Patents by Inventor Ume Kudou

Ume Kudou 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).

  • Rice NADH-dependent reductase, gene therefor, and use thereof
    Patent number: 5986172
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a rice NADH-dependent reductase gene or variant thereof, to a rice NADH-dependent reductase or analog thereof, to DNA or expression vector comprising the gene or variant thereof and capable of expressing it in microorganism or plant cells, and to a plant or seeds thereof transformed with said expression vector.According to the present invention, plants can be protected from damages caused by plant pathogenic microorganisms by applying the transformed plant to its cultivation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Uchimiya, Takaomi Fushimi, Ume Kudou, Michito Tagawa