Patents by Inventor Naoufal Lakhssassi

Naoufal Lakhssassi 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).

  • Soybean Lines with High Seed Protein and Steady to High Oil Content
    Publication number: 20230151378
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a transgenic soybean plant having increased seed protein content and/or increased seed oil content comprising a polynucleotide encoding a ?-ConGlycinin soybean seed storage promoter that functions in the soybean plant operably linked to a polynucleotide encoding a soybean seed storage polypeptide having ?-ConGlycinin activity. The invention is further directed to a method of increasing seed protein content and/or increasing seed oil content of a soybean plant comprising transforming the soybean plant with a polynucleotide encoding a ?-ConGlycinin soybean seed storage promoter that functions in the soybean plant operably linked to a polynucleotide encoding a soybean seed storage polypeptide having ?-ConGlycinin activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University
    Inventors: Khalid Meksem, Naoufal Lakhssassi
  • Soybean Lines with Low Saturated Fatty Acid and High Oleic Acid Contents
    Publication number: 20220380789
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a transgenic soybean plant having increased oleic acid content comprising a polynucleotide comprising a fatty acid thioesterase (FAT) related promoter that functions in the soybean plant operably linked to a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide having FAT activity. The invention is further directed to a method of increasing oleic acid content of a soybean plant comprising transforming a soybean plant with a polynucleotide comprising a fatty acid thioesterase (FAT) related promoter that functions in the soybean plant operably linked to a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide having FAT activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University
    Inventors: Khalid Meksem, Naoufal Lakhssassi, Dounya Knizia, Zhou Zhou
  • Compositions and Methods to Increase Oleic Acid Content in Soybeans
    Publication number: 20220364106
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a transgenic soybean plant with increased oleic acid content comprising a polynucleotide encoding a fatty acid desaturase (FAD) related promoter that functions in the soybean plant operably linked to a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide having FAD activity. The invention is also related to a plant of an agronomically elite soybean variety with increased oleic acid content comprising a polynucleotide encoding a fatty acid desaturase (FAD) related promoter that functions in the soybean plant operably linked to a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide having FAD activity. The invention is still further directed to a method of increasing the oleic acid content of a soybean plant comprising transforming the soybean plant with a polynucleotide encoding a fatty acid desaturase (FAD) related promoter that functions in the soybean plant operably linked to a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide having FAD activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University
    Inventors: Khalid Meksem, Naoufal Lakhssassi, Dounya Knizia
  • Broad Resistance to Soybean Cyst Nematode
    Publication number: 20200270628
    Abstract: A transgenic soybean plant resistant to soybean cyst nematode (SCN), or parts thereof, are provided. Also provided are methods of increasing SCN resistance of a soybean plant and associated DNA constructs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicants: Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University, The Curators of the University of Missouri
    Inventors: Khalid Meksem, Henry Nguyen, Naoufal Lakhssassi, Mariola Klepadlo, Gunvant Patil