Patents by Inventor Seja Gasenone Maphanyane

Seja Gasenone Maphanyane 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).

  • Gene inducing elongation of roots or increasing biomass, and use therefor
    Patent number: 9499830
    Abstract: By increasing, in a plant, expression of a gene or the like encoding a novel CONSTANS-LIKE protein, it is possible to promote root elongation of the plant and/or increase biomass of the plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignees: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA
    Inventors: Masataka Kajikawa, Akiho Yokota, Kinya Akashi, Seja Gasenone Maphanyane, Pharoah Mosupi, Stephen Majara Chite, Norio Kato
  • NOVEL GENE INDUCING ELONGATION OF ROOTS OR INCREASING BIOMASS, AND USE THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20140165232
    Abstract: By increasing, in a plant, expression of a gene or the like encoding a protein having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, it is possible to promote root elongation of the plant and/or increase biomass of the plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicants: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA
    Inventors: Masataka Kajikawa, Akiho Yokota, Kinya Akashi, Seja Gasenone Maphanyane, Pharoah Mosupi, Stephen Majara Chite, Norio Kato