Patents by Inventor Rebecca Cahoon

Rebecca Cahoon 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).

  • Defensin polynucleotides and methods of use
    Publication number: 20030041348
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for modulating development and defense responses are provided. Nucleotide sequences encoding defensin proteins are provided. The sequences can be used in expression cassettes for modulating development, developmental pathways, and defense responses. Transformed plants, plant cells, tissues, and seed are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Applicant: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Carl R. Simmons, Pedro A. Navarro Acevedo, Leslie Harvell, Rebecca Cahoon, Billy Fred McCutchen, Albert L. Lu, Rafael Herrmann, James F.H. Wong
  • CHROMATIN ASSOCIATED PROTEINS
    Publication number: 20010031465
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a chromatin associated protein. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the chromatin associated protein, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the chromatin associated protein in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 1999
    Publication date: October 18, 2001
    Inventors: REBECCA CAHOON, J. ANTONI RAFALSKI