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Thousand Oaks, CA, United States of America

Ceres, Inc.

USPTO Granted Patents = 218

% Expired Patents = 24.8

CIPO Patents = 5

EPO Patents = 6

Trademarks = 8

Forward Citations = 1,075

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99 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

Kenneth A Feldmann (110 out of 117 patents)

Roger I Pennell (61 out of 61 patents)

Nickolai Alexandrov (59 out of 60 patents)

4. Vyacheslav Brover (52 out of 52 patents)

5. Julissa Sosa (43 out of 44 patents)

6. Richard Schneeberger (42 out of 42 patents)

7. Cory Christensen (39 out of 40 patents)

8. Shing Kwok (39 out of 39 patents)

9. Nestor Apuya (37 out of 38 patents)

10. Fasong Zhou (36 out of 38 patents)

11. Jack K Okamuro (27 out of 34 patents)

12. Wuyi Wang (26 out of 26 patents)

13. Emilio Margolles-Clark (24 out of 24 patents)

14. Gregory Nadzan (22 out of 26 patents)

15. Yiwen Fang (22 out of 25 patents)

Core Competencies:

Transgenic Plants

Drought Tolerance

Nitrogen Use Efficiency

Biomass Composition

Light Response Pathways

Genetic Modification

Polynucleotide Sequences

Abiotic Stress

Growth Rate Modulation

Phenotype Characteristics

218 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 12735717 - NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES AND POLYPEPTIDES ENCODED THEREBY USEFUL FOR MODIFYING PLANT CHARACTERISTICS IN RESPONSE TO COLD (2026-09-15),

2. 12584142 - Transgenic plants having altered biomass composition (2026-03-24),

3. 12545925 - Drought and heat tolerance in plants (2026-02-10),

4. 12516339 - Transgenic plants having increased biomass (2026-01-06),

5. 12448627 - Polynucleotide sequences and proteins encoded thereby useful for modifying plant characteristics (2025-10-21),

6. 12391954 - Transgenic plants having altered biomass composition (2025-08-19),

7. 12391951 - Promoter, promoter control elements, and combinations, and uses thereof (2025-08-19),

8. 12385057 - Modulating light response pathways in plants, increasing light-related tolerances in plants, and increasing biomass in plants (2025-08-12),

9. 12331304 - Promoter, promoter control elements, and combinations, and uses thereof (2025-06-17),

10. 12319921 - Transgenic plants having increased biomass (2025-06-03),

11. 12247211 - Modulating light response pathways in plants, increasing light-related tolerances in plants, and increasing biomass in plants (2025-03-11),

12. 12227751 - Nucleotide sequences and corresponding polypeptides conferring improved nitrogen use efficiency characteristics in plants (2025-02-18),

13. 12188033 - Transgenic plants having increased tolerance to aluminum (2025-01-07),

14. 12163141 - Nucleotide sequences and polypeptides encoded thereby useful for modifying plant characteristics (2024-12-10),

15. 12163140 - Nucleotide sequences and corresponding polypeptides conferring modulated growth rate and biomass in plants grown in saline conditions (2024-12-10),

Company Overview

Ceres, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Thousand Oaks, California, specializing in the development of advanced plant traits to enhance agricultural productivity. The company focuses on creating transgenic plants that exhibit improved drought tolerance, nitrogen use efficiency, and optimized biomass composition. Ceres leverages cutting-edge genetic modification techniques to address abiotic stress factors and enhance light response pathways, contributing to sustainable agricultural practices and food security.

Profile summary synthesized from public USPTO records and patent filings.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Oct 20 2026

218 Patents

#3 in Thousand Oaks, CA

#418 in California

#1,925 in US

#3,924 in the World

Thousand Oaks, CA, United States of America

Ceres, Inc.

Forward Citations = 1,075

99 inventors:

Kenneth A Feldmann (110 out of 117 patents)

Roger I Pennell (61 out of 61 patents)

Nickolai Alexandrov (59 out of 60 patents)

4. Vyacheslav Brover (52 out of 52 patents)

5. Julissa Sosa (43 out of 44 patents)

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Company Patent Portfolio: Ceres, Inc.. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/company/ceres

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

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