Patents by Inventor Yoko Iijima

Yoko Iijima 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).

  • Patent number: 8124375
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel type of monoterpene synthase, a key enzyme in the production of the monoterpene aroma compound geraniol. More specifically, the present invention relates to nucleic acid sequences coding for GES from flowers and herbs species, in particular sweet basil, as well as to vectors containing the sequences, to host cells containing the sequences and to methods of producing recombinant GES, its products, and uses thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: The Regents Of The University Of Michigan
    Inventors: Eran Pichersky, Yoko Iijima, Efraim Lewinsohn, David R. Gang, James Simon
  • Publication number: 20100209969
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel type of monoterpene synthase, a key enzyme in the production of the monoterpene aroma compound geraniol. More specifically, the present invention relates to nucleic acid sequences coding for GES from flowers and herbs species, in particular sweet basil, as well as to vectors containing the sequences, to host cells containing the sequences and to methods of producing recombinant GES, its products, and uses thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Eran Pichersky, Yoko Iijima, Efraim Lewinsohn, David R. Gang, James Simon
  • Patent number: 7704716
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel type of monoterpene synthase, a key enzyme in the production of the monoterpene aroma compound geraniol. More specifically, the present invention relates to nucleic acid sequences coding for CUES from flowers and herbs species, in particular sweet basil, as well as to vectors containing the sequences, to host cells containing the sequences and to methods of producing recombinant GES, its products, and uses thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignees: The Regents of The University of Michigan, Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of The University of Arizona, Agricultural Research Organization Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
    Inventors: Eran Pichersky, Yoko Iijima, Efraim Lewinsohn, David R. Gang, James Simon
  • Publication number: 20080131946
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel type of monoterpene synthase, a key enzyme in the production of the monoterpene aroma compound geraniol. More specifically, the present invention relates to nucleic acid sequences coding for CUES from flowers and herbs species, in particular sweet basil, as well as to vectors containing the sequences, to host cells containing the sequences and to methods of producing recombinant GES, its products, and uses thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2004
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Eran Pichersky, Yoko Iijima, Efraim Lewinsohn, David R. Gang, James Simon