Patents
US 9074216 B2: Methods and compositions for altering plant biomass
- Granted
- 2015-07-07
- Filed
- 2009-12-10 application 12635603
- Type
- Utility · 24 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The invention provides coding and promoter sequences for an STF gene, which affects lamina expansion in plants. Vectors, transgenic plants, seeds, and host cells comprising a heterologous STF gene are also provided. Additionally provided are methods of altering biomass in a plant using the STF gene.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg150707.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc. 28 patents | US company or organization | Ardmore, OK | THE SAMUEL ROBERTS NOBLE FOUNDATION Nonprofit FUZZY medium confidence: same name (governing-board words and legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Million Tadege | Stillwater, OK | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Kirankumar Mysore | Ardmore, OK | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| C12N | Microorganisms or enzymes; compositions thereof; propagating, preserving, or maintaining microorganisms; mutation or genetic engineering; culture media | C12N15/8261 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C07K | Peptides | C07K14/415 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y02A | Technologies for adaptation to climate change | Y02A40/146 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-02 | Name change Change of name | THE SAMUEL ROBERTS NOBLE FOUNDATION, INC. signed 2017-05-01 | NOBLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, LLC ARDMORE, OK | 46054/855 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2010-01-16 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | TADEGE, MILLION signed 2009-12-23 MYSORE, KIRANKUMAR signed 2010-01-12 | THE SAMUEL ROBERTS NOBLE FOUNDATION ARDMORE, OK | 23800/82 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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