Patents by Inventor Zvi Hacohen

Zvi Hacohen 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).

  • Desaturases of a green microalga and uses thereof
    Patent number: 9315837
    Abstract: Isolated proteins which are at least partially encoded by polynucleotide sequences encoding novel desaturases are provided together with a composition which includes these isolated proteins. A transgenic plant, a transgenic alga, or a transgenic seed transformed by the polynucleotides encoding proteins which are at least partially encoded by novel desaturases are also provided. The invention also includes a process for making a very long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid in a transformed cell, a transgenic alga, or a transgenic plant expressing the isolated protein or proteins which are at least partially encoded by the polynucleotide sequences encoding novel ?5, ?6, or ?12 desaturases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Ben Gurion University of the Negev Research and Development Authority
    Inventors: Iskandarov Umidjon, Inna Khozin Goldberg, Zvi Hacohen
  • DESATURASES OF A GREEN MICROALGA AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20160060662
    Abstract: Isolated proteins which are at least partially encoded by polynucleotide sequences encoding novel desaturases are provided together with a composition which includes these isolated proteins. A transgenic plant, a transgenic alga, or a transgenic seed transformed by the polynucleotides encoding proteins which are at least partially encoded by novel desaturases are also provided. The invention also includes a process for making a very long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid in a transformed cell, a transgenic alga, or a transgenic plant expressing the isolated protein or proteins which are at least partially encoded by the polynucleotide sequences encoding novel ?5, ?6, or ?12 desaturases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Iskandarov Umidjon, Inna Khozin Goldberg, Zvi Hacohen
  • Compositions and methods for conferring herbicide resistance
    Patent number: 9267129
    Abstract: The present invention provides a protein, specifically Parietochloris incisa acetohydroxyacid synthase, and methods for producing branched-chain amino acid in a cell. The present invention further provides polypeptides and polynucleotides useful for conferring herbicide resistance in a cell or an organism. In particular, the present invention discloses a mutated acetohydroxyacid synthase which is resistant to herbicides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Research and Development Authority
    Inventors: Omer Grundman, Inna Khozin-Goldberg, Zvi Hacohen, Michal Shapira, Dina Raveh, Sammy Boussiba, Boris Zorin
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CONFERRING HERBICIDE RESISTANCE
    Publication number: 20140234976
    Abstract: The present invention provides a protein, specifically Parietochloris incisa acetohydroxyacid synthase, and methods for producing branched-chain amino acid in a cell. The present invention further provides polypeptides and polynucleotides useful for conferring herbicide resistance in a cell or an organism. In particular, the present invention discloses a mutated acetohydroxyacid synthase which is resistant to herbicides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
    Inventors: Omer Grundman, Inna Khozin-Goldberg, Zvi Hacohen, Michal Shapira, Dina Raveh, Sammy Boussiba, Boris Zorin
  • Polyunsaturated fatty acid elongase
    Patent number: 8802924
    Abstract: An isolated protein which is at least partially encoded by a polynucleotide sequence encoding a novel elongase is provided together with a composition which includes the isolated protein. A transgenic plant or a transgenic seed transformed by a polynucleotide encoding a protein which is at least partially encoded by a novel elongase is also provided. The invention also includes a process for making a very long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid in a transformed cell or plant expressing the isolated protein which is at least partially encoded by a polynucleotide sequence encoding a novel elongase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Ben Gurion University of the Negev Research and Development Authority
    Inventors: Zvi Hacohen, Inna Khozin Goldberg, Rivka Ofir, Iskandarov Umidjon
  • D5 DESATURASE-DEFECTIVE MUTANT GENE AND USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20140093910
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a delta-5 desaturase-defective gene and uses of the gene and/or the mutant in algal transformation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: Bengurion University of the Negev Research and Development Authority
    Inventors: Inna Khozin-Goldberg, Zvi Hacohen, Sammy Boussiba, Avigad Vonshak, Umidjon Iskandrov
  • DESATURASES OF A GREEN MICROALGA AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130019341
    Abstract: Isolated proteins which are at least partially encoded by polynucleotide sequences encoding novel desaturases are provided together with a composition which includes these isolated proteins. A transgenic plant, a transgenic alga, or a transgenic seed transformed by the polynucleotides encoding proteins which are at least partially encoded by novel desaturases are also provided. The invention also includes a process for making a very long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid in a transformed cell, a transgenic alga, or a transgenic plant expressing the isolated protein or proteins which are at least partially encoded by the polynucleotide sequences encoding novel ?5, ?6, or ?12 desaturases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: Iskandarov Umidjon, Inna Khozin Goldberg, Zvi Hacohen
  • POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID ELONGASE
    Publication number: 20110289628
    Abstract: An isolated protein which is at least partially encoded by a polynucleotide sequence encoding a novel elongase is provided together with a composition which includes the isolated protein. A transgenic plant or a transgenic seed transformed by a polynucleotide encoding a protein which is at least partially encoded by a novel elongase is also provided. The invention also includes a process for making a very long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid in a transformed cell or plant expressing the isolated protein which is at least partially encoded by a polynucleotide sequence encoding a novel elongase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2009
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventors: Zvi Hacohen, Inna Khozin Goldberg, Rivka Ofir, Iskandarov Umidjon