Patents by Inventor Ramiro Mendez

Ramiro Mendez 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).

  • Patent number: 9394527
    Abstract: The present invention relates to nucleic acid fragments encoding amino acid sequences for organic acid biosynthetic enzymes in plants, and the use thereof for the modification of, for example, organic acid biosynthesis and secretion in plants. In particularly preferred embodiments, the invention relates to the combinatorial expression of citrate synthase (CS) and/or malate dehydrogenase (MDH) and/or phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC) in plants to modify, for example, organic acid synthesis and secretion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: AGRICULTURE VICTORIA SERVICES PTY LTD
    Inventors: German Spangenberg, Michael Emmerling, Eng Kok Ong, Ramiro Mendez, Stephen Panter, Marcel Labandera
  • Patent number: 8017370
    Abstract: The present invention relates to nucleic acid fragments encoding amino acid sequences for organic acid biosynthetic enzymes in plants, and the use thereof for the modification of, for example, organic acid biosynthesis and secretion in plants. In particularly preferred embodiments, the invention relates to the combinatorial expression of citrate synthase (CS) and/or malate dehydrogenase (MDH) and/or phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC) in plants to modify, for example, organic acid synthesis and secretion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Agriculture Victoria Services Pty Ltd
    Inventors: German Spangenberg, Michael Emmerling, Eng Kok Ong, Ramiro Mendez, Stephen Panter, Marcel Labandera
  • Publication number: 20110219475
    Abstract: The present invention relates to nucleic acid fragments encoding amino acid sequences for organic acid biosynthetic enzymes in plants, and the use thereof for the modification of, for example, organic acid biosynthesis and secretion in plants. In particularly preferred embodiments, the invention relates to the combinatorial expression of citrate synthase (CS) and/or malate dehydrogenase (MDH) and/or phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC) in plants to modify, for example, organic acid synthesis and secretion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: AGRICULTURE VICTORIA SERVICES PTY LTD
    Inventors: German Spangenberg, Michael Emmerling, Eng Kok Ong, Ramiro Mendez, Stephen Panter, Marcel Labandera
  • Publication number: 20070169212
    Abstract: The present invention relates to nucleic acid fragments encoding amino acid sequences for organic acid biosynthetic enzymes in plants, and the use thereof for the modification of, for example, organic acid biosynthesis and secretion in plants. In particularly preferred embodiments, the invention relates to the combinatorial expression of citrate synthase (CS) and/or malate dehydrogenase (MDH) and/or phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC) in plants to modify, for example, organic acid synthesis and secretion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2004
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Applicants: Agriculture Victoria Services Pty Ltd., AgResearch Limited
    Inventors: German Spangenberg, Michael Emmerling, Eng Kok Ong, Ramiro Mendez, Stephen Panter, Marcel Labandera