Patents by Inventor Patsy Elizabeth Elliott

Patsy Elizabeth Elliott 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).

  • Tobacco having altered amounts of environmental contaminants
    Patent number: 9137958
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are genetically modified tobacco plants, and tobacco products derived from such plants, comprising an altered uptake and/or altered levels of at least one environmental contaminant or other non-natural chemical as compared to an unmodified parent tobacco plant from which the modified plant is derived. The alteration in uptake and/or levels may be a reduction, or alternatively an increase, in the uptake and/or levels of the environmental contaminant or other non-natural chemical. These methods and plants are useful for improving tobacco products or in generating tobacco lines that may have environmentally useful properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Reynolds Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Patsy Elizabeth Elliott, Darlene Madeline Lawson
  • Tobacco Having Reduced Amounts of Amino Acids and Methods for Producing Such Lines
    Publication number: 20140224269
    Abstract: The present invention discloses genetically modified tobacco plants, and tobacco products derived from such plants, comprising a decrease in at least one amino acid such that upon heating and/or burning, the tobacco plant or a portion thereof generates reduced levels of a compound derived from the at least one amino acid as compared to an unmodified parent tobacco plant or a portion thereof In an embodiment, the tobacco generates reduced levels of acrylamide and/or acrylonitrile upon heating and/or burning of the tobacco as compared to an unmodified parent tobacco line. These plants are useful for improving tobacco products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: Reynolds Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Patsy Elizabeth Elliott, Darlene Madeline Lawson, Serban C. Moldoveanu
  • Tobacco having reduced amounts of amino acids and methods for producing such lines
    Patent number: 8716571
    Abstract: The present invention discloses genetically modified tobacco plants, and tobacco products derived from such plants, comprising a decrease in at least one amino acid such that upon heating and/or burning, the tobacco plant or a portion thereof generates reduced levels of a compound derived from the at least one amino acid as compared to an unmodified parent tobacco plant or a portion thereof. In an embodiment, the tobacco generates reduced levels of acrylamide and/or acrylonitrile upon heating and/or burning of the tobacco as compared to an unmodified parent tobacco line. These plants are useful for improving tobacco products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Reynolds Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Patsy Elizabeth Elliott, Darlene Madeline Lawson, Serban C. Moldoveanu
  • Tobacco Having Altered Amounts Of Environmental Contaminants And Methods For Producing Such Lines
    Publication number: 20130199553
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are genetically modified tobacco plants, and tobacco products derived from such plants, comprising an altered uptake and/or altered levels of at least one environmental contaminant or other non-natural chemical as compared to an unmodified parent tobacco plant from which the modified plant is derived. The alteration in uptake and/or levels may be a reduction, or alternatively an increase, in the uptake and/or levels of the environmental contaminant or other non-natural chemical. These methods and plants are useful for improving tobacco products or in generating tobacco lines that may have environmentally useful properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Inventors: Patsy Elizabeth Elliott, Darlene Madeline Lawson
  • Tobacco Having Reduced Amounts of Amino Acids and Methods for Producing Such Lines
    Publication number: 20130068240
    Abstract: The present invention discloses genetically modified tobacco plants, and tobacco products derived from such plants, comprising a decrease in at least one amino acid such that upon heating and/or burning, the tobacco plant or a portion thereof generates reduced levels of a compound derived from the at least one amino acid as compared to an unmodified parent tobacco plant or a portion thereof. In an embodiment, the tobacco generates reduced levels of acrylamide and/or acrylonitrile upon heating and/or burning of the tobacco as compared to an unmodified parent tobacco line. These plants are useful for improving tobacco products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Inventors: Patsy Elizabeth Elliott, Darlene Madeline Lawson, Serban C. Moldoveanu