Patents by Inventor Motonori Tomita

Motonori Tomita 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).

  • Gene for shortening culm of gramineous plant and method for producing short-culmed gramineous plant
    Patent number: 10351872
    Abstract: The purpose of the invention is to identify a short-culm gene other than the sd1 gene and produce a short-culmed gramineous plant by utilizing a short-culm gene other than the sd1 gene. The present invention provides a method for producing a short-culmed gramineous plant utilizing gene d60 for shortening the culm of a gramineous plant, wherein the method for producing a short-culmed gramineous plant is characterized in that the expression of Os02g0280200 is suppressed. The present invention also provides a short-culmed gramineous plant and the like in which the expression of Os02g0280200 is suppressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Motonori Tomita
  • GENE FOR SHORTENING CULM OF GRAMINEOUS PLANT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SHORT-CULMED GRAMINEOUS PLANT
    Publication number: 20150113684
    Abstract: The purpose of the invention is to identify a short-culm gene other than the sd1 gene and produce a short-culmed gramineous plant by utilizing a short-culm gene other than the sd1 gene. The present invention provides a method for producing a short-culmed gramineous plant utilizing gene d60 for shortening the culm of a gramineous plant, wherein the method for producing a short-culmed gramineous plant is characterized in that the expression of Os02g0280200 is suppressed. The present invention also provides a short-culmed gramineous plant and the like in which the expression of Os02g0280200 is suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventor: Motonori Tomita
  • Revolver-2: a novel transposon-like element from rye
    Patent number: 7351536
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to obtain a novel transposon-like element specifically present in the genome of rye and the like. According to the present invention, a DNA sequence of a transposon-like element Revolver comprising 3,041 nucleotide pairs, and DNA sequences of structural mutants thereof were provided. The DNA sequence of the transposon-like element Revolver, the DNA sequences of genes having transcriptional activity encoded by Revolver, and the DNA sequences of structural mutants thereof can be utilized for detection of a genome, development of DNA markers, identification of chromosomes, a probe for study on evolution, an entry point of PCR and the like, in useful resource plants of Poaceae.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Tottori University
    Inventor: Motonori Tomita
  • Novel transposon-like element
    Publication number: 20050091710
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to obtain a novel transposon-like element specifically present in the genome of rye and the like. According to the present invention, a DNA sequence of a transposon-like element Revolver comprising 3,041 nucleotide pairs, and DNA sequences of structural mutants thereof were provided. The DNA sequence of the transposon-like element Revolver, the DNA sequences of genes having transcriptional activity encoded by Revolver, and the DNA sequences of structural mutants thereof can be utilized for detection of a genome, development of DNA markers, identification of chromosomes, a probe for study on evolution, an entry point of PCR and the like, in useful resource plants of Poaceae.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2004
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Applicant: Tottori University
    Inventor: Motonori Tomita