Patents by Inventor Nester Apuya

Nester Apuya 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).

  • Drought inducible promoters and uses thereof
    Patent number: 7314757
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to drought responsive promoter sequences, polynucleotide constructs comprising the drought responsive promoters and methods of identifying the drought responsive promoters or fragments thereof. The invention further relates to the use of the present drought responsive promoters to modulate transcript levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Ceres, Inc.
    Inventors: Leonard Medrano, Kenneth A. Feldmann, Nickolai Alexandrov, Yiwen Fang, Nester Apuya
  • Drought inducible promoters and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20060143739
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to drought responsive promoter sequences, polynucleotide constructs comprising the drought responsive promoters and methods of identifying the drought responsive promoters or fragments thereof. The invention further relates to the use of the present drought responsive promoters to modulate transcript levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Applicant: Ceres, Inc.
    Inventors: Leonard Medrano, Kenneth Feldmann, Nickolai Alexandrov, Yiwen Fang, Nester Apuya