Patents by Inventor Naoto Kadotani

Naoto Kadotani 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).

  • Recombinant vector, method for giving immunity against PVY-T to potato plant, and potato plant having immunity against PVY-T
    Patent number: 6228637
    Abstract: A recombinant vector which can transform potato plants so as to confer upon the potato plant immunity against potato virus Y necrosis line is disclosed. The recombinant vector according to the present invention comprises a promoter which functions in a potato plant cell; an operably linked leader sequence of RNA4 of cucumber mosaic virus, which is located downstream of the promoter; and an operably linked sequence which encodes a coat protein of potato virus Y necrosis line, which is located downstream of said leader sequence; and the recombinant vector is capable of transforming potato plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Japan Tobacco, Inc.
    Inventors: Keisuke Kasaoka, Naoto Kadotani, Shigeru Kuwata, Yumiko Hayashi