Patents by Inventor Nancy L. ENGLE

Nancy L. ENGLE 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).

  • Key gene regulating cell wall biosynthesis and recalcitrance in , gene Y
    Patent number: 9206436
    Abstract: This disclosure provides methods and transgenic plants for improved production of renewable biofuels and other plant-derived biomaterials by altering the expression and/or activity of Gene Y, an O-acetyltransferase. This disclosure also provides expression vectors containing a nucleic acid (Gene Y) which encodes the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1 and is operably linked to a heterologous promoter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: UT-BATTELLE, LLC
    Inventors: Jay Chen, Nancy L. Engle, Lee E. Gunter, Sara Jawdy, Timothy J. Tschaplinski, Gerald A. Tuskan
  • KEY GENE REGULATING CELL WALL BIOSYNTHESIS AND RECALCITRANCE IN POPULUS, GENE Y
    Publication number: 20140182013
    Abstract: This disclosure provides methods and transgenic plants for improved production of renewable biofuels and other plant-derived biomaterials by altering the expression and/or activity of Gene Y, an O-acetyltransferase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Inventors: Jay CHEN, Nancy L. ENGLE, Lee E. GUNTER, Sara JAWDY, Timothy J. TSCHAPLINSKI, Gerald A. TUSKAN