Patents by Inventor Maurico Moloney

Maurico Moloney 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).

  • Legume-like storage protein promoter isolated from flax and methods of expressing proteins in plant seeds using the promoter
    Patent number: 6777591
    Abstract: Novel methods for the expression of non-native genes in flax seeds and the seeds of other plant species are provided. The methods involve the use of seed-specific promoters obtained from flax. Additionally provided are novel flax seed-specific promoters, chimeric nucleic acid constructs comprising novel flax seed-specific promoters, transgenic plant cells, transgenic plants and transgenic plant seeds containing novel flax seed-specific promoters. The promoters and methods are useful, for example, for altering the seed oil and protein composition in flax seed or other plant seeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignees: SemBioSys Genetics Inc., Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
    Inventors: Sarita Chaudhary, Gijs van Rooijen, Maurico Moloney, Surindor Singh