Patents by Inventor Michael Zenon Michael

Michael Zenon Michael 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).

  • TARGETING CELLS WITH ALTERED MICRORNA EXPRESSION
    Publication number: 20120190730
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of modulating development of a cell. The method includes the step of introducing into the cell a nucleic acid with the capacity to modulate development of the cell, the nucleic acid including a target site for binding of a microRNA, wherein the activity and/or concentration of the microRNA in the cell results in a level of activity and/or concentration of the nucleic acid in the cell sufficient to modulate development of the cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2006
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: VIMAR S.P.A.
    Inventor: Michael Zenon Michael
  • Nucleic acid sequences encoding flavonoid 3?-hydroxylase and methods of altering flower color therewith
    Patent number: 6774285
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to nucleic acid sequences encoding flavonoid 3′-hydroxylase (hereinafter referred to as “F3′H”) and their use in the manipulation of pigmentation in flowers of plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Florigene Limited
    Inventors: Filippa Brugliera, Timothy Albert Holton, Michael Zenon Michael