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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 1991
Filed:
May. 05, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles J Arnizen, Greenville, DE (US);
Lorin R DeBonte, Jr, Delran, NJ (US);
David A Evans, Palmyra, NJ (US);
Willie H Loh, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Joan T O'Dell, Wilmington, DE (US);
Assignees:
E. I. Du Pont de Nemours, Wilmington, DE (US);
DNA Plant Technology, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; A01H / ; A01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4351723 ; 4353171 ; 4353201 ; 4351721 ; 935 59 ; 935 64 ;
Abstract
A novel method for efficiently carrying out pollen-mediated gene transformation of flowering plants is described. Utilizing novel DNA constructs incorporating exogenous DNA fragments coding for specific enzymes, the method can product transformed plants exhibiting novel, useful traits. Confirming hybridization tests have been carried out to identify the exogenous DNA transformed into the plant.