Patents by Inventor Marilyn A. Anderson

Marilyn A. Anderson 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).

  • Self incompatibility protein
    Patent number: 5037959
    Abstract: A class of proteins associated with self-incompatibility alleles of plants, preferably of gametophytic self-incompatibility type, are provided. These proteins inhibit pollen tube growth in a plant style having the associated self-incompatibility allele, and have defined amino acid homologies and cross-reactivities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1991
    Assignee: Lubrizol Genetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Adrienne E. Clarke, Elizabeth G. Williams, Marilyn A. Anderson, Shaio-Lim Mau, Rosslyn Hoggart, Edwina Cornish
  • Pollen tube growth assay
    Patent number: 4897345
    Abstract: This invention provides an immunologic method for measuring plant pollen germination and pollen tube growth. This method is based on the finding that an antibody having specificity to .beta.-L-arabinofuranosyl residues binds to the surface of in vitro grown pollen tubes. Antibody binding can be measured qualitatively or quantitatively using a calibration curve. The immunoassay is useful for screening plants for response to substances that affect plant germination or pollen tube growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1990
    Assignee: Lubrizol Genetics Inc.
    Inventors: Philip J. Harris, Marilyn A. Anderson, Adrienne E. Clarke