Patents by Inventor Sudhir Pratap Singh

Sudhir Pratap Singh 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).

  • Method for producing male sterile plants using plant beclin 1/ATG6 expression
    Patent number: 8710301
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing male sterile plants. It involves selective killing of reproductive cells in plants by using an autophagy related gene plant BECLIN I/ATG6. An expression cassette comprising plant BECLIN I/ATG6, regulated by a tapetum specific promoter can induce killing of tapetum cells. A particular area of interest is transforming a plant with said genetic construct and expression of the plant BECLIN I/ATG6 gene in tapetum at early stage of anther development to cause early collapse of tapetum to produce nonviable pollen, thus imparting male sterility in plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
    Inventors: Samir Vishwanath Sawant, Rakesh Tuli, Sudhir Pratap Singh
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING MALE STERILE PLANTS
    Publication number: 20110289631
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing male sterile plants. It involves selective killing of reproductive cells in plants by using an autophagy related gene plant BECLIN I/ATG6. An expression cassette comprising plant BECLIN I/ATG6, regulated by a tapetum specific promoter can induce killing of tapetum cells. A particular area of interest is transforming a plant with said genetic construct and expression of the plant BECLIN I/ATG6 gene in tapetum at early stage of anther development to cause early collapse of tapetum to produce nonviable pollen, thus imparting male sterility in plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2009
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC & INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
    Inventors: Samir Vishwanath Sawant, Rakesh Tuli, Sudhir Pratap Singh