Patents by Inventor Matthew C. Griffor

Matthew C. Griffor 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: 7288403
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for conferring tolerance to an amino acid analog of tryptophan to a plant and/or altering the tryptophan content of a plant by introducing and expressing an isolated DNA segment encoding an anthranilate synthase in the cells of the plant. Transgenic plants transformed with an isolated DNA segment encoding an anthranilate synthase, as well as seeds and progeny derived from these plants, are also provided. The present invention also provides a cDNA sequence of an alpha and a beta subunit of a maize anthranilate synthase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Inventors: Paul C. Anderson, Paul S. Chomet, Matthew C. Griffor, Alan L. Kriz
  • Publication number: 20030167514
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for conferring tolerance to an amino acid analog of tryptophan to a plant and/or altering the tryptophan content of a plant by introducing and expressing an isolated DNA segment encoding an anthranilate synthase in the cells of the plant. Transgenic plants transformed with an isolated DNA segment encoding an anthranilate synthase, as well as seeds and progeny derived from these plants, are also provided. The present invention also provides a cDNA sequence of an alpha and a beta subunit of a maize anthranilate synthase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2003
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventors: Paul C. Anderson, Paul S. Chomet, Matthew C. Griffor, Alan L. Kriz
  • Patent number: 6515201
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for conferring tolerance to an amino acid analog of tryptophan to a plant and/or altering the tryptophan content of a plant by introducing and expressing an isolated DNA segment encoding an anthranilate synthase in the cells of the plant. Transgenic plants transformed with an isolated DNA segment encoding an anthranilate synthase, as well as seeds and progeny derived from these plants, are also provided. The present invention also provides a cDNA sequence of an alpha and a beta subunit of a maize anthranilate synthase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: DeKalb Genetics Corporation
    Inventors: Paul C. Anderson, Paul S. Chomet, Matthew C. Griffor, Alan L. Kriz
  • Publication number: 20020061570
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for conferring tolerance to an amino acid analog of tryptophan to a plant and/or altering the tryptophan content of a plant by introducing and expressing an isolated DNA segment encoding an anthranilate synthase in the cells of the plant. Transgenic plants transformed with an isolated DNA segment encoding an anthranilate synthase, as well as seeds and progeny derived from these plants, are also provided. The present invention also provides a cDNA sequence of an alpha and a beta subunit of a maize anthranilate synthase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2000
    Publication date: May 23, 2002
    Applicant: DEKALB Genetics Corporation.
    Inventors: Paul C. Anderson, Paul S. Chomet, Matthew C. Griffor, Alan L. Kriz
  • Publication number: 20010029618
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for conferring tolerance or resistance to water or salt stress in a monocot plant, and/or altering the osmoprotectant content of a monocot plant, by introducing a preselected DNA segment into the plant. This invention also relates to the transformed cells and seeds, and to the fertile plants grown from the transformed cells and to their pollen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2000
    Publication date: October 11, 2001
    Applicant: DEKALB Genetics Corporation.
    Inventors: Paul C. Anderson, Paul S. Chomet, Matthew C. Griffor, Alan L. Kriz
  • Patent number: 6271016
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for conferring tolerance to an amino acid analog of tryptophan to a plant and/or altering the tryptophan content of a plant by introducing and expressing an isolated DNA segment encoding an anthranilate synthase in the cells of the plant. Transgenic plants transformed with an isolated DNA segment encoding an anthranilate synthase, as well as seeds and progeny derived from these plants, are also provided. The present invention also provides a cDNA sequence of an alpha and a beta subunit of a maize anthranilate synthase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: Dekalb Genetics Corporation
    Inventors: Paul C. Anderson, Paul S. Chomet, Matthew C. Griffor, Alan L. Kriz
  • Patent number: 6118047
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for conferring tolerance to an amino acid analog of tryptophan to a plant and/or altering the tryptophan content of a plant by introducing and expressing an isolated DNA segment encoding an anthranilate synthase in the cells of the plant. Transgenic plants transformed with an isolated DNA segment encoding an anthranilate synthase, as well as seeds and progeny derived from these plants, are also provided. The present invention also provides a cDNA sequence of an alpha and a beta subunit of a maize anthranilate synthase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: DeKalb Genetic Corporation
    Inventors: Paul C. Anderson, Paul S. Chomet, Matthew C. Griffor, Alan L. Kriz