Patents by Inventor Richard W. Joy, IV

Richard W. Joy, IV 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).

  • Transgenic reduction of sinapine in crucifera
    Patent number: 6501004
    Abstract: The sinapine content of seeds of Brassica napus, and other crucifera plants, and the resulting seed meal made therefrom, is reduced by transforming cells of the plants to incorporate an expressible exogenous CYP84 monooxygenase enzyme, particularly ferulate 5-hyroxylase (F5H:) enzyme, or an antisense equivalent thereof. This allows for the production of a seed meal that is commercially more valuable. Three specific nucleic acid sequences encoding the F5H polypeptide are disclosed, designated BNF5H1, BNF5H2 and BNF5H3, and genetic constructs produced. The antisense suppression of sinapine is preferred, which can reduce the sinapine content of seed meal by up to 40% compared to wild type or vector-only transformed plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: National Research Council of Canada
    Inventors: Gopalan Selvaraj, Ramesh B. Nair, Richard W. Joy, IV, Wilfred A. Keller, Raju S. Datla