Patents by Inventor Steven D. Tanksley

Steven D. 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).

  • Introgression of two yield QTLs in plants
    Patent number: 11412677
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cultivated cucumber plants comprising a yield QTL on chromosome 2 and/or a yield QTL on chromosome 6 of their genome, and to methods for generating such plants, and their use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: NUNHEMS B.V.
    Inventors: Peter Arnold Gijsbert Kraan, Frank Beenders, Marion Van De Wal, Freddy Willem Karel Hermans, Hans Peter Koelewijn, Gerhard T. M. Reuling, Alexandra M. Casa, Steven D. Tanksley, Gulay Cangal
  • INTROGRESSION OF TWO YIELD QTLS IN CUCUMIS SATIVUS PLANTS
    Publication number: 20210000048
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cultivated cucumber plants comprising a yield QTL on chromosome 2 and/or a yield QTL on chromosome 6 of their genome, and to methods for generating such plants, and their use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Peter Arnold Gijsbert KRAAN, Frank BEENDERS, Marion VAN DE WAL, Freddy Willem Karel HERMANS, Hans Peter KOELEWIJN, Gerhard T.M. REULING, Alexandra M. CASA, Steven D. TANKSLEY, Gulay CANGAL
  • Introgression of two yield QTLs in plants
    Patent number: 10709089
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cultivated cucumber plants comprising a yield QTL on chromosome 2 and/or a yield QTL on chromosome 6 of their genome, and to methods for generating such plants, and their use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: NUNHEMS B.V.
    Inventors: Peter Arnold Gijsbert Kraan, Frank Beenders, Marion Van de Wal, Freddy Willem Karel Hermans, Hans-Peter Koelewijn, Gerhard T. M. Reuling, Alexandra M. Casa, Steven D. Tanksley, Gulay Cangal
  • Introgression of a yield QTL in plants
    Patent number: 10645890
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cultivated cucumber plants comprising a yield QTL on chromosome 3 of their genome, and to methods for generating such plants, and their use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: NUNHEMS B.V.
    Inventors: Gerhard T. M. Reuling, Peter Arnold Gijsbert Kraan, Frank Beenders, Marion Van de Wal, Freddy Hermans, Hans-Peter Koelewijn, Steven D. Tanksley, Alexandra M. Casa, Gulay Cangal
  • Yield QTLs in cucumber plants
    Patent number: 10306851
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cultivated cucumber plants comprising a yield QTL on chromosome 2 of their genome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: NUNHEMS B.V.
    Inventors: Gerhard T. M. Reuling, Peter Arnold Gijsbert Kraan, Frank Beenders, Marion Van De Wal, Freddy Hermans, Hans-Peter Koelewijn, Steven D. Tanksley, Alexandra M. Casa
  • Yield QTLs in cucumber plants
    Patent number: 10306850
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cultivated cucumber plants comprising a yield QTL on chromosome 2 and/or chromosome 6 of their genome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: NUNHEMS B.V.
    Inventors: Gerhard T. M. Reuling, Peter Arnold Gijsbert Kraan, Frank Beenders, Marion Van De Wal, Freddy Hermans, Hans-Peter Koelewijn, Steven D. Tanksley, Alexandra M. Casa
  • INTROGRESSION OF TWO YIELD QTLS IN CUCUMIS SATIVUS PLANTS
    Publication number: 20190110426
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cultivated cucumber plants comprising a yield QTL on chromosome 2 and/or a yield QTL on chromosome 6 of their genome, and to methods for generating such plants, and their use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Peter Arnold Gijsbert KRAAN, Frank BEENDERS, Marion VAN DE WAL, Freddy Willem Karel HERMANS, Hans-Peter KOELEWIJN, Gerhard T.M. REULING, Alexandra M. CASA, Steven D. TANKSLEY, Gulay CANGAL
  • INTROGRESSION OF A YIELD QTL IN CUCUMIS SATIVUS PLANTS
    Publication number: 20180288960
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cultivated cucumber plants comprising a yield QTL on chromosome 3 of their genome, and to methods for generating such plants, and their use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Gerhard T.M. REULING, Peter Arnold Gijsbert KRAAN, Frank BEENDERS, Marion VAN DE WAL, Freddy HERMANS, Hans-Peter KOELEWIJN, Steven D. TANKSLEY, Alexandra M. CASA, Gulay CANGAL
  • YIELD QTLS IN CUCUMBER PLANTS
    Publication number: 20170238493
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cultivated cucumber plants comprising a yield QTL on chromosome 2 of their genome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Gerhard T.M. REULING, Peter Arnold Gijsbert KRAAN, Frank BEENDERS, Marion VAN DE WAL, Freddy HERMANS, Hans-Peter KOELEWIJN, Steven D. TANKSLEY, Alexandra M. CASA
  • YIELD QTLS IN CUCUMBER PLANTS
    Publication number: 20170238492
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cultivated cucumber plants comprising a yield QTL on chromosome 2 and/or chromosome 6 of their genome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Gerhard T. M. REULING, Peter Arnold Gijsbert KRAAN, Frank BEENDERS, Marion VAN DE WAL, Freddy HERMANS, Hans-Peter KOELEWIJN, Steven D. TANKSLEY, Alexander M. CASA
  • Tomato plants that exhibit resistance to
    Patent number: 9699975
    Abstract: The present invention relates to tomato plants that exhibit resistance to Botrytis cinerea and methods for developing new inbreds, hybrid, apomictic and genetically engineered tomato plants that possess resistance to Botrytis cinerea and having commercially desirable characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignees: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc., CORNELL RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: Brad Kane Gabor, Anna Julia Frampton, Mauro Bragaloni, Steven D. Tanksley
  • Tomato Plants that Exhibit Resistance to Botrytis cinerea
    Publication number: 20150082477
    Abstract: The present invention relates to tomato plants that exhibit resistance to Botrytis cinerea and methods for developing new inbreds, hybrid, apomictic and genetically engineered tomato plants that possess resistance to Botrytis cinerea and having commercially desirable characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicants: Cornell Research Foundation, Inc., Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventors: Brad Kane GABOR, Anna Julia FRAMPTON, Mauro BRAGALONI, Steven D. TANKSLEY
  • Nucleic acids and proteins associated with sucrose accumulation in coffee
    Patent number: 8969541
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are nucleic acid molecules isolated from coffee (Coffea spp.) comprising sequences that encodes various sucrose metabolizing enzymes, along with their encoded proteins. Specifically, sucrose synthase, sucrose phosphate synthase and sucrose phosphatase enzymes and their encoding polynucleotides from coffee are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for using these polynucleotides for gene regulation and manipulation of the sugar profile of coffee plants, to influence flavor, aroma, and other features of coffee beans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignees: Nestec, SA, Cornell University
    Inventors: Isabelle M. Privat, James Gérard McCarthy, Vincent Petiard, Steven D. Tanksley, Chenwei Lin
  • Tomato plants that exhibit resistance to
    Patent number: 8895803
    Abstract: The present invention relates to tomato plants that exhibit resistance to Botrytis cinerea and methods for developing new inbreds, hybrid, apomictic and genetically engineered tomato plants that possess resistance to Botrytis cinerea and having commercially desirable characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventors: Brad Kane Gabor, Anna Julia Frampton, Mauro Bragaloni, Steven D. Tanksley
  • Dehydrin genes and promoters from coffee
    Patent number: 8513491
    Abstract: Dehydrin- and late embryogenic abundant (LEA) protein-encoding polynucleotides from coffee plants are disclosed. Also disclosed are a promoter sequence from a coffee dehydrin gene, and methods for using these polynucleotides and promoter sequences for gene regulation and manipulation of flavor, aroma, stress tolerance and other features of coffee beans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignees: Nestec S.A., Cornell Research Foundation
    Inventors: Mohamed Ben Amor, James Gèrard McCarthy, Vincent Petiard, Steven D. Tanksley, Chenwei Lin
  • Polynucleotides encoding phenylpropanoid pathway enzymes in coffee
    Patent number: 8362328
    Abstract: Polynucleotides and polypeptides involved in the biosynthetic pathway of chlorogenic acids in the coffee plant are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for using these polynucleotides and polypeptides for the manipulation of flavor, aroma, and other features of coffee beans, as well as for the protection of coffee plants against diseases or oxidative stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Nestec, S.A.
    Inventors: Steven D. Tanksley, Chenwel Lin, Maud Lepelley, James Gérard McCarthy, Vincent Petiard, Gerald Cheminade
  • Polynucleotides encoding phenylpropanoid and flavonoid biosynthetic pathway enzymes in coffee
    Patent number: 8273950
    Abstract: Polynucleotides encoding polypeptides that comprise the biosynthetic pathway for phenylpropanoids and flavonoids in the coffee plant are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for using these polynucleotides and polypeptides for the manipulation of flavor, aroma, and other features of coffee beans, as well as the manipulation resistance to pathogen, herbivore, and insect attack in the coffee plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignees: Nestec S. A., Cornell University
    Inventors: Maud Lepelley, Gerald Cheminade, James Gérard McCarthy, Vincent Petiard, Chenwei Lin, Steven D. Tanksley
  • Nucleic acids and proteins associated with sucrose degradation in coffee
    Patent number: 8269065
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are nucleic acid molecules isolated from coffee (Coffea spp.) comprising sequences that encodes various sucrose metabolizing enzymes, along with their encoded proteins. Specifically, three types of invertase and four invertase inhibitors and their encoding polynucleotides from coffee are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for using these polynucleotides for gene regulation and manipulation of the sugar profile of coffee plants, to influence flavor, aroma, and other features of coffee beans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignees: Nestec, S.A., Cornell University
    Inventors: Isabelle Muguette Privat, James Gèrard McCarthy, Vincent Petiard, Steven D. Tanksley, Chenwei Lin
  • Polynucleotides encoding carotenoid and apocartenoid biosynthetic pathway enzymes in coffee
    Patent number: 8252977
    Abstract: Polynucleotides encoding polypeptides that comprise the biosynthetic pathway for carotenoids and apocarotenoids in the coffee plant are disclosed. Also disclosed are a promoter sequence from a coffee carotenoid gene, and methods for using these polynucleotides, polypeptides, and promoter sequences for gene regulation and the manipulation of flavor, aroma, and other features of coffee beans, as well as the manipulation of photosynthesis in the coffee plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignees: Nestec S. A., Cornell University
    Inventors: Steven D. Tanksley, Chenwei Lin, Andrew Simkin, James Gérard McCarthy, Vincent Petiard
  • Nucleic acids and proteins associated with galactomannan synthesis in coffee
    Patent number: 8217226
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are nucleic acid molecules isolated from coffee (Coffea spp.) comprising sequences that encode mannan synthase or galactomannan galactosyltransferase. Also disclosed are methods for using these polynucleotides for gene regulation and manipulation of the polysaccharide molecules of coffee plants, to influence extraction characteristics and other features of coffee beans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignees: Nestec, S. A., Cornell University
    Inventors: Victoria Caillet, James Gèrard McCarthy, Vincent Petiard, Steven D. Tanksley, Chenwei Lin