Patents by Inventor Rajanikanth GOVINDARAJULU

Rajanikanth GOVINDARAJULU 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).

  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR REGULATING ALKALOIDS IN TOBACCO
    Publication number: 20240132901
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to tobacco plants, plant parts, seeds, compositions, and methods related to modulating the expression of novel genes in tobacco to regulate alkaloid levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC
    Inventors: Chengalrayan KUDITHIPUDI, Rajanikanth GOVINDARAJULU, Raja S. PAYYAVULA
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING TOBACCO PLANTS AND PRODUCTS HAVING ALTERED ALKALOID LEVELS WITH DESIRABLE LEAF QUALITY VIA MANIPULATING LEAF QUALITY GENES
    Publication number: 20240067977
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides composition and methods for improving leaf quality of low-alkaloid tobacco plants. Also provided are the identification and genetic engineering of target genes (Leaf Quality Genes) for producing tobacco plants with altered total alkaloid and nicotine levels and commercially acceptable leaf grade, their development via breeding or transgenic approaches, and production of tobacco products from these tobacco plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC
    Inventors: Chengalrayan KUDITHIPUDI, Rajanikanth GOVINDARAJULU, Nazmul BHUIYAN, Raija PAYYAVULA, Yanxin SHEN, Dongmei XU
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING TOBACCO PLANTS AND PRODUCTS HAVING REDUCED OR ELIMINATED SUCKERS
    Publication number: 20230145103
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and compositions for controlling sucker growth in tobacco by altering the expression of different target genes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC
    Inventors: Raja S. PAYYAVULA, Yanxin SHEN, Chengalrayan KUDITHIPUDI, Rajanikanth GOVINDARAJULU
  • Compositions and methods for producing tobacco plants and products having reduced or eliminated suckers
    Patent number: 11447790
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and compositions for controlling sucker growth in tobacco by altering the expression of different target genes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Raja S. Payyavula, Yanxin Shen, Chengalrayan Kudithipudi, Rajanikanth Govindarajulu
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING TOBACCO PLANTS AND PRODUCTS HAVING REDUCED OR ELIMINATED SUCKERS
    Publication number: 20200377904
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and compositions for controlling sucker growth in tobacco by altering the expression of different target genes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC
    Inventors: Raja S. PAYYAVULA, Yanxin SHEN, Chengalrayan KUDITHIPUDI, Rajanikanth GOVINDARAJULU