Patents by Inventor Miyako KUSANO

Miyako KUSANO 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).

  • Mutant plant
    Patent number: 10385357
    Abstract: Provided is a plant such as tomato, in which plant vigor has been increased and heat resistance has further been imparted. A plant such as tomato can be obtained, which has increased the stem diameter as well as the plant height and has become heat resistant by having a mutant Della protein, in which a leucine corresponding to the leucine at position 567 in SEQ ID NO: 2 in the amino acid sequence of the Della protein has been replaced by another amino acid, preferably phenylalanine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignees: UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA, RIKEN
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ezura, Tohru Ariizumi, Yoshihito Shinozaki, Junji Kimbara, Miyako Kusano, Atsushi Fukushima, Kazuki Saito
  • MUTANT PLANT
    Publication number: 20160264989
    Abstract: Provided is a plant such as tomato, in which plant vigor has been increased and heat resistance has further been imparted. A plant such as tomato can be obtained, which has increased the stem diameter as well as the plant height and has become heat resistant by having a mutant Della protein, in which a leucine corresponding to the leucine at position 567 in SEQ ID NO: 2 in the amino acid sequence of the Della protein has been replaced by another amino acid, preferably phenylalanine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Hiroshi EZURA, Tohru ARIIZUMI, Yoshihito SHINOZAKI, Junji KIMBARA, Miyako KUSANO, Atsushi FUKUSHIMA, Kazuki SAITO