Patents by Inventor Mark S. Pidkowich

Mark S. Pidkowich 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).

  • Accumulation of omega-7 fatty acids in plant seeds
    Patent number: 9976155
    Abstract: Compositions and methods include genetically encoding and expressing a novel ?9-18:0-ACP desaturase in plant cells. In some embodiments, nucleic acid molecules encode the novel ?9-18:0-ACP desaturase. In other embodiments, amino acid sequences have ?9-18:0-ACP desaturase activity. Methods can involve expression of ?9-18:0-ACP desaturase in plant cells, plant materials, and whole plants for the purpose of increasing the amount of unusual fatty acids in whole plants, plant seeds, and plant materials, for example, seeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignees: Dow AgroSciences LLC, Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC
    Inventors: John Shanklin, Tam Huu Nguyen, Terence A. Walsh, Mark S. Pidkowich, Edward J. Whittle
  • ACCUMULATION OF OMEGA-7 FATTY ACIDS IN PLANT SEEDS
    Publication number: 20160272986
    Abstract: Compositions and methods include genetically encoding and expressing a novel ?9-18:0-ACP desaturase in plant cells. In some embodiments, nucleic acid molecules encode the novel ?9-18:0-ACP desaturase. In other embodiments, amino acid sequences have ?9-18:0-ACP desaturase activity. Methods can involve expression of ?9-18:0-ACP desaturase in plant cells, plant materials, and whole plants for the purpose of increasing the amount of unusual fatty acids in whole plants, plant seeds, and plant materials, for example, seeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: John Shanklin, Tam Huu Nguyen, Terence A. Walsh, Mark S. Pidkowich, Edward J. Whittle
  • Accumulation of omega-7 fatty acids in plant seeds
    Patent number: 9340776
    Abstract: Compositions and methods include genetically encoding and expressing a novel ?9-18:0-ACP desaturase in plant cells. In some embodiments, nucleic acid molecules encode the novel ?9-18:0-ACP desaturase. In other embodiments, amino acid sequences have ?9-18:0-ACP desaturase activity. Methods can involve expression of ?9-18:0-ACP desaturase in plant cells, plant materials, and whole plants for the purpose of increasing the amount of unusual fatty acids in whole plants, plant seeds, and plant materials, for example, seeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignees: Dow AgroSciences LLC, Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC
    Inventors: John Shanklin, Tam Huu Nguyen, Terence A. Walsh, Mark S. Pidkowich, Edward J. Whittle