Patents by Inventor Mark William Davey

Mark William Davey 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).

  • Production of ascorbic acid in plants
    Publication number: 20030097679
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polynucleotide in isolated form, which polynucleotide codes for a protein with the activity of the enzyme L-galactono-&ggr;-lactone dehydrogenase, which polynucleotide comprises at least the L-galactono-&ggr;-lactone dehydrogenase activity-determining parts of the coding part of the sequence or a sequence derived therefrom on the basis of the degeneration of the genetic code. The invention further relates to the use of the polynucleotide in the production of transgenic plants, plant cells, or other eukaryotic cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Inventors: Guy Jerome Corneel Bauw, Mark William Davey, Jens Ostergaard, Marc Charles Ernest Van Montagu
  • Production of ascorbic acid in plants
    Patent number: 6469149
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polynucleotide in isolated form, which polynucleotide codes for a protein with the activity of the enzyme L-galactono-&ggr;-lactone dehydrogenase, which polynucleotide comprises at least the L-galactono-&ggr;-lactone dehydrogenase activity-determining parts of the coding part of the nucleotide sequence or a sequence derived therefrom on the basis of the degeneration of the genetic code. The invention further relates to the use of the polynucleotide in the production of transgenic plants, plant cells, or other eukaryotic cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Vlaams Interuniversitair Instituut Voor Biotechnologies
    Inventors: Guy Jerome Corneel Bauw, Mark William Davey, Jens Ostergaard, Marc Charles Ernest Van Montagu