Patents by Inventor Marcel Kuntz

Marcel Kuntz 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).

  • Patent number: 6989472
    Abstract: The invention concerns a cDNA (complementary deoxyribonucleic acid) sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, transcribing a mRNA (messenger deoxyribonucleic acid), itself coding for the TOCB (terminal oxydase associated with carotenoid biosynthesis) represented by SEQ ID NO: 2, and the complementary sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, vectors transforming cell, plant or fragment of plant, and the method for modifying the production of carotenoids in a plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Universite Joseph Fourier
    Inventors: Pierre Carol, Marcel Kuntz, Regis Mache
  • Patent number: 6953848
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a DNA sequence encoding the Capsicum annuum (bell pepper) capsanthin-capsorubin synthase gene promoter, its use for driving expression of foreign genes in transgenic plants, and to plants comprised of the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: Syngenta Limited
    Inventor: Marcel Kuntz
  • Publication number: 20030131374
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a DNA sequence encoding a pepper fibrillin gene promoter useful for driving expression of foreign genes in transgenic plants, and to plants comprised of the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventor: Marcel Kuntz
  • Patent number: 6437221
    Abstract: The promoters of the Capsicum annuum (bell pepper) fibrillin gene has the nucleotide sequence SEQ ID NO: 1. This promoter is useful for driving expression of foreign genes in transgenic plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Syngenta Limited
    Inventor: Marcel Kuntz
  • Patent number: 5880332
    Abstract: A DNA construct comprising a DNA sequence homologous to some or all of a sequence encoding a xanthophyll biosynthetic enzyme or a xanthophyll degradative enzyme. In an embodiment the DNA sequence encodes capsanthin-capsorubin synthase (CCS).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1999
    Assignee: Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique
    Inventors: Bilal Camara, Marcel Kuntz