Patents by Inventor Philip A. Rea

Philip A. Rea 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).

  • Transgenic plants exhibiting enhanced phytochelatin-based heavy metal tolerance and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 10370675
    Abstract: Transgenic plants exhibiting phytochelatin-based heavy metal tolerance and methods of use thereof for bioremediation are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Inventors: Philip A. Rea, Joseph Jez, Rebecca Cahoon
  • TRANSGENIC PLANTS EXHIBITING ENHANCED PHYTOCHELATIN-BASED HEAVY METAL TOLERANCE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20170342436
    Abstract: Transgenic plants exhibiting phytochelatin-based heavy metal tolerance and methods of use thereof for bioremediation are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Philip A. Rea, Joseph Jez, Rebecca Cahoon
  • Phytochelatin synthases and uses therefor
    Patent number: 6489537
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel phytochelatin synthases and uses thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignees: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, University of California
    Inventors: Philip A. Rea, Olena K. Vatamaniuk, Stephane Mari, Yu-Ping Lu, Julian I. Schroeder, Eugene J. Kim, Stephan Clemens
  • Glutathione-S-conjugate transport in plants
    Patent number: 6166290
    Abstract: The invention includes an isolated DNA encoding a plant GS-X pump polypeptide and an isolated preparation of a plant GS-X pump polypeptide. Also included is an isolated preparation of a nucleic acid which is antisense in orientation to a portion or all of a plant GS-X pump gene. The invention also includes a cells, vectors and transgenic plants having an isolated DNA encoding a plant GS-X pump and methods of use thereof. In addition, the invention relates to plant GS-X pump promoter sequences and the uses thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Philip A. Rea, Yu-Ping Lu, Ze-Sheng Li