Patents by Inventor Peter McCourt

Peter McCourt 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).

  • Stress tolerance and delayed senescence in plants
    Patent number: 8975473
    Abstract: The novel constructs and methods of this invention improve tolerance in plants to environmental stresses and senescence. Nucleic acids encoding a plant farnesyl transferase are described, as are transgenic plants and seeds incorporating these nucleic acids and proteins. Also provided are non-naturally occurring mutations in the gene encoding farnesyl transferase which enhance drought tolerance in the plants, improve resistance to senescence and modify growth habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Performance Plants, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter McCourt, Majid Ghassemian, Sean Cutler, Dario Bonetta
  • Stress Tolerance and Delayed Senescence in Plants
    Publication number: 20090293156
    Abstract: The novel constructs and methods of this invention improve tolerance in plants to environmental stresses and senescence. Nucleic acids encoding a plant farnesyl transferase are described, as are transgenic plants and seeds incorporating these nucleic acids and proteins. Also provided are inhibitors of naturally-occurring farnesyl transferase which, when expressed, will enhance drought tolerance in the plants, improve resistance to senescence and modify growth habit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Inventors: Peter McCourt, Majid Ghassemian, Sean Cutler, Dario Bonetta
  • Stress tolerance and delayed senescence in plants
    Patent number: 7262338
    Abstract: The novel constructs and methods of this invention improve tolerance in plants to environmental stresses and senescence. Nucleic acids encoding a plant farnesyl transferase are described, as are transgenic plants and seeds incorporating these nucleic acids and proteins. Also provided are inhibitors of naturally-occurring farnesyl transferase which, when expressed, will enhance drought tolerance in the plants, improve resistance to senescence and modify growth habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Performance Plants, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter McCourt, Majid Ghassemian, Sean Cutler, Dario Bonetta
  • Stress tolerance and delayed senescence in plants
    Publication number: 20060037108
    Abstract: The novel constructs and methods of this invention improve tolerance in plants to environmental stresses and senescence. Nucleic acids encoding a plant farnesyl transferase are described, as are transgenic plants and seeds incorporating these nucleic acids and proteins. Also provided are inhibitors of naturally-occurring farnesyl transferase which, when expressed, will enhance drought tolerance in the plants, improve resistance to senescence and modify growth habit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Inventors: Peter McCourt, Majid Ghassemian, Sean Cutler, Dario Bonetta
  • Stress tolerance and delayed senescence in plants
    Publication number: 20060031966
    Abstract: The novel constructs and methods of this invention improve tolerance in plants to environmental stresses and senescence. Nucleic acids encoding a plant farnesyl transferase are described, as are transgenic plants and seeds incorporating these nucleic acids and proteins. Also provided are inhibitors of naturally-occurring farnesyl transferase which, when expressed, will enhance drought tolerance in the plants, improve resistance to senescence and modify growth habit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Inventors: Peter McCourt, Majid Ghassemian, Sean Cutler, Dario Bonetta
  • Stress tolerance and delayed senescence in plants
    Publication number: 20060021092
    Abstract: The novel constructs and methods of this invention improve tolerance in plants to environmental stresses and senescence. Nucleic acids encoding a plant farnesyl transferase are described, as are transgenic plants and seeds incorporating these nucleic acids and proteins. Also provided are inhibitors of naturally-occurring farnesyl transferase which, when expressed, will enhance drought tolerance in the plants, improve resistance to senescence and modify growth habit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Inventors: Peter McCourt, Mjid Ghassemian, Sean Cutler, Dario Bonetta
  • Stress tolerance and delayed senescence in plants
    Publication number: 20040010821
    Abstract: The novel constructs and methods of this invention improve tolerance in plants to environmental stresses and senescence. Nucleic acids encoding a plant farnesyl transferase are described, as are transgenic plants and seeds incorporating these nucleic acids and proteins. Also provided are inhibitors of naturally-occurring farnesyl transferase which, when expressed, will enhance drought tolerance in the plants, improve resistance to senescence and modify growth habit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2002
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Inventors: Peter McCourt, Majid Ghassemian, Sean Cutler, Dario Bonetta
  • Stress tolerance and delayed senescence in plants
    Publication number: 20030061636
    Abstract: The novel constructs and methods of this invention improve tolerance in plants to environmental stresses and senescence. Nucleic acids encoding a plant farnesyl transferase are described, as are transgenic plants and seeds incorporating these nucleic acids and proteins. Also provided are inhibitors of naturally-occurring farnesyl transferase which, when expressed, will enhance drought tolerance in the plants, improve resistance to senescence and modify growth habit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2002
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventors: Peter McCourt, Majid Ghassemian, Sean Cutler, Dario Bonetta
  • STRESS TOLERANCE AND DELAYED SENESCENCE IN PLANTS
    Publication number: 20010044938
    Abstract: The novel constructs and methods of this invention improve tolerance in plants to environmental stresses and senescence. Nucleic acids encoding a plant farnesyl transferase are described, as are transgenic plants and seeds incorporating these nucleic acids and proteins. Also provided are inhibitors of naturally-occurring farnesyl transferase which, when expressed, will enhance drought tolerance in the plants, improve resistance to senescence and modify growth habit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 1998
    Publication date: November 22, 2001
    Inventors: PETER MCCOURT, MAJID GHASSEMIAN, SEAN CUTLER, DARIO BONETTA