Patents by Inventor Rebecca E. Cahoon

Rebecca E. 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).

  • Acyl-CoA oxidase homologues
    Patent number: 6368840
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding an acyl-CoA oxidase homologue. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the acyl-CoA oxidase homologue, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the acyl-CoA oxidase homologue in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Edgar B. Cahoon, Rebecca E. Cahoon, William D. Hitz, Anthony J. Kinney
  • Enzymes involved in degradation of branched-chain amino acids
    Patent number: 6348339
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a branched-chain amino acid degradation enzymes. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the branched-chain amino acid degradation enzymes, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the branched-chain amino acid degradation enzymes in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2002
    Assignee: E.I . du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Rebecca E. Cahoon, William D. Hitz, Anthony J. Kinney, J. Antoni Rafalski
  • Plant caffeic acid 3-0-methyltransferase homologs
    Patent number: 6329204
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a protein involved in phenylpropanoid metabolism. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the protein involved in phenylpropanoid metabolism, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the protein involved in phenylpropanoid metabolism in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
    Inventors: Rebecca E. Cahoon, J. Antoni Rafalski, Jennie Bih-Jien Shen
  • Plant geranylgeranyl transferases
    Patent number: 6312954
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a geranylgeranyl transferase subunit. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the geranylgeranyl transferase subunit, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the geranylgeranyl transferase subunit in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
    Inventor: Rebecca E. Cahoon
  • Chromatin associated proteins
    Patent number: 6306632
    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: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
    Inventors: Rebecca E. Cahoon, J. Antoni Rafalski
  • Corn cDNA encoding southern leaf blight resistance
    Patent number: 6303332
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a SCLBR protein. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the SCLBR protein, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the SCLBR protein in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Rebecca E. Cahoon, Guo-Hua Miao, J. Antoni Rafalski, Graziana Taramino
  • N-end rule pathway enzymes
    Patent number: 6297034
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding an enzyme involved in the N-end rule pathway of protein degradation. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the enzyme involved in the N-end rule pathway of protein degradation, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the enzyme involved in the N-end rule pathway of protein degradation in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Rebecca E. Cahoon, Saverio Carl Falco, J. Antoni Rafalski, Hajime Sakai
  • CHROMATIN ASSOCIATED PROTEINS
    Publication number: 20010010909
    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: July 2, 1999
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Inventors: REBECCA E. CAHOON, JOAN T. ODELL, GUO-HUA MIAO, HAJIME SAKAI
  • Aromatic amino acid catabolism enzymes
    Publication number: 20010005749
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding an aromatic amino acid catabolic enzyme. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the aromatic amino acid catabolic enzyme, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the aromatic amino acid catabolic enzyme in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Publication date: June 28, 2001
    Inventors: Edgar B. Cahoon, Rebecca E. Cahoon, Saverio Carl Falco, William D. Hitz, Anthony J. Kinney, Michele Morgante, J. Antoni Rafalski
  • Transcription coactivators
    Patent number: 6251668
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a transcription coactivator. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the transcription coactivator, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the transcription coactivator in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
    Inventors: Rebecca E. Cahoon, Hajime Sakai, Karlene H. Butler, J. Antoni Rafalski
  • Transcription coactivators
    Patent number: 6248584
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a transcription coactivator. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the transcription coactivator, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the transcription coactivator in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2001
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
    Inventors: Rebecca E. Cahoon, Joan T. Odell, J. Antoni Rafalski
  • Ornithine biosynthesis enzymes
    Patent number: 6242256
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding an ornithine biosynthetic enzyme. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the ornithine biosynthetic enzyme, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the ornithine biosynthetic enzyme in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Edgar B. Cahoon, Rebecca E. Cahoon, William D. Hitz, J. Antoni Rafalski
  • Aromatic amino acid catabolism enzymes
    Patent number: 6218169
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding an aromatic amino acid catabolic enzyme. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the aromatic amino acid catabolic enzyme, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the aromatic amino acid catabolic enzyme in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Rebecca E. Cahoon, Saverio Carl Falco
  • Ornithine biosynthesis enzymes
    Patent number: 6184036
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding an ornithine-oxo-acid transaminase. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the ornithine-oxo-acid transaminase, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the ornithine-oxo-acid transaminase in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Rebecca E. Cahoon, J. Antoni Rafalski, Saverio Carl Falco
  • Plant geranylgeranyl transferases
    Patent number: 6168951
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a geranylgeranyl transferase subunit. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the geranylgeranyl transferase subunit, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the geranylgeranyl transferase subunit in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2001
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Rebecca E. Cahoon, Anthony John Kinney, J. Antoni Rafalski