Patents by Inventor Robert Sevenier

Robert Sevenier 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 plants presenting a modified inulin producing profile
    Patent number: 6664444
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for producing a transgenic plant with a modified inulin producing profile comprising in its genome a combination of one or more expressible 1-SST enzyme encoding genes and one or more expressible 1-FFT enzyme encoding genes, wherein either of these genes or both of them comprise one or more recombinant genes containing one or more 1-SST, respectively 1-FFT, enzyme encoding DNA sequences of plant origin or an expressible homologous sequence thereof. The invention also relates to a method for modifying and controlling the inulin profile of plants and to a method for producing inulin from said transgenic plants. Furthermore, a novel cDNA sequence of a 1-SST enzyme encoding gene of Helianthus tuberosus and a novel cDNA sequence of a 1-FFT enzyme encoding gene of Cichorium intybus are disclosed, novel recombinant DNA constructs and genes derived thereof, as well as novel combinations of expressible 1-SST and 1-FFT enzyme encoding genes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignees: Tiense Suikerraffinaderij N.V., Plant Research International B.V.
    Inventors: Andries Jurriaan Koops, Robert Sevenier, Arjen Johannes Van Tunen, Lena De Leenheer