Patents by Inventor Yasuyo Yamaoka

Yasuyo Yamaoka 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).

  • Composition containing gene encoding ABC transporter proteins for increasing size of plant seed and content of fat stored within seed
    Patent number: 9273323
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for increasing the size of a plant seed and the content of fat store within the seed, and more specifically to a composition containing a gene encoding ABC transporter proteins for increasing the size of a plant seed and the content of fat store within the seed, and a method for increasing the size of a plant seed and the content of fat store within the seed comprising a step of introducing said gene and a promoter for overexpressing said gene to a plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: POSTECH ACADEMY-INDUSTRY FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Sangwoo Kim, Youngsook Lee, Ikuo Nishida, Yasuyo Yamaoka, Hirofumi Ono
  • COMPOSITION CONTAINING GENE ENCODING ABC TRANSPORTER PROTEINS FOR INCREASING SIZE OF PLANT SEED AND CONTENT OF FAT STORED WITHIN SEED
    Publication number: 20130283481
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for increasing the size of a plant seed and the content of fat store within the seed, and more specifically to a composition containing a gene encoding ABC transporter proteins for increasing the size of a plant seed and the content of fat store within the seed, and a method for increasing the size of a plant seed and the content of fat store within the seed comprising a step of introducing said gene and a promoter for overexpressing said gene to a plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: POSTECH ACADEMY-INDUSTRY FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Sangwoo Kim, Youngsook Lee, Ikuo Nishida, Yasuyo Yamaoka, Hirofumi Ono