Patents by Inventor Mehboob B. Sheikh

Mehboob B. Sheikh 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).

  • Disease-related biomarkers specific to Florida hybrid bunch and muscadine grape, and uses thereof
    Patent number: 9051381
    Abstract: Isolated disease-related genes from muscadine (Vitis rotundifolia) and Florida hybrid bunch grape (Vitis spp.) grapes, and complementary DNA associated therewith. The cDNA can be utilized in small RNA technologies to promote expression of disease tolerance-related genes to induce production of disease-tolerance related gene products for resisting disease occurrence in Florida hybrid bunch and V. vinifera. The genes include, but are not limited to, stilbene synthase, chalcone synthase, chitinase, PR 4, PR 10, ?-1, 3-glucanase, peroxidase, and a subunit of Oxygen-Evolving Enhancer Protein 1. These genes were found to enhance tolerance of Florida hybrid bunch and muscadine grape to a plurality of pathogenic diseases, including, for example, Pierce's disease and anthracnose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Florida A&M University
    Inventors: Mehboob B. Sheikh, Devaiah Kambiranda, Hemanth KN. Vasanthaiah