Patents by Inventor Steven J. Burgess

Steven J. Burgess 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).

  • Publication number: 20240401071
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to genetically modified plants, plant cells, or plant tissues wherein the genetic modification comprises expression of an exogenous nucleic acid comprising a ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase large subunit-related (PRL-1) gene or homolog thereof, in the plant, plant cell, or plant tissue; and wherein the expression of the exogenous nucleic acid comprising the PRL-1 gene or homolog thereof results in enhanced photosynthetic efficiency and/or plant biomass of the plant, plant cell, or plant tissue as compared to a wild-type plant, plant cell or plant tissue without the genetic modification. Another aspect of the current disclosure is directed to methods of enhancing photosynthetic efficiency and biomass yield in a plant, plant cell, or plant tissue, the methods comprising expressing an exogenous nucleic acid comprising a PRL-1 gene or homolog thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Wellington Muchero, Jin-Gui Chen, Biruk Ayenew Feyissa, Gerald A. Tuskan, Timothy B. Yates, Elsa De Becker, Steven J. Burgess, Stephen P. Long
  • Patent number: 8658648
    Abstract: The disclosure provides modified chloroquine compounds having single ring or fused ring moieties. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, methods of using such compounds to inhibit or treat diseases or conditions caused by chloroquine-resistant (CQR) and chloroquine-sensitive (CqS) malaria parasites and other CQ-susceptible microorganisms, and processes and intermediates useful for preparing such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignees: DesignMedix, Inc., Portland State University
    Inventors: David H. Peyton, Steven J. Burgess, Katherine M. Liebman, Bornface Gunsaru
  • Publication number: 20110251210
    Abstract: The disclosure provides modified chloroquine compounds having single ring or fused ring moieties. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, methods of using such compounds to inhibit or treat diseases or conditions caused by chloroquine-resistant (CQR) and chloroquine-sensitive (CqS) malaria parasites and other CQ-susceptible microorganisms, and processes and intermediates useful for preparing such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicants: PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY, DESIGNMEDIX, INC.
    Inventors: David H. Peyton, Steven J. Burgess, Katherine M. Liebman, Bornface Gunsaru