Patents
US 9562081 B2: Sugar transporters
- Granted
- 2017-02-07
- Filed
- 2010-05-04 application 12773500
- Type
- Utility · 22 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A novel class of transporter protein, referred to as SWEET, GLUE or Glü, is disclosed. These transporters provide a novel system for the transportation of sugars across membranes within a cell and between the inside and outside of a cell. Such transporters are useful for understanding and altering the sugar concentration within certain organs of an organism, and within certain organelles within the cell. These transporters are also useful in protecting plants from a pathogen attack.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg170207.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnegie Institution of Washington 37 patents | US company or organization | Washington, DC | Carnegie Institution of Washington State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON Nonprofit EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf B. Frommer | Stanford, CA | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Sylvie Lalonde | Stanford, CA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| C07K | Peptides | C07K14/415 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C12N | Microorganisms or enzymes; compositions thereof; propagating, preserving, or maintaining microorganisms; mutation or genetic engineering; culture media | C12N15/8279 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61P | Specific therapeutic activity of chemical compounds or medicinal preparations | A61P7/00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-03-30 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | FROMMER, WOLF B. signed 2011-02-18 LALONDE, SYLVIE signed 2011-02-22 | CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, DC | 26045/716 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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