Patents by Inventor Richard L. S. Forster

Richard L. S. Forster 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).

  • Compositions isolated from forage grasses and methods for their use
    Patent number: 7700852
    Abstract: Isolated polynucleotides encoding polypeptides active in the fructan, cellulose, starch and/or tannin biosynthetic pathways are provided, together with expression vectors and host cells comprising such isolated polynucleotides. Methods for the use of such polynucleotides and polypeptides are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Inventors: Jeroen Demmer, Michael Andrew Shenk, Matthew Glenn, Michael Geoffrey Norriss, Keith Martin Saulsbury, Claire Hall, Richard L. S. Forster
  • Control of floral induction
    Patent number: 7071380
    Abstract: The present application discloses plant polynucleotides, their encoded polypeptide sequences, and sRNA sequences which are putative regulators of long-distance florigenic signaling and flowering control. Methods of using these sequences related to long-distance florigenic signalling, including modifying the occurrence, timing and extent of flower development by modulating the florigenic signaling pathway, are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Agrigenesis Biosciences Limited
    Inventors: Tony James Lough, Dieter H. Hermsmeier, Erika Varkonyi-Gasic, Justin Sweetman, Ilkka J. Havukkala, Helene Belanger, Richard L. S. Forster, Keith R. Hudson
  • Compositions isolated from forage grasses and methods for their use
    Publication number: 20030237108
    Abstract: Isolated polynucleotides encoding polypeptides active in the fructan, cellulose, starch and/or tannin biosynthetic pathways are provided, together with expression vectors and host cells comprising such isolated polynucleotides. Methods for the use of such polynucleotides and polypeptides are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2003
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Applicants: GENESIS CORPORATION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED, Wrightson Seeds Limited
    Inventors: Jeroen Demmer, Michael Andrew Shenk, Matthew Glenn, Michael Geoffrey Norriss, Keith Martin Saulsbury, Claire Hall, Richard L.S. Forster
  • Methods of suppressing gene expression
    Publication number: 20030221211
    Abstract: DNA constructs useful for suppressing the expression of targeted genes are provided. The constructs encode an RNA molecule with a stem-loop structure that is unrelated to the target gene and that is positioned distally to a sequence specific for the gene of interest. Methods of suppressing the expression of selected genes and transformed hosts also are described. In one embodiment, the DNA constructs and methods are used to selectively suppress gene expression in plants and plant cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2003
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Applicant: ArborGen, LLC
    Inventors: William H. Rottmann, Richard L.S. Forster