Patents by Inventor Venkitswaran Subramanian

Venkitswaran Subramanian 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).

  • Modified ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase for improvement and optimization of plant phenotypes
    Publication number: 20060117409
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and compositions for generating, modifying, adapting, and optimizing polynucleotide sequences that encode proteins having Rubisco biosynthetic enzyme activities which are useful for introduction into plant species, agronomically-important microorganisms, and other hosts, and related aspects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Applicant: Maxygen, Inc.
    Inventors: Willem Stemmer, Venkitswaran Subramanian, Genhai Zhu, Lu Liu, Sergey Selifonov
  • Modified starch metabolism enzymes and encoding genes for improvement and optimization of plant phenotypes
    Patent number: 6703240
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for generating, identifying, and selecting polynucleotides encoding novel starch metabolizing enzymes (NSME), NSME-encoding polynucleotides, compositions of recombinant shuffled NSME protein, plant cells and microbes containing a shuffled NSME polynucleotide in expressible form, plants containing a shuffled NSME polynucleotide in expressible form, novel starch compositions produced by plants and cells, uses of such plants, cells, and starch compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: Maxygar, Inc.
    Inventors: Willem P. C. Stemmer, Venkitswaran Subramanian, Sun Ai Raillard, Gjalt Huisman
  • METHODS FOR OBTAINING A POLYNECLEOTIDE ENCODING A POLYPEPTIDE HAVING A RUBISCO ACTIVITY
    Publication number: 20020151017
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and compositions for generating, modifying, adapting, and optimizing polynucleotide sequences that encode proteins having Rubisco biosynthetic enzyme activities which are useful for introduction into plant species, agronomically-important microorganisms, and other hosts, and related aspects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 1999
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Inventors: WILLEM P. C. STEMMER, VENKITSWARAN SUBRAMANIAN, GENHAI ZHU, LU LIU, SERGEY A. SELIFONOV
  • Modified ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase for improvement and optimization of plant phenotypes
    Publication number: 20010032342
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and compositions for generating, modifying, adapting, and optimizing polynucleotide sequences that encode proteins having Rubisco biosynthetic enzyme activities which are useful for,introduction into plant species, agronomically-important microorganisms, and other hosts, and related aspects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2001
    Publication date: October 18, 2001
    Applicant: Maxygen. Inc.
    Inventors: Willem P.C. Stemmer, Venkitswaran Subramanian, Genhai Zhu, Lu Liu, Sergey A. Selifonov