Patents by Inventor Thomas Girke

Thomas Girke 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).

  • Plants expressing ?6-desaturase genes and oils from these plants containing PUFAS and method for producing unsaturated fatty acids
    Patent number: 9611441
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of unsaturated fatty acids and to a process for the preparation of triglycerides with an increased content of unsaturated fatty acids. The invention relates to the generation of transgenic microorganism, with an increased content of fatty acids, oils or lipids with ?6 double bonds owing to the expression of a moss ?6-desaturase. The invention furthermore relates to transgenic organisms comprising a ?6-desaturase gene, and to the use of unsaturated fatty acids ort of the triglycerides with an increased content if unsaturated fatty acids prepared in the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Ernst Heinz, Thomas Girke, Jodi Scheffler, Oswaldo Da Costa e Silva, Hermann Schmidt, Ulrich Zähringer, Ralf Reski
  • PLANTS EXPRESSING DELTA6-DESATURASE GENES AND OILS FROM THESE PLANTS CONTAINING PUFAS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING UNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS
    Publication number: 20170066994
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of unsaturated fatty acids and to a process for the preparation of triglycerides with an increased content of unsaturated fatty acids. The invention relates to the generation of transgenic microorganism, with an increased content of fatty acids, oils or lipids with ?6 double bonds owing to the expression of a moss ?6-desaturase. The invention furthermore relates to transgenic organisms comprising a ?6-desaturase gene, and to the use of unsaturated fatty acids ort of the triglycerides with an increased content if unsaturated fatty acids prepared in the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Ernst Heinz, Thomas Girke, Jodi Scheffler, Oswaldo Da Costa e Silva, Hermann Schmidt, Ulrich Zähringer, Ralf Reski
  • Plants expressing ?6-desaturase genes and oils from these plants containing PUFAS and method for producing unsaturated fatty acids
    Patent number: 8835715
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of unsaturated fatty acids and to a process for the preparation of triglycerides with an increased content of unsaturated fatty acids. The invention relates to the generation of transgenic organism, preferably of a transgenic plant or of a transgenic microorganism, with an increased content of fatty acids, oils or lipids with ?6 double bonds owing to the expression of a moss ?-6-desaturase [sic]. The invention furthermore relates to transgenic organisms comprising a ?6-desaturase gene, and to the use of the unsaturated fatty acids or of the triglycerides with an increased content of unsaturated fatty acids prepared in the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Ernst Heinz, Thomas Girke, Jodi Scheffler, Oswaldo Da Costa E Silva, Hermann Schmidt, Ulrich Zähringer, Ralf Reski
  • PLANTS EXPRESSING DELTA6-DESATURASE GENES AND OILS FROM THESE PLANTS CONTAINING PUFAS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING UNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS
    Publication number: 20140235733
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of unsaturated fatty acids and to a process for the preparation of triglycerides with an increased content of unsaturated fatty acids. The invention relates to the generation of transgenic microorganism, with an increased content of fatty acids, oils or lipids with ?6 double bonds owing to the expression of a moss ?6-desaturase. The invention furthermore relates to transgenic organisms comprising a ?6-desaturase gene, and to the use of unsaturated fatty acids ort of the triglycerides with an increased content if unsaturated fatty acids prepared in the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Ernst Heinz, Thomas Girke, Jodi Scheffler, Oswaldo Da Costa e Silva, Hermann Schmidt, Ulrich Zähringer, Ralf Reski
  • Methods and compositions for providing salicyclic acid-independent pathogen resistance in plants
    Patent number: 8603945
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods and compositions for modulating disease resistance in plants and transgenic plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Colleen Marie Knoth, Thomas Eulgem, Thomas Girke
  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR PROVIDING SALICYCLIC ACID-INDEPENDENT PATHOGEN RESISTANCEIN PLANTS
    Publication number: 20110301035
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods and compositions for modulating disease resistance in plants and transgenic plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORIA
    Inventors: Colleen Marie Knoth, Thomas Eulgem, Thomas Girke
  • ?6 acetylenase and ?6-desaturase from ceratodon purpureus
    Patent number: 7183458
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing unsaturated fatty acids and to a process for preparing triglycerides with an increased content of unsaturated fatty acids. The invention further relates to the use of DNA sequences coding for ?6-acetylenase/?6-desaturases or ?6-desaturases for producing a transgenic organism, preferably a transgenic plant or a transgenic microorganism with increased content of fatty acids, oils or lipids with ?6 triple bonds and/or ?6 double bonds. The invention additionally relates to an isolated nucleic acid sequence; to an expression cassette comprising a nucleic acid sequence, a vector and organisms comprising at least one nucleic acid sequence or expression cassette. The invention additionally relates to unsaturated fatty acids and triglycerides with an increased content of unsaturated fatty acids and the use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Ernst Heinz, Sten Stymne, Michael Lee, Thomas Girke, Petra Sperling, Ulrich Zaehringer
  • Plant seed specific promoters
    Publication number: 20070022502
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel seed specific promoter regions. The present invention further provide methods of producing proteins and other products of interest and methods of controlling expression of nucleic acid sequences of interest using the seed specific promoter regions. The present invention also provides methods of identifying and isolating novel seed specific promoters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2006
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Inventors: John Ohlrogge, Christoph Benning, Hongbo Gao, Thomas Girke, Joseph White