Patents by Inventor Timothy McNellis

Timothy McNellis 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).

  • Better emergence characteristics and improved seedling growth under low-light environments
    Patent number: 7081363
    Abstract: This invention relates to seedlings which demonstrate better emergence characteristics when grown in darkness and improved seedling growth when grown under low-light levels. More specifically, the present invention relates to producing plant cells and whole plants which contain a nucleic acid sequence coding for the Coil domain as well as the sequence coding for the wildtype COP1 gene. The plants of this invention display unopened, compact leaves during seedling emergence in the darkness and reduced etiolation of seedings grown in low-levels after emergence. The invention further relates to plant breeding methods which enable the transfer of these desirable traits to wildtype plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Assignee: Yale University
    Inventors: Xing Wang Deng, Timothy McNellis, Keiko Torii
  • Production of healthier and stronger seedling crops under low-light environment
    Patent number: 6653527
    Abstract: This invention relates to seedlings which demonstrate improved phenotypic characteristics when grown at low light levels. More specifically, the present invention relates to producing plants which contain a nucleic acid sequence coding for the N282 protein as well as the wildtype COP1 gene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Yale University
    Inventors: Xing Wang Deng, Timothy McNellis, Keiko Torii
  • Better emergence characteristics and improved seedling growth under low-light environments
    Publication number: 20030163841
    Abstract: This invention relates to seedlings which demonstrate better emergence characteristics when grown in darkness and improved seedling growth when grown under low-light levels. More specifically, the present invention relates to producing plant cells and whole plants which contain a nucleic acid sequence coding for the Coil domain as well as the sequence coding for the wildtype COP1 gene. The plants of this invention display unopened, compact leaves during seedling emergence in the darkness and reduced etiolation of seedings grown in low-levels after emergence. The invention further relates to plant breeding methods which enable the transfer of these desirable traits to wildtype plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Applicant: Yale University
    Inventors: Xing Wang Deng, Timothy McNellis, Keiko Torii
  • Better emergence characteristics and improved seedling growth under low-light environments
    Patent number: 6579716
    Abstract: This invention relates to seedlings which demonstrate better emergence characteristics when grown in darkness and improved seedling growth when grown under low-light levels. More specifically, the present invention relates to producing plant cells and whole plants which contain a nucleic acid sequence coding for the Coil domain as well as the sequence coding for the wildtype COP1 gene. The plants of this invention display unopened, compact leaves during seedling emergence in the darkness and reduced etiolation of seedlings grown in low-levels after emergence. The invention further relates to plant breeding methods which enable the transfer of these desirable traits to wildtype plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: Yale University
    Inventors: Xing Wang Deng, Timothy McNellis, Keiko Torii