Patents by Inventor Steve Tanksley

Steve Tanksley 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).

  • Polynucleotide encoding a cysteine protease
    Patent number: 8598329
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polynucleotides encoding cysteine proteinases; cysteine proteinase inhibitors; and aspartic endoproteinases. The invention also relates to a transformed host cell, preferably a plant cell, in which over- or under-expression of these polynucleotides result in altered levels of coffee flavor precursor levels, specifically, amino group-containing molecules such as amino acids, peptides and proteins, in green coffee grains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignees: Nestec S.A., Cornell University
    Inventors: James McCarthy, Mohamed Ben Amor, Vincent Petiard, Steve Tanksley, Chenwei Lin
  • MODULATION OF COFFEE FLAVOUR PRECURSOR LEVELS IN GREEN COFFEE GRAINS
    Publication number: 20110126314
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polynucleotides encoding cysteine proteinases; cysteine proteinase inhibitors; and aspartic endoproteinases. The invention also relates to a transformed host cell, preferably a plant cell, in which over- or under-expression of these polynucleotides result in altered levels of coffee flavour precursor levels, specifically, amino group-containing molecules such as amino acids, peptides and proteins, in green coffee grains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicants: NESTEC S.A., CORNELL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: James McCarthy, Mohamed Ben Amor, Vincent Petiard, Steve Tanksley, Chenwei Lin