Inventor · Johnston, IA, US

Jonathan Lightner

32Patents
7h-index
39Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: May 6, 1998 → Mar 29, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6372965B1 Genes for microsomal delta-12 fatty acid desaturases and hydroxylases from plants Chemistry; Metallurgy 134 Expired
US6705827B2 Robotic seed-handling apparatus and methods Performing Operations; Transporting 56 Expired
US6376749B1 Starches via modification of expression of starch biosynthetic enzyme genes Chemistry; Metallurgy 38 Expired
US6919466B2 Genes for microsomal delta-12 fatty acid desaturases and related enzymes from plants Chemistry; Metallurgy 23 Expired
US6872872B1 Genes for microsomal delta-12 fatty acid desaturases and related enzymes from plants Chemistry; Metallurgy 20 Expired
US7566816B2 Generation of plants with altered oil content Chemistry; Metallurgy 11 Expired
US6392120B1 Modification of starch biosynthetic enzyme gene expression to produce starches in grain crops Chemistry; Metallurgy 8 Expired
US6570008B1 Modification of starch biosynthetic enzyme gene expression to produce starches in grain crops Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Expired
US7528295B2 Generation of plants with altered oil content Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Expired
US7476779B2 Generation of plants with altered oil content Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Expired
US8996318B2 Using oligonucleotide microarrays to analyze genomic differences for the prediction of heterosis Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Active
US6911331B2 Chorismate biosynthesis enzymes Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Expired
US11535850B2 Methods for improving the health of porcine species by targeted inactivation of CD163 Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Active
US11208659B2 Pig with a genetically modified CD163 gene resistant to PRRSv Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Active
US6255114A Starch biosynthetic enzymes Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Expired
US7541516B2 Generation of plants with altered oil content Human Necessities 1 Expired
US7105721B2 Genes for microsomal delta-12 fatty acid desaturases and hydroxylases from plants Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Expired
US12416005B2 Pig with a genetically modified CD163 gene resistant to PRRSv Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US7705204B2 Generation of plants with altered oil content Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Expired
US7563942B2 Generation of plants with altered oil content Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Expired
US6930226B2 Granule-bound starch synthase Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Expired
US6660850B2 Nucleic acid encoding a wheat brittle-1 homolog Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Expired
US7750205B2 Generation of plants with altered oil content Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Expired
US7858846B2 Generation of plants with altered oil content Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US12371692B2 Methods for improving the health of porcine species by targeted inactivation of CD163 Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.