Patents by Inventor Tom Skokut

Tom Skokut 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).

Acyl-ACP thioesterase nucleic acids from maize and methods of altering palmitic acid levels in transgenic plants therewith

Patent number: 6331664

Abstract: Genes encoding maize oleoyl-ACP and palmitoyl-ACP thioesterase enzymes have been isolated from maize. These genes, when expressed in a plant, can be used to create transgenic plants having altered palmitic acid oil profiles.

Type: Grant

Filed: April 22, 1998

Date of Patent: December 18, 2001

Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC

Inventors: Beth Rubin-Wilson, Lining Guo, Tom Skokut, Scott Young, Otto Folkerts, Katherine Armstrong, Neil M. Cowen

Acyl-ACP thioesterase nucleic acids from maize and methods of altering palmitic acid levels in transgenic plants therewith