Patents by Inventor Rebecca Schwab

Rebecca Schwab 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).

  • Means and Method for Modifying the Biomass of Plants
    Publication number: 20080256664
    Abstract: The present invention relates to means and methods for modifying biomass yield and/or plant growth and/or plant architecture of plants. In particular, it concerns transgenic plants exhibiting an increased biomass yield and plant growth rate compared to the corresponding wild-type plants. The plants according to the present invention are characterized by containing altered levels of a microRNA, in particular microRNA that targets members of the SPL family of genes encoding SPL transcription factors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2005
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventors: Detlef Weigel, Rebecca Schwab
  • Nucleic acids that can be used to create plants with a modified metabolite content
    Publication number: 20050188433
    Abstract: The invention relates to a nucleic acid that encodes a plant transporter of the inner mitochondrial membrane, in particular a member of the mitochondrial carrier family (MCF), and uses of this nucleic acid. The invention furthermore relates to a fragment of the nucleic acid, a construct containing the nucleic acid or a fragment thereof, and a host cell that contains the nucleic acid, the fragment, or the construct. The present invention furthermore relates to a method for producing a transgenic plant by using the nucleic acid, a fragment thereof, or a construct containing the nucleic acid or a fragment thereof, as well as a method for modulating the transport properties of the inner mitochondrial membrane of a plant, a plant part, a plant cell and/or seeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2004
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Inventors: Elizabetta Catoni, Wolf-Bernd Frommer, Rebecca Schwab, Karin Schumacher
  • Nucleic acids, by means of which plants with altered metabolite content can be produced
    Publication number: 20040137438
    Abstract: The invention relates to a nucleic acid that encodes a plant transporter of the inner mitochondrial membrane, in particular a member of the mitochondrial carrier family (MCF), and uses of this nucleic acid. The invention furthermore relates to a fragment of the nucleic acid, a construct containing the nucleic acid or a fragment thereof, and a host cell that contains the nucleic acid, the fragment, or the construct. The present invention furthermore relates to a method for producing a transgenic plant by using the nucleic acid, a fragment thereof, or a construct containing the nucleic acid or a fragment thereof, as well as a method for modulating the transport properties of the inner mitochondrial membrane of a plant, a plant part, a plant cell and/or seeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventors: Elisabetta Catoni, Wolf-Bernd Frommer, Rebecca Schwab, Karin Shumacher