Patents by Inventor Scott Uknes

Scott Uknes 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 EXPRESSING A CELLULASE
    Publication number: 20080078005
    Abstract: The instant disclosure describes the application of genetic engineering techniques to produce cellulase in plants. Cellulase coding sequences operably linked to promoters active in plants may be transformed into the nuclear genome and/or the plastid genome of a plant. As cellulases may be toxic to plants, chemically-inducible or wound-inducible promoters may be employed. Additionally, the expressed cellulases may be targeted to vacuoles or other cellular organelles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Inventors: Edouard Lebel, Peter Heifetz, Eric Ward, Scott Uknes
  • Transgenic plants expressing a cellulase
    Publication number: 20080022425
    Abstract: The instant disclosure describes the application of genetic engineering techniques to produce cellulase in plants. Cellulase coding sequences operably linked to promoters active in plants may be transformed into the nuclear genome and/or the plastid genome of a plant. As cellulases may be toxic to plants, chemically-inducible or wound-inducible promoters may be employed. Additionally, the expressed cellulases may be targeted to vacuoles or other cellular organelles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2007
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Inventors: Edouard Lebel, Peter Heifetz, Eric Ward, Scott Uknes