Patents by Inventor Roger Hellens

Roger Hellens 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 and methods for modulating pigment production in plants
    Patent number: 7973216
    Abstract: This invention relates to polynucleotides encoding novel transcription factors and to the encoded transcription factors, that are capable of regulating anthocyanin production in plants. The invention also relates to constructs and vectors comprising the polynucleotides, and to host cells, plant cells and plants transformed with the polynucleotides, constructs and vectors. The invention also relates to methods of producing plants with altered anthocyanin production and plants by the methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: The New Zealand Institute for Plant and food Research Limited
    Inventors: Richard Espley, Roger Hellens, Andrew C. Allan
  • Compositions and Methods for Modulating Pigment Production in Plants
    Publication number: 20110072539
    Abstract: This invention relates to polynucleotides encoding novel transcription factors and to the encoded transcription factors, that are capable of regulating anthocyanin production in plants. The invention also relates to constructs and vectors comprising the polynucleotides, and to host cells, plant cells and plants transformed with the polynucleotides, constructs and vectors. The invention also relates to methods of producing plants with altered anthocyanin production and plants by the methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2006
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Inventors: Richard Espley, Roger Hellens, Andrew C. Allan