Patents by Inventor S. P. Dinesh-Kumar

S. P. Dinesh-Kumar 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).

  • Pathogen resistance in plants using CDNA-N/intron constructs
    Patent number: 6372962
    Abstract: Constructs comprising (1) a cDNA molecule corresponding to the tobacco N gene and (2) at least a portion of the third intron of the N gene are disclosed. Such constructs are useful for producing TMV resistance in plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignees: The Regents of the University of California, The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Barbara J. Baker, S. P. Dinesh-Kumar
  • Non-pathogen induced systemic acquired resistance (SAR) in plants
    Publication number: 20020004944
    Abstract: The present invention discloses the production of transgenic plants that exhibit a systemic acquired resistance (SAR) response even in the absence of an infecting pathogen. The invention encompasses such plants, methods and biological molecules useful for producing the plants, and methods for increasing the disease resistance of plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2001
    Publication date: January 10, 2002
    Inventors: Barbara J. Baker, S. P. Dinesh-Kumar