C12N 15/8255
Involving lignin biosynthesis
Official title: {involving lignin biosynthesis}
C12N15/8255 (Involving lignin biosynthesis) appears on 213 US grants and 283 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C12N- Granted patents
- 213
- Published applications
- 283
- Assignees
- 138
- Inventors
- 579
- Latest grant
- 3 Mar 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 10 | 12 |
| 2003 | 2 | 11 |
| 2004 | 5 | 1 |
| 2005 | 7 | 10 |
| 2006 | 9 | 15 |
| 2007 | 5 | 8 |
| 2008 | 10 | 20 |
| 2009 | 4 | 16 |
| 2010 | 10 | 18 |
| 2011 | 11 | 15 |
| 2012 | 22 | 24 |
| 2013 | 4 | 18 |
| 2014 | 7 | 11 |
| 2015 | 13 | 26 |
| 2016 | 10 | 10 |
| 2017 | 14 | 14 |
| 2018 | 10 | 10 |
| 2019 | 10 | 5 |
| 2020 | 7 | 9 |
| 2021 | 5 | 7 |
| 2022 | 8 | 10 |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Recombinant lac polynucleotides and uses thereof to increase production of C-lignin in plants3 Mar 2026US 12,565,659 B2University of North Texas
- Rice white leaf and panicle gene WLP3 and application thereof in rice stress resistance and yield increase11 Nov 2025US 12,467,059 B2Zhejiang Normal University
- Gene expression elements and systems and use thereof13 May 2025US 12,297,438 B2Geneneer Ltd.
- Plants with improved digestibility and marker haplotypes31 Dec 2024US 12,180,490 B2KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA
- Mutant plant cinnamoyl-CoA reductase proteins10 Dec 2024US 12,163,138 B2Universiteit Gent
- Decreasing gene expression for increased protein content in plants23 Apr 2026US 2026/0109992 A1Benson Hill, Inc.
- Genes controlling barrier formation in roots16 Apr 2026US 2026/0103721 A1The Regents of the University of California
- Pomegranate pgiaa9a gene and application thereof12 Mar 2026US 2026/0070953 A1Institute of Horticultural Research, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences
- Gene expression elements and systems and use thereof28 Aug 2025US 2025/0270572 A1Geneneer Ltd.
- Mutant gene of zmnst2 and method for improving efficiency of bioethanol production through fermentation of maize straw17 Jul 2025US 2025/0230461 A1Henan Agricultural University
Most cited
By later US patents
- Modification of lignin synthesis in plants314US 5,451,514 AZeneca Limited · 1995
- Nucleic acid molecules and other molecules associated with plants and uses thereof for plant improvement154US 7,214,786 B22007
- Alfalfa plant and seed corresponding to transgenic event KK 179-2 and methods for detection thereof70US 9,701,976 B2Forage Genetics International, LLC · 2017
- Alfalfa plant and seed corresponding to transgenic event KK 179-2 and methods for detection thereof66US 9,670,498 B2Ceres, Inc. · 2017
- Transgenic plants containing ligninase and cellulase which degrade lignin and cellulose to fermentable sugars29US 7,049,485 B2Board of Trustees of Michigan State University · 2006