Patents by Inventor Stephane Bourot

Stephane Bourot 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).

  • BRASSICA ROD1 GENE SEQUENCES AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20220204983
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Brassica juncea ROD1 nucleic acid sequences and proteins and the use thereof to create plants with increased levels of C18:1 and reduced levels of saturated fatty acids in the seeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Peter DENOLF, Michel VAN THOURNOUT, Stephane BOUROT
  • BRASSICA ROD1 GENE SEQUENCES AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20180195080
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Brassica juncea ROD1 nucleic acid sequences and proteins and the use thereof to create plants with increased levels of C18:1 and reduced levels of saturated fatty acids in the seeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Peter DENOLF, Michel VAN THOURNOUT, Stephane BOUROT
  • ROD1 gene sequences and uses thereof
    Patent number: 9873886
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Brassica juncea ROD1 nucleic acid sequences and proteins and the use thereof to create plants with increased levels of C18:1 and reduced levels of saturated fatty acids in the seeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Bayer CropScience NV
    Inventors: Peter Denolf, Michel Van Thournout, Stephane Bourot
  • Methods and Means to Modify Fiber Strength in Fiber-Producing Plants
    Publication number: 20160097055
    Abstract: This invention relates to the field of agriculture, more specifically to the use of molecular biology techniques to alter fiber-producing plants, particularly cotton plants, and/or accelerate breeding of such fiber-producing plants. Methods and means are provided to alter fiber qualities, such as increasing fiber strength. Methods are also provided to identify molecular markers associated with fiber strength in a population of cotton varieties and related progenitor plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Tony Arioli, Steven Engelen, John Jacobs, Michel Van Thournout, Stephane Bourot
  • plants with increased fiber strength comprising a fiber strength allele spanning the GLUC1.1A gene from
    Patent number: 9121074
    Abstract: This invention relates to the field of agriculture, more specifically to the use of molecular biology techniques to alter fiber-producing plants, particularly cotton plants, and/or accelerate breeding of such fiber-producing plants. Methods and means are provided to alter fiber qualities, such as increasing fiber strength. Methods are also provided to identify molecular markers associated with fiber strength in a population of cotton varieties and related progenitor plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Bayer CropScience N.V.
    Inventors: Tony Arioli, Steven Engelen, John Jacobs, Michel Van Thournout, Stephane Bourot
  • BRASSICA ROD1 GENE SEQUENCES AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150143573
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Brassica juncea ROD1 nucleic acid sequences and proteins and the use thereof to create plants with increased levels of C18:1 and reduced levels of saturated fatty acids in the seeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Peter Denolf, Michel Van Thournout, Stephane Bourot
  • Methods and Means to Modify Fiber Strength in Fiber-Producing Plants
    Publication number: 20110093970
    Abstract: This invention relates to the field of agriculture, more specifically to the use of molecular biology techniques to alter fiber-producing plants, particularly cotton plants, and/or accelerate breeding of such fiber-producing plants. Methods and means are provided to alter fiber qualities, such as increasing fiber strength. Methods are also provided to identify molecular markers associated with fiber strength in a population of cotton varieties and related progenitor plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Tony Arioli, Steven Engelen, John Jacobs, Michel Van Thournout, Stephane Bourot