PATENTS RELATED TO TOMATO AND TOMATO PRODUCTS

Dr. Demchick has degrees in chemistry and biology. He has done considerable teaching, research and patent work in those areas. His research has included a variety of food related subjects. That research includes work he did when employed by the Agricultural Research Service United States Department of Agriculture.

Dr. Demchick is a scientist with a quarter of a century of research experience in academic, industrial and governmental settings.

If you are considering patent protection for an invention, Dr. Demchick will be glad to discuss the matter with you. There is no charge for an initial discussion.

The following sampling is to give you some sense of the types of tomato and tomato products related inventions which have received United States patent protection. The patent list is not exhaustive and is certainly not a substitute for a proper patent search . It should be noted that only U.S. Patents are included.

It should be noted that spelling, form and typographical errors in the original patents are preserved here.

Tomato-based caramelized sauce and process for making same (United States Patent 7,122,217)

Method for breeding tomatoes having reduced water content and product of the method (United States Patent 7,119,261)

Mutant allele of tomato (United States Patent 7,112,727)

Isolated nucleotides encoding tomato senescence-induced eIF-5A (United States Patent 7,070,997)

Tomato harvester (United States Patent 7,051,505)

Identification and characterization of an anthocyanin mutant (ANT1) in tomato (United States Patent 7,034,138)

In-field selection and clarification of harvested processor tomatoes (United States Patent 6,983,848)

Unit for sorting and packaging products capable of being hung on a hooking member for the purpose of their conveyance, such as bunches of fruits, in particular table grapes or truss tomatoes (United States Patent 6,957,940)

Processed tomato products (United States Patent 6,924,420)

Tomato antisense deoxyhypusine synthase molecule and method of inhibiting deoxyhypusine synthase expression in plants (United States Patent 6,900,368)

Clear tomato concentrate as a taste enhancer (United States Patent 6,890,574)

Genes coding for tomato .beta.-galactosidase polypeptides (United States Patent 6,872,813)

Inbred tomato line 294 (United States Patent 6,861,580)

Rapid method for predicting tomato paste consistency (United States Patent 6,844,016)

Pollen-mediated method for transformation of maize, tomato or melon (United States Patent 6,806,399)

Method for large scale mutagenesis in tomato plants (United States Patent 6,759,569)

Tomato raisin (United States Patent 6,743,460)

Tomato gene.Sw-5 conferring resistance to Tospoviruses (United States Patent 6,664,447)

Tomato nucleic acid encoding protein that confers resistance to aphids and nematodes and plants transformed therewith (United States Patent 6,613,962)

Methods for modulating flavonoid content in tomato by transformation with a chalcone isomerase DNA (United States Patent 6,608,246)

Tomato nucleic acid sequences that confer resistance to Verticillium and plants transformed therewith (United States Patent 6,608,245)

Tomato cone, garden accessory (United States Patent 6,588,143)

Yellow, determinate tomatoes suitable for processing (United States Patent 6,586,662)

Tomato-based caramelized sauce and process for making same (United States Patent 6,576,284)

Jointless gene of tomato (United States Patent 6,514,760)

Tomato products with increased fruity flavor (United States Patent 6,436,452)

Nucleotide sequences encoding the tomato light hypersensitive phenotype, encoded proteins and uses thereof (United States Patent 6,429,299)

Inbred tomato line FDR 16-2045 (United States Patent 6,414,226)

Three panel tomato or vegetable support cage (United States Patent 6,385,901)

Tomato harvester with improved devices for feeding cut plants to the shaker (United States Patent 6,350,198)

Inbred tomato line FDR 26-682 (United States Patent 6,340,785)

Promoter of the tomato expansin gene LeExp-1 (United States Patent 6,340,748)

Tomato harvester with improved plant handling devices (United States Patent 6,298,644)

Method of concentrating tomato juice by reverse osmosis (United States Patent 6,291,000)

Candied tomatoes and process of making (United States Patent 6,265,014)

Tomato gene B polynucleotides coding for lycopene cyclase (United States Patent 6,252,141)

Enhancement of tomato phytoene synthase gene expression with a modified DNA (United States Patent 6,239,331)

Tomato CF-5 gene encoding a disease resistance polypeptide (United States Patent 6,225,532)

Tomato xyloglucan endo-transglycosylase nucleic acids (United States Patent 6,215,044)

Multi-cavity, controlled atmosphere tray for packaging and preserving sliced tomatoes (United States Patent 6,213,302)

Disease resistant transgenic plants comprising a tomato aspermy virus 2b gene (United States Patent 6,207,882)

Determinate, delayed-ripening cherry tomato plants (United States Patent 6,180,854)

Method of making a food product containing tomatoes (United States Patent 6,165,537)

Determinate, delayed-ripening yellow cherry tomato plants (United States Patent 6,143,960)

Synchronous ripening of tomatoes (United States Patent 6,134,829)

Gene promoter for tomato fruit (United States Patent 6,127,179)

Synthetic hybrid tomato E4/E8 plant promoter (United States Patent 6,118,049)

Tomato products and processes therefor (United States Patent 6,113,955)

Transgenic tomato plants containing a fusarium resistance gene (United States Patent 6,100,449)

Nematode-induced genes in tomato (United States Patent 6,093,810)

Sucrose accumulating tomato cultivar (United States Patent 6,072,106)

Seedless tomatoes and method for making the same (United States Patent 6,060,648)

Vacuum processed fish product in a tomato base cooking sauce (United States Patent 6,039,990)

Tomato harvesting apparatus with air blast dirt removed feature (United States Patent 6,033,305)

Method for preparing shelf-stable, tomato-based food products (United States Patent 6,027,751)

Freshly packed tomato sauce (United States Patent 6,004,591)

DNA comprising plum pox virus and tomato spotted wilt virus cDNAS for disease resistance (United States Patent 5,973,135)

Method for improving the texture of tomato paste products (United States Patent 5,965,190)

Delayed ripening tomato plants with T-DNA bearing a truncated ACC2 synthase gene (United States Patent 5,952,546)

Process for preparing a tomato sauce using a pectinase enzyme (United States Patent 5,902,616)

Tomato harvester, with devices for the automatic displacement of the harvest containers (United States Patent 5,901,539)

Method for collecting tomato pigment and its application (United States Patent 5,871,574)

Industrial processing of tomatoes and product thereof (United States Patent 5,837,311)

Tomato ripening TOM41 compositions and methods of use (United States Patent 5,824,873)

DNA molecules encoding inducible plant promoters and tomato ADH2 enzyme (United States Patent 5,821,398)

Method for breeding tomatoes with superior taste characteristics and product of the method (United States Patent 5,817,913)

Determinate, delayed-ripening cherry tomato plants (United States Patent 5,763,742)

PTOM36 constructs and tomato cells transformed therewith (United States Patent 5,744,364)

Method of wrapping tomatoes on-the-vine (United States Patent 5,738,893)

Tetradecatrienyl and tetradecadienyl acetates and their use as sex attractants for tomato pests (United States Patent 5,728,376)

Reduced ethylene synthesis and delayed fruit ripening in transgenic tomatoes expressing S-adenosylmethionine hydrolase (United States Patent 5,723,746)

Method for prolonging the shelf life of fresh tomato pieces (United States Patent 5,700,506)

Tomato acid invertase gene (United States Patent 5,658,773)

Endochitinase gene induced by osmotic stress and abscisic acid isolated from the wild tomato Lycopersicon chilense Dun (United States Patent 5,656,474)

Support assembly and method for growing tomato plants and the like (United States Patent 5,640,802)

Monoclonal antibodies to potato, tomato, and eggplant glycoalkaloids and assays for the same (United States Patent 5,614,408)

Nematode-induced genes in tomato (United States Patent 5,612,471)

Enhanced starch biosynthesis in tomatoes (United States Patent 5,608,149)

DNA sequences encoding at least part of the tomato enzyme endopolygalacturonase PG1 .beta.-subunit (United States Patent 5,585,542)

Transgenic tomato plants with altered polygalacturonase isoforms (United States Patent 5,569,831)

Transformed tomato plants (United States Patent 5,569,829)

DNA comprising plum pox virus and tomato spotted wilt virus cDNAS for disease resistance (United States Patent 5,569,823)

Tomato fruit promoters (United States Patent 5,536,653)

Insect resistant tomato and potato plants (United States Patent 5,495,071)

High pigment, reduced blossom end scar size, disease resistant tomato varieties (United States Patent 5,489,745)

Tomato pot (United States Patent 5,456,044)

High pigment, reduced blossom end scar size, disease resistant tomato varieties (United States Patent 5,438,152)

Process for producing tomato products of improved flavor (United States Patent 5,436,022)

Sucrose accumulating tomato technology (United States Patent 5,434,344)

DNA constructs containing segments from tomato polygalacturonase and pectin esterase genes (United States Patent 5,413,937)

Tomato green house (United States Patent 5,412,905)

Tomatoes with reduced expression of polygalacturonase (United States Patent 5,387,757)

Tomato-based caramelized sauce and process for making same (United States Patent 7,122,217)

Method for breeding tomatoes having reduced water content and product of the method (United States Patent 7,119,261)

Mutant allele of tomato (United States Patent 7,112,727)

Isolated nucleotides encoding tomato senescence-induced eIF-5A (United States Patent 7,070,997)

Tomato harvester (United States Patent 7,051,505)

Identification and characterization of an anthocyanin mutant (ANT1) in tomato (United States Patent 7,034,138)

In-field selection and clarification of harvested processor tomatoes (United States Patent 6,983,848)

Unit for sorting and packaging products capable of being hung on a hooking member for the purpose of their conveyance, such as bunches of fruits, in particular table grapes or truss tomatoes (United States Patent 6,957,940)

Processed tomato products (United States Patent 6,924,420)

Tomato antisense deoxyhypusine synthase molecule and method of inhibiting deoxyhypusine synthase expression in plants (United States Patent 6,900,368)

Clear tomato concentrate as a taste enhancer (United States Patent 6,890,574)

Genes coding for tomato .beta.-galactosidase polypeptides (United States Patent 6,872,813)

Inbred tomato line 294 (United States Patent 6,861,580)

Rapid method for predicting tomato paste consistency (United States Patent 6,844,016)

Pollen-mediated method for transformation of maize, tomato or melon (United States Patent 6,806,399)

Method for large scale mutagenesis in tomato plants (United States Patent 6,759,569)

Tomato raisin (United States Patent 6,743,460)

Tomato gene.Sw-5 conferring resistance to Tospoviruses (United States Patent 6,664,447)

Tomato nucleic acid encoding protein that confers resistance to aphids and nematodes and plants transformed therewith (United States Patent 6,613,962)

Methods for modulating flavonoid content in tomato by transformation with a chalcone isomerase DNA (United States Patent 6,608,246)

Tomato nucleic acid sequences that confer resistance to Verticillium and plants transformed therewith (United States Patent 6,608,245)

Tomato cone, garden accessory (United States Patent 6,588,143)

Yellow, determinate tomatoes suitable for processing (United States Patent 6,586,662)

Tomato-based caramelized sauce and process for making same (United States Patent 6,576,284)

Jointless gene of tomato (United States Patent 6,514,760)

Tomato products with increased fruity flavor (United States Patent 6,436,452)

Nucleotide sequences encoding the tomato light hypersensitive phenotype, encoded proteins and uses thereof (United States Patent 6,429,299)

Inbred tomato line FDR 16-2045 (United States Patent 6,414,226)

Three panel tomato or vegetable support cage (United States Patent 6,385,901)

Tomato harvester with improved devices for feeding cut plants to the shaker (United States Patent 6,350,198)

Inbred tomato line FDR 26-682 (United States Patent 6,340,785)

Promoter of the tomato expansin gene LeExp-1 (United States Patent 6,340,748)

Tomato harvester with improved plant handling devices (United States Patent 6,298,644)

Method of concentrating tomato juice by reverse osmosis (United States Patent 6,291,000)

Candied tomatoes and process of making (United States Patent 6,265,014)

Tomato gene B polynucleotides coding for lycopene cyclase (United States Patent 6,252,141)

Enhancement of tomato phytoene synthase gene expression with a modified DNA (United States Patent 6,239,331)

Tomato CF-5 gene encoding a disease resistance polypeptide (United States Patent 6,225,532)

Tomato xyloglucan endo-transglycosylase nucleic acids (United States Patent 6,215,044)

Multi-cavity, controlled atmosphere tray for packaging and preserving sliced tomatoes (United States Patent 6,213,302)

Disease resistant transgenic plants comprising a tomato aspermy virus 2b gene (United States Patent 6,207,882)

Determinate, delayed-ripening cherry tomato plants (United States Patent 6,180,854)

Method of making a food product containing tomatoes (United States Patent 6,165,537)

Determinate, delayed-ripening yellow cherry tomato plants (United States Patent 6,143,960)

Synchronous ripening of tomatoes (United States Patent 6,134,829)

Gene promoter for tomato fruit (United States Patent 6,127,179)

Synthetic hybrid tomato E4/E8 plant promoter (United States Patent 6,118,049)

Tomato products and processes therefor (United States Patent 6,113,955)

Transgenic tomato plants containing a fusarium resistance gene (United States Patent 6,100,449)

Nematode-induced genes in tomato (United States Patent 6,093,810)

Sucrose accumulating tomato cultivar (United States Patent 6,072,106)

Seedless tomatoes and method for making the same (United States Patent 6,060,648)

Vacuum processed fish product in a tomato base cooking sauce (United States Patent 6,039,990)

Tomato harvesting apparatus with air blast dirt removed feature (United States Patent 6,033,305)

Method for preparing shelf-stable, tomato-based food products (United States Patent 6,027,751)

Freshly packed tomato sauce (United States Patent 6,004,591)

DNA comprising plum pox virus and tomato spotted wilt virus cDNAS for disease resistance (United States Patent 5,973,135)

Method for improving the texture of tomato paste products (United States Patent 5,965,190)

Delayed ripening tomato plants with T-DNA bearing a truncated ACC2 synthase gene (United States Patent 5,952,546)

Process for preparing a tomato sauce using a pectinase enzyme (United States Patent 5,902,616)

Tomato harvester, with devices for the automatic displacement of the harvest containers (United States Patent 5,901,539)

Method for collecting tomato pigment and its application (United States Patent 5,871,574)

Industrial processing of tomatoes and product thereof (United States Patent 5,837,311)

Tomato ripening TOM41 compositions and methods of use (United States Patent 5,824,873)

DNA molecules encoding inducible plant promoters and tomato ADH2 enzyme (United States Patent 5,821,398)

Method for breeding tomatoes with superior taste characteristics and product of the method (United States Patent 5,817,913)

Determinate, delayed-ripening cherry tomato plants (United States Patent 5,763,742)

PTOM36 constructs and tomato cells transformed therewith (United States Patent 5,744,364)

Method of wrapping tomatoes on-the-vine (United States Patent 5,738,893)

Tetradecatrienyl and tetradecadienyl acetates and their use as sex attractants for tomato pests (United States Patent 5,728,376)

Reduced ethylene synthesis and delayed fruit ripening in transgenic tomatoes expressing S-adenosylmethionine hydrolase (United States Patent 5,723,746)

Method for prolonging the shelf life of fresh tomato pieces (United States Patent 5,700,506)

Tomato acid invertase gene (United States Patent 5,658,773)

Endochitinase gene induced by osmotic stress and abscisic acid isolated from the wild tomato Lycopersicon chilense Dun (United States Patent 5,656,474)

Support assembly and method for growing tomato plants and the like (United States Patent 5,640,802)

Monoclonal antibodies to potato, tomato, and eggplant glycoalkaloids and assays for the same (United States Patent 5,614,408)

Nematode-induced genes in tomato (United States Patent 5,612,471)

Enhanced starch biosynthesis in tomatoes (United States Patent 5,608,149)

DNA sequences encoding at least part of the tomato enzyme endopolygalacturonase PG1 .beta.-subunit (United States Patent 5,585,542)

Transgenic tomato plants with altered polygalacturonase isoforms (United States Patent 5,569,831)

Transformed tomato plants (United States Patent 5,569,829)

DNA comprising plum pox virus and tomato spotted wilt virus cDNAS for disease resistance (United States Patent 5,569,823)

Tomato fruit promoters (United States Patent 5,536,653)

Insect resistant tomato and potato plants (United States Patent 5,495,071)

High pigment, reduced blossom end scar size, disease resistant tomato varieties (United States Patent 5,489,745)

Tomato pot (United States Patent 5,456,044)

High pigment, reduced blossom end scar size, disease resistant tomato varieties (United States Patent 5,438,152)

Process for producing tomato products of improved flavor (United States Patent 5,436,022)

Sucrose accumulating tomato technology (United States Patent 5,434,344)

DNA constructs containing segments from tomato polygalacturonase and pectin esterase genes (United States Patent 5,413,937)

Tomato green house (United States Patent 5,412,905)

Tomatoes with reduced expression of polygalacturonase (United States Patent 5,387,757)

Tomato-based caramelized sauce and process for making same (United States Patent 7,122,217)

Method for breeding tomatoes having reduced water content and product of the method (United States Patent 7,119,261)

Mutant allele of tomato (United States Patent 7,112,727)

Isolated nucleotides encoding tomato senescence-induced eIF-5A (United States Patent 7,070,997)

Tomato harvester (United States Patent 7,051,505)

Identification and characterization of an anthocyanin mutant (ANT1) in tomato (United States Patent 7,034,138)

In-field selection and clarification of harvested processor tomatoes (United States Patent 6,983,848)

Unit for sorting and packaging products capable of being hung on a hooking member for the purpose of their conveyance, such as bunches of fruits, in particular table grapes or truss tomatoes (United States Patent 6,957,940)

Processed tomato products (United States Patent 6,924,420)

Tomato antisense deoxyhypusine synthase molecule and method of inhibiting deoxyhypusine synthase expression in plants (United States Patent 6,900,368)

Clear tomato concentrate as a taste enhancer (United States Patent 6,890,574)

Genes coding for tomato .beta.-galactosidase polypeptides (United States Patent 6,872,813)

Inbred tomato line 294 (United States Patent 6,861,580)

Rapid method for predicting tomato paste consistency (United States Patent 6,844,016)

Pollen-mediated method for transformation of maize, tomato or melon (United States Patent 6,806,399)

Method for large scale mutagenesis in tomato plants (United States Patent 6,759,569)

Although his recognition as a registered patent agent permits him to represent others in all patent matters before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Dr. Demchick limits his practice to patent matters involving inventions for which he is confident that his expertise will allow him to serve his client well. He will gladly discuss whether he is comfortable handling cases involving inventions in a particular field. He will err on the side of declining cases if he has uncertainty about his ability to do what is needed in the case. Dr. Demchick does not represent clients in court. However, he refers clients to a patent attorney who does represent others in court, if it appears likely that patent related representation in court is appropriate. Dr. Demchick prepares and files non-provisional (regular) patent applications and provisional patent applications. He prepares and files utility patent applications and design patent applications. He prepares and files U.S. patent applications and international patent applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). He prepares and files applications to enter the U.S. National Phase for inventions for which international patent applications (PCT) were already filed. One of the matters he discusses with each client or potential client is which type of application(s) best meets that client's needs. He usually does a patent search (patentability search) as part of the preparation of a patent application. He discusses the value of patent searching with each inventor before agreeing to prepare a patent application for that inventor.