Seeds, plants and oils with altered fatty acid profiles

Patent 5668299 Issued on September 16, 1997. Estimated Expiration Date:

April 4, 2015. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

Abstract Claims Description Full Text

Patent References

Sunflower products and methods for their production
Patent #: 4627192
Issued on: 12/09/1986
Inventor: Fick

Salad/cooking oil balanced for health benefits Patent #: 4948811
Issued on: 08/14/1990
Inventor: Spinner, et al.

Inventors

Assignee

Cargill, Inc.

Application

No. 416497 filed on 04/04/1995

US Classes:

800/264, Breeding for altered fat, fatty oil, ester-type wax, or fatty acid composition800/270, Method of breeding involving a mutation step800/306Brassica

Examiners

Primary: Benzion, Gary

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Fish & Richardson P.C., P.A.

Foreign Patent References

323 753 EP 07/22/1989
WO91/15578 WO 10/22/1991

International Classes

A01H 001/06
A01H 005/10
A01H 001/00
C12N 015/00

Abstract

Seeds, plants and oils are provided having low FDA saturates; high oleic acid; low linoleic acid; high or low palmitic acid; low stearic acid; and low linoleic acid plus linolenic acid; and advantageous functional or nutritional properties.

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