Patents by Inventor Paul Verslues

Paul Verslues 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-tolerant transgenic plant
    Patent number: 9856490
    Abstract: Described herein is a transgenic plant that comprises a recombinant DNA construct that contains a nucleic acid sequence operably linked to a promoter, the nucleic acid sequence encoding an AFL1 polypeptide, a recombinant DNA construct for inhibiting expression of a PD15 polypeptide or a NAI2 polypeptide, or a loss-of-function pdi5 or nai2 mutation, wherein the transgenic plant exhibits increased growth under drought as compared to a control plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Academia Sinica
    Inventor: Paul Verslues
  • DROUGHT-TOLERANT TRANSGENIC PLANT
    Publication number: 20160090605
    Abstract: Described herein is a transgenic plant that comprises a recombinant DNA construct that contains a nucleic acid sequence operably linked to a promoter, the nucleic acid sequence encoding an AFL1 polypeptide, a recombinant DNA construct for inhibiting expression of a PD15 polypeptide or a NAI2 polypeptide, or a loss-of-function pdi5 or nai2 mutation, wherein the transgenic plant exhibits increased growth under drought as compared to a control plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventor: Paul Verslues