Patents by Inventor Patsy Elizabeth Elliott Brown

Patsy Elizabeth Elliott Brown 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 reduced amounts of amino acids and methods for producing such lines
    Patent number: 10136608
    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: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Reynolds Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Patsy Elizabeth Elliott Brown, Darlene Madeline Lawson, Serban C. Moldoveanu
  • Tobacco Having Reduced Amounts of Amino Acids and Methods for Producing Such Lines
    Publication number: 20170181398
    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: November 14, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Patsy Elizabeth Elliott Brown, Darlene Madeline Lawson, Serban C. Moldoveanu
  • Tobacco having reduced amounts of amino acids and methods for producing such lines
    Patent number: 9491968
    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: April 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Reynolds Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Patsy Elizabeth Elliott Brown, Darlene Madeline Lawson, Serban C Moldoveanu
  • Tobacco Having Altered Amounts of Environmental Contaminants and Methods for Producing Such Lines
    Publication number: 20150368662
    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: August 31, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Patsy Elizabeth Elliott Brown, Darlene Madeline Lawson