Patents by Inventor Piotr Puzio

Piotr Puzio 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).

  • Publication number: 20160201077
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to a plant cell with increased tolerance and/or resistance to environmental stress and increased biomass production as compared to a corresponding non-transformed wild type plant cell by increasing or generating one or more activities of polypeptides associated with abiotic stress responses and abiotic stress tolerance in plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Piotr Puzio, Oliver BLÄSING, Oliver Thimm
  • Publication number: 20150291971
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to a method for producing a transgenic cell with increased gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) content as compared to a corresponding non-transformed wild type cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Janneke Hendriks, Hardy Schön, Oliver Thimm, Volker Haake, Gunnar Plesch, Piotr Puzio, Astrid Blau, Michael Manfred Herold, Birgit Wendel, Beate Kamlage, Florian Schauwecker
  • Patent number: 8952217
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for decreasing verbascose in a plant by expression of a chloroplast-targeted polypeptide which is a member of the fimD superfamily in a plant cell, plant, or a part thereof. The invention furthermore relates to a process for producing a plant cell, plant, or part thereof with a decrease in the amount of verbascose. Also provided are nucleic acid constructs and vectors useful for practicing the methods as well as plants, plant tissues, propagation materials and harvested materials thus obtained. Agricultural compositions comprising the plant materials thus obtained is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Metanomics GmbH
    Inventors: Piotr Puzio, Birgit Wendel, Michael Manfred Herold, Ralf Looser, Astrid Blau, Gunnar Plesch, Beate Kamlage, Florian Schauwecker
  • Publication number: 20140325706
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a plant with increased yield as compared to a corresponding wild type plant comprising increasing or generating one or more activities in a plant or a part thereof. The present invention further relates to nucleic acids enhancing or improving one or more traits of a transgenic plant, and cells, progenies, seeds and pollen derived from such plants or parts, as well as methods of making and methods of using such plant cell(s) or plant(s), progenies, seed(s) or pollen. Particularly, the improved trait(s) are manifested in an increased yield, preferably by improving one or more yield-related trait(s), e.g. low temperature tolerance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Oliver Bläsing, Piotr Puzio, Oliver Thimm, Gerhard Ritte, Hardy Schön
  • Publication number: 20140325709
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of fine chemicals in a microorganism, a plant cell, a plant, a plant tissue or in one or more parts thereof. The present invention relates further to a process for the control of the production of fine chemicals in a microorganism, a plant cell, a plant, a plant tissue or in one or more parts thereof. The invention furthermore relates to nucleic acid molecules, polypeptides, nucleic acid constructs, vectors, antisense molecules, antibodies, host cells, plant tissue, propagation material, harvested material, plants, microorganisms as well as agricultural compositions and to their use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Metanomics GmbH
    Inventors: Gunnar Plesch, Piotr Puzio, Astrid Blau, Ralf Looser, Birgit Wendel, Beate Kamlage, Oliver Schmitz
  • Publication number: 20140259212
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of a fine chemical in a non-human organism, like a microorganism, a plant cell, a plant, a plant tissue or in one or more parts thereof. The invention furthermore relates to nucleic acid molecules, polypeptides, nucleic acid constructs, expression cassettes, vectors, antibodies, host cells, plant tissue, propagation material, harvested material, plants, microorganisms as well as agricultural compositions and to their use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: BASF Plant Science Company GmbH
    Inventors: Gunnar Plesch, Astrid Blau, Michael Manfred Herold, Beate Kamlage, Birgit Wendel, Piotr Puzio, Stefan Henkes, Volker Haake, Wim Van Camp, Holger Fahnenstich, Bryan McKersie, Wesley Bruce, Nicole Christiansen
  • Patent number: 8809059
    Abstract: The present invention disclosed herein provides a method for producing a plant with increased yield as compared to a corresponding wild type plant comprising increasing or generating one or more activities in a plant or a part thereof. The present invention further relates to nucleic acids enhancing or improving one or more traits of a transgenic plant, and cells, progenies, seeds and pollen derived from such plants or parts, as well as methods of making and methods of using such plant cell(s) or plant(s), progenies, seed(s) or pollen. Particularly, said improved trait(s) are manifested in an increased yield, preferably by improving one or more yield-related trait(s), e.g. low temperature tolerance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Oliver Bläsing, Piotr Puzio, Oliver Thimm, Gerhard Ritte, Hardy Schön
  • Publication number: 20140223605
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to a plant cell with enhanced nitrogen use efficiency and/or increased biomass production as compared to a corresponding non-transformed wild type plant cell by increasing or generating one or more activities of polypeptides associated with enhanced nitrogen use efficiency in plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Piotr Puzio, Oliver Bläsing, Oliver Thimm, Gerhard Ritte, Hardy Schön
  • Publication number: 20140199313
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of the fine chemical in a microorganism, a plant cell, a plant, a plant tissue or in one or more parts thereof, preferably in plastids. The invention furthermore relates to nucleic acid molecules, polypeptides, nucleic acid constructs, vectors, antibodies, host cells, plant tissue, propagation material, harvested material, plants, microorganisms as well as agricultural compositions and to their use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: Metanomics GmbH
    Inventors: Gunnar Plesch, Piotr Puzio, Astrid Blau, Ralf Looser, Birgit Wendel, Beate Kamlage, Micheal Manfred Herold, Florian Schauwecker
  • Patent number: 8664475
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to a plant cell with enhanced nitrogen use efficiency and/or increased biomass production as compared to a corresponding non-transformed wild type plant cell by increasing or generating one or more activities of polypeptides associated with enhanced nitrogen use efficiency in plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Piotr Puzio, Oliver Bläsing, Oliver Thimm, Gerhard Ritte, Hardy Schön
  • Publication number: 20130340119
    Abstract: A method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a POI (Protein Of Interest) polypeptide is provided. Methods for the production of plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a DnaJ-like chaperone polypeptide are provided, in which plants have enhanced yield-related traits compared to control plants. Nucleic acids encoding DnaJ-like chaperone, constructs comprising the same and uses thereof are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: BASF Plant Science Company GmbH
    Inventors: Gunnar Plesch, Astrid Blau, Michael Manfred Herold, Beate Kamlage, Birgit Wendel, Piotr Puzio, Oliver Bläsing, Oliver Thimm, Janneke Hendriks, Christophe Reuzeau
  • Patent number: 8552255
    Abstract: The present invention pertains transgenic plant cells and mature plants comprising Oxidoreductase Stress Related Proteins (ORSRP) resulting in increased tolerance and/or resistance to environmental stress as compared to non-transformed wild type cells and methods of producing such plant cells or plants. Further object of the present invention are isolated ORSRPs or ORSRP encoding nucleic acids from plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Agnes Chardonnens, Piotr Puzio
  • Patent number: 8541208
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of fine chemicals in a microorganism, a plant cell, a plant, a plant tissue or in one or more parts thereof. The present invention relates further to a process for the control of the production of fine chemicals in a microorganism, a plant cell, a plant, a plant tissue or in one or more parts thereof. The invention furthermore relates to nucleic acid molecules, polypeptides, nucleic acid constructs, vectors, antisense molecules, antibodies, host cells, plant tissue, propagation material, harvested material, plants, microorganisms as well as agricultural compositions and to their use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Metanomics GmbH
    Inventors: Gunnar Plesch, Piotr Puzio, Astrid Blau, Ralf Looser, Birgit Wendel, Beate Kamlage, Oliver Schmitz
  • Publication number: 20130081155
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to nucleic acid sequences encoding proteins that are associated with abiotic stress responses and abiotic stress tolerance in plants. In particular, this invention relates to nucleic acid sequences encoding proteins that confer drought, heat, cold, and/or salt tolerance to plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Piotr Puzio, Agnes Chardonnens, Harry Wild, Gunnar Plesch, Bryan McKersie
  • Publication number: 20130061348
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to nucleic acid sequences encoding proteins that are associated with abiotic stress responses and abiotic stress tolerance in plants. This invention further relates to transformed plant cells with altered metabolic activity compared to a corresponding non transformed wild type plant cell, wherein the metabolic activity is altered by transformation with a Stress-Related Protein (SRP) coding nucleic acid and results in increased tolerance and/or resistance to an environmental stress as compared to a corresponding non-transformed wild type plant cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Piotr Puzio, Agnes Chardonnens, Amber Shirley, Xi-Qing Wang, Rodrigo Sarria-Millan, Bryan McKersie, Ruoying Chen
  • Patent number: 8324455
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to nucleic acid sequences encoding proteins that are associated with abiotic stress responses and abiotic stress tolerance in plants. In particular, this invention relates to nucleic acid sequences encoding proteins that confer drought, heat, cold, and/or salt tolerance to plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Piotr Puzio, Agnes Chardonnens, Harry Wild, Gunnar Plesch, Bryan McKersie
  • Patent number: 8247651
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to nucleic acid sequences encoding proteins that are associated with abiotic stress responses and abiotic stress tolerance in plants. This invention further relates to transformed plant cells with altered metabolic activity compared to a corresponding non transformed wild type plant cell, wherein the metabolic activity is altered by transformation with a Stress-Related Protein (SRP) coding nucleic acid and results in increased tolerance and/or resistance to an environmental stress as compared to a corresponding non-transformed wild type plant cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Piotr Puzio, Agnes Chardonnens, Amber Shirley, Xi-Qing Wang, Rodrigo Sarria-Millan, Bryan McKersie, Ruoying Chen
  • Publication number: 20120005777
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of fine chemicals in a microorganism, a plant cell, a plant, a plant tissue or parts thereof. The invention furthermore relates to nucleic acid molecules, polypeptides, nucleic acid constructs, vectors, antisense molecules, antibodies, host cells, plant tissue, propagtion material, harvested material, plants, microorganisms as well as agricultural compositions and to their use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Gunnar Plesch, Piotr Puzio, Astrid Blau, Ralf Looser, Birgit Wendel, Beate Kamlage, Agnes Chardonnens, Amber Shirley, Xi-Qing Wang, Rodrigo Sarria-Millan, Bryan McKersie, Ruoying Chen
  • Publication number: 20110321196
    Abstract: The present invention pertains transgenic plant cells and mature plants comprising Oxidoreductase Stress Related Proteins (ORSRP) resulting in increased tolerance and/or resistance to environmental stress as compared to non-transformed wild type cells and methods of producing such plant cells or plants. Further object of the present invention are isolated ORSRPs or ORSRP encoding nucleic acids from plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Agnes Chardonnens, Piotr Puzio
  • Publication number: 20110277179
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to a plant cell with enhanced nitrogen use efficiency and/or increased biomass production as compared to a corresponding non-transformed wild type plant cell by increasing or generating one or more activities of polypeptides associated with enhanced nitrogen use efficiency in plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Piotr Puzio, Oliver Bl¿sing, Oliver Thimm, Gerhard Ritte, Hardy Sch¿n