Patents by Inventor Walid Mohamed Fouad

Walid Mohamed Fouad 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).

  • Isolation and targeted suppression of lignin biosynthetic genes
    Patent number: 9187757
    Abstract: The subject invention concerns materials and methods for modulating lignin biosynthesis in sugarcane plants. In one embodiment, lignin biosynthesis is down-regulated. Genes and the proteins encoded thereby that can be targeted for achieving down-regulation of lignin in sugarcane include, for example, 4-coumarate-CoA ligase (4CL). In one embodiment, the 4CL gene is 4CL-M, 4CL-N, or 4CL-L. The subject invention also concerns a sugarcane plant, specific plant tissue, and plant cells having modulated (e.g., down-regulated) lignin biosynthesis. The subject invention also concerns methods for producing a sugarcane plant having modulated (e.g., decreased or down-regulated) biosynthesis of lignin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: Fredy Altpeter, Walid Mohamed Fouad, Maria Gallo, Je Hyeong Jung, Yuan Xiong
  • Increased stress tolerance and enhanced yield in plants
    Patent number: 8748696
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for improving biomass, as well as, the drought resistance of plants. More specifically, the present invention utilizes expression of aspartate carboxylase in plants and plant cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Bala Rathinasabapathi, Walid Mohamed Fouad
  • ISOLATION AND TARGETED SUPPRESSION OF LIGNIN BIOSYNTHETIC GENES
    Publication number: 20120180157
    Abstract: The subject invention concerns materials and methods for modulating lignin biosynthesis in sugarcane plants. In one embodiment, lignin biosynthesis is down-regulated. Genes and the proteins encoded thereby that can be targeted for achieving down-regulation of lignin in sugarcane include, for example, 4-coumarate-CoA ligase (4CL). In one embodiment, the 4CL gene is 4CL-M, 4CL-N, or 4CL-L. The subject invention also concerns a sugarcane plant, specific plant tissue, and plant cells having modulated (e.g., down-regulated) lignin biosynthesis. The subject invention also concerns methods for producing a sugarcane plant having modulated (e.g., decreased or down-regulated) biosynthesis of lignin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2010
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC.
    Inventors: Fredy Altpeter, Walid Mohamed Fouad, Maria Gallo, Je Hyeong Jung, Yuan Xiong
  • Increased Stress Tolerance and Enhanced Yield in Plants
    Publication number: 20100146665
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for improving biomass, as well as, the drought resistance of plants. More specifically, the present invention utilizes expression of aspartate carboxylase in plants and plant cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Bala Rathinasabapathi, Walid Mohamed Fouad