Patents by Inventor Rosa E. Figueroa-Balderas

Rosa E. Figueroa-Balderas 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).

  • GLK genes for improved fruit quality
    Patent number: 9549509
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for improving fruit quality in plants that have low or reduced levels of Golden2-like (GLK) activity in the green fruit (e.g., cultivated tomato). The methods involve introgressing genes encoding functional GLKs into the plant so that they are expressed in the green fruit of the plant and thereby increase chloroplast biogenesis in the fruit. The plants of the invention have improved fruit quality, such as increased levels of starch, soluble solids, and/or sugars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Alan B. Bennett, Ann L. T. Powell, Theresa A. Hill, Kalai Lam Cheng, Rosa E. Figueroa-Balderas
  • GLK GENES FOR IMPROVED FRUIT QUALITY
    Publication number: 20140380517
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for improving fruit quality in plants that have low or reduced levels of Golden2-like (GLK) activity in the green fruit (e.g., cultivated tomato). The methods involve introgressing genes encoding functional GLKs into the plant so that they are expressed in the green fruit of the plant and thereby increase chloroplast biogenesis in the fruit. The plants of the invention have improved fruit quality, such as increased levels of starch, soluble solids, and/or sugars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2012
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Alan B. Bennett, Ann L.T. Powell, Theresa A. Hill, Kalai Lam Cheng, Rosa E. Figueroa-Balderas