Inventor · Des Moines, IA, US

Steven P. Briggs

28Patents
7h-index
30Co-inventors
65Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 17, 1993 → May 23, 2011

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7550578B2 Rice promoters for regulation of plant expression Chemistry; Metallurgy 39 Expired
US7777097B2 Plant disease resistance genes Chemistry; Metallurgy 19 Expired
US5749169A Use of the indeterminate gametophyte gene for maize improvement Chemistry; Metallurgy 19 Expired
US6479629B2 Maize histone deacetylases and their use Chemistry; Metallurgy 13 Expired
US5612191A Plant genes affecting gibberellic acid biosynthesis Chemistry; Metallurgy 11 Expired
US7041874B2 Isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding the Br2 P-glycoprotein of maize and methods of modifying growth in plants transformed therewith Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US6271439A Methods and compositions for regulating cell death and enhancing disease resistance to plant pathogens Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US6287843A Maize histone deacetylases and their use Chemistry; Metallurgy 6 Expired
US5962764A Functional characterization of genes Chemistry; Metallurgy 6 Expired
US6211440A Hm2 cDNA from maize encoding disease resistance polypeptide Chemistry; Metallurgy 6 Expired
US5837468A PCR-based cDNA substractive cloning method Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Expired
US5589611A Disease resistance gene from maize and its use for disease resistance as a selectable marker and as a gene identification probe Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Expired
US5853991A PCR-based cDNA subtractive cloning method Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Expired
US7071307B2 Nucleic acids and proteins with thioredoxin reductase activity Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US5773288A Plant genes affecting gibberellic acid biosynthesis Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Expired
US6211437A Nucleic acids from maize encoding proteins which suppress plant cell death Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Expired
US6300542A Functional characterization of genes Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Expired
US6576814B1 Manipulation of Mlo genes to enhance disease resistance in plants Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Expired
US6586657B2 Methods for enhancing disease resistance in plants Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Expired
US7276584B1 Isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding the Br2 P-glycoprotein of maize and methods of modifying growth in plants transformed therewith Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired
US6486302B1 Hm2 cDNA and related polypeptide Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Expired
US6599725B2 Polypeptide compositions for controlling cell death and disease resistance in plants Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Expired
US8552168B2 Nucleic acids for inducing expression of transcripts and proteins and methods for making and using them Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US5767375A Plant genes affecting gibberellic acid biosynthesis Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Expired
US6455297B1 Methods and compositions for regulating cell death and enhancing disease resistance to plant pathogens Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Expired

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