Patents by Inventor Thomas Rainey Speed

Thomas Rainey Speed 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 of enhancing quality factors in cotton
    Patent number: 8097768
    Abstract: Preferred embodiments of this invention relate to a method for increasing fiber yield in a cotton plant by regenerating a whole cotton plant from a plant cell that has been transformed with a dominant negative allele for an endoplasmic reticulum located gene. The expression of this gene results in suppression of oil and protein biosynthesis in the developing seed and increased production of fiber in the plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: University of North Texas
    Inventors: Kater Davis Hake, Kent Dean Chapman, Thomas Arthur Kerby, Thomas Rainey Speed