containing the latter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventors: Hans J. Bohnert, Ruoying Chen, Manabu Ishitani, Nocha Van Thielen, Oswaldo da Costa e Silva
  • Phosphatase stress-related proteins and methods of use in plants
    Publication number: 20020152502
    Abstract: A transgenic plant transformed by a phosphatase stress-related protein (PHSRP) coding nucleic acid, wherein expression of the nucleic acid sequence in the plant results in increased tolerance to environmental stress as compared to a wild type variety of the plant. Also provided are agricultural products, including seeds, produced by the transgenic plants. Also provided are isolated PHSRPs, and isolated nucleic acid coding PHSRPs, and vectors and host cells containing the latter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2001
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Inventors: Oswaldo da Costa e Silva, Hans J. Bohnert, Nocha van Thielen, Ruoying Chen, Manabu Ishitani
  • Proteins and DNA related to salt tolerance in plants
    Publication number: 20020095032
    Abstract: The present invention relates to proteins and nucleic acids related to salt tolerance in plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2001
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Applicant: The Arizona Board of Regents
    Inventors: Jian-Kang Zhu, Jiping Liu, Manabu Ishitani, Cheol-Soo Kim, Ursula Halfter
  • Proteins and DNA related to salt tolerance in plants
    Publication number: 20020083485
    Abstract: The present invention relates to proteins and nucleic acids related to salt tolerance in plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Applicant: The Arizona Board of Regents
    Inventors: Jian-Kang Zhu, Huazhong Shi, Manabu Ishitani, Becky Stevenson