Patents by Inventor Maud Lepelley

Maud Lepelley 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).

  • Polynucleotides encoding phenylpropanoid pathway enzymes in coffee
    Patent number: 8362328
    Abstract: Polynucleotides and polypeptides involved in the biosynthetic pathway of chlorogenic acids in the coffee plant are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for using these polynucleotides and polypeptides for the manipulation of flavor, aroma, and other features of coffee beans, as well as for the protection of coffee plants against diseases or oxidative stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Nestec, S.A.
    Inventors: Steven D. Tanksley, Chenwel Lin, Maud Lepelley, James Gérard McCarthy, Vincent Petiard, Gerald Cheminade
  • Polynucleotides encoding phenylpropanoid and flavonoid biosynthetic pathway enzymes in coffee
    Patent number: 8273950
    Abstract: Polynucleotides encoding polypeptides that comprise the biosynthetic pathway for phenylpropanoids and flavonoids in the coffee plant are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for using these polynucleotides and polypeptides for the manipulation of flavor, aroma, and other features of coffee beans, as well as the manipulation resistance to pathogen, herbivore, and insect attack in the coffee plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignees: Nestec S. A., Cornell University
    Inventors: Maud Lepelley, Gerald Cheminade, James Gérard McCarthy, Vincent Petiard, Chenwei Lin, Steven D. Tanksley
  • Polynucleotides encoding lignin biosynthetic pathway enzymes in coffee
    Patent number: 8158853
    Abstract: Polynucleotides encoding polypeptides that comprise the biosynthetic pathway for lignins in the coffee plant are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for using these polynucleotides and polypeptides for the manipulation of flavor, aroma, and other features of coffee beans, as well as the manipulation resistance to pathogen, herbivore, and insect attack in the coffee plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignees: Nestec S. A., Cornell University
    Inventors: Maud Lepelley, James Gérard McCarthy, Vincent Petiard, Gerald Cheminade, Steven D. Tanksley, Chenwei Lin
  • Polynucleotides Encoding Phenylpropanoid and Falvonoid Biosynthetic Pathway Enzymes in Coffee
    Publication number: 20100037357
    Abstract: Polynucleotides encoding polypeptides that comprise the biosynthetic pathway for phenylpropanoids and flavonoids in the coffee plant are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for using these polynucleotides and polypeptides for the manipulation of flavor, aroma, and other features of coffee beans, as well as the manipulation resistance to pathogen, herbivore, and insect attack in the coffee plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicants: NESTEC S.A., CORNELL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Maud Lepelley, Gerald Cheminade, James Gerard McCarthy, Vincent Petiard, Chenwei Lin, Steven D. Tanksley
  • Polynucleotides Encoding Lignin Biosynthetic Pathway Enzymes in Coffee
    Publication number: 20090313728
    Abstract: Polynucleotides encoding polypeptides that comprise the biosynthetic pathway for lignins in the coffee plant are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for using these polynucleotides and polypeptides for the manipulation of flavor, aroma, and other features of coffee beans, as well as the manipulation resistance to pathogen, herbivore, and insect attack in the coffee plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicants: NESTEC S. A., CORNELL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Maud Lepelley, James Gérard McCarthy, Vincent Petiard, Gerald Cheminade, Steven D. Tanksley, Chenwei Lin