Patents by Inventor Werner TOMÀS

Werner TOMÀS 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).

  • Disruption of ROCK1 gene leads to plants with improved traits
    Patent number: 10508281
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for improving traits in a plant, like e.g. improving yield-related traits like number of flowers, number of siliques, seed yield, stein growth in a plant, the method comprising disruption of endogenous ROCK1 gene in a plant cell, wherein said disruption inhibits expression and/or activity of a product of said endogenous ROCK1 gene compared to a corresponding control plant cell lacking such a disruption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas Schmuelling, Michael Niemann, Werner Tomàs
  • DISRUPTION OF ROCK1 GENE LEADS TO PLANTS WITH IMPROVED TRAITS
    Publication number: 20180355363
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for improving traits in a plant, like e.g. improving yield-related traits like number of flowers, number of siliques, seed yield, stein growth in a plant, the method comprising disruption of endogenous ROCK1 gene in a plant cell, wherein said disruption inhibits expression and/or activity of a product of said endogenous ROCK1 gene compared to a corresponding control plant cell lacking such a disruption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas SCHMUELLING, Michael NIEMANN, Werner TOMÀS