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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:
Jan. 02, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 16, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Timothy D. Hey, Zionsville, IN (US);
Ann Owens Merlo, Carmel, IN (US);
Terence A. Walsh, Zionsville, IN (US);
Assignee:
Dow AgroSciences LLC, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/04 ; C12N 5/10 ; C12P 2/106 ; C07K 1/00 ; A01H 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/04 ; C12N 5/10 ; C12P 2/106 ; C07K 1/00 ; A01H 9/00 ;
Abstract
The invention disclosed herein provides genes and methods of creating and using said genes for expression in the seed of a plant like corn. When the genes are expressed endogenously, the result in the production of proteins that increase the nutritional value of the feed made from said seed. Also disclosed is a method of designing genes for use in production of proteins that can be expressed in a manner whereby the nutritional value of feed can be increased.