Patents by Inventor Robert B. McGrath

Robert B. McGrath 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).

  • Ethylene insensitive plants
    Patent number: 7220587
    Abstract: Nucleic acid and polypeptide sequences are described which relate to an EIN6 gene, a gene involved in the plant ethylene response. Plant transformation vectors and transgenic plants are described which display an altered ethylene-dependent phenotype due to altered expression of EIN6 in transformed plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignees: The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Joseph R. Ecker, Ramlah Nehring, Robert B. McGrath
  • Ethylene insensitive plants
    Publication number: 20030166197
    Abstract: Nucleic acid and polypeptide sequences are described which relate to an EIN6 gene, a gene involved in the plant ethylene response. Plant transformation vectors and transgenic plants are described which display an altered ethylene-dependent phenotype due to altered expression of EIN6 in transformed plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2002
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventors: Joseph R. Ecker, Ramlah Nehring, Robert B. McGrath