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William D. Hitz
Also filed as: HITZ WILLIAM · HITZ WILLIAM D · HITZ WILLIAM DEAN
64 granted patents·33 pending applications·2,166 citations·filing 1991–2019
99Inventor score
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97 records- 0199US6063947ACanola oil having increased oleic acid and decreased linolenic acid contentCARGILL INC·Filed 1997·Granted May 16, 2000·342 cites·12 claims
- 0298US5850026ACanola oil having increased oleic acid and decreased linolenic acid contentCARGILL INC·Filed 1996·Granted Dec 15, 1998·267 cites·23 claims
- 0397US6372965B1Genes for microsomal delta-12 fatty acid desaturases and hydroxylases from plantsDU PONT·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 16, 2002·285 cites·13 claims
- 0497US5443974ANucleotide sequence of soybean stearoyl-ACP desaturase geneDU PONT·Filed 1992·Granted Aug 22, 1995·199 cites·13 claims
- 0596US8927809B2DGAT genes from Yarrowia lipolytica for increased seed storage lipid production and altered fatty acid profiles in soybeanMEYER KNUT·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 6, 2015·21 cites·6 claims
- 0696US8084074B2Production of very long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in oil seed plantsKINNEY ANTHONY J·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 27, 2011·41 cites·12 claims
- 0796US7244563B2Genes for plant fatty acid modifying enzymes associated with conjugated double bond formationDU PONT·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 17, 2007·46 cites·5 claims
- 0896US7109392B1Methods for increasing oleic acid content in seeds from transgenic plants containing a mutant delta 12 desaturaseCARGILL INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 19, 2006·91 cites·15 claims
- 0996US6872872B1Genes for microsomal delta-12 fatty acid desaturases and related enzymes from plantsDU PONT·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 29, 2005·48 cites·13 claims
- 1095US5955650ANucleotide sequences of canola and soybean palmitoyl-ACP thioesterase genes and their use in the regulation of fatty acid content of the oils of soybean and canola plantsDU PONT·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 21, 1999·165 cites·33 claims
- 1194US8476048B2Xylose utilizing zymomonas mobilis with improved ethanol production in biomass hydrolysate mediumCAIMI PERRY G·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 2, 2013·19 cites·6 claims
- 1294US6919466B2Genes for microsomal delta-12 fatty acid desaturases and related enzymes from plantsDU PONT·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 19, 2005·37 cites·12 claims
- 1392US8143473B2DGAT genes from Yarrowia lipolytica for increased seed storage lipid production and altered fatty acid profiles in soybeanMEYER KNUT·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 27, 2012·12 cites·55 claims
- 1492US6593514B1Method for the production of calendic acid, a fatty acid containing delta-8,10,12 conjugated double bonds and related fatty acids having a modification at the delta-9 positionDU PONT·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 15, 2003·27 cites·15 claims
- 1591US7741542B2Canola oil having increased oleic acid and decreased linolenic acid contentCARGILL INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 22, 2010·8 cites·25 claims
- 1690US6426448B1Gene combinations that alter the quality and functionality of soybean oilDU PONT·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 30, 2002·66 cites·2 claims
- 1789US5945585ASpecific for palmitoyl, stearoyl and oleoyl-alp thioesters nucleic acid fragments encoding acyl-acp thiosesterase enzymes and the use of these fragments in altering plant oil compositionDU PONT·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 31, 1999·89 cites·18 claims
- 1888US7323560B2Plastidic phosphoglucomutase genesDU PONT·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 29, 2008·10 cites·7 claims
- 1988US6583303B1Canola oil having increased oleic acid and decreased linolenic acid contentCARGILL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 24, 2003·39 cites·10 claims
- 2087US6967262B2Plant raffinose saccharide biosynthetic enzymesDU PONT·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 22, 2005·12 cites·11 claims
- 2186US7176349B1Production of polyhydroxyalkanoate in plantsDU PONT·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 13, 2007·16 cites·15 claims
- 2284US7250557B2Plastidic phosphoglucomutase genesDU PONT·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 31, 2007·7 cites·10 claims
- 2384US7217863B2Mevalonate synthesis enzymesDU PONT·Filed 2005·Granted May 15, 2007·3 cites·13 claims
- 2484US7105721B2Genes for microsomal delta-12 fatty acid desaturases and hydroxylases from plantsDU PONT·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 12, 2006·7 cites·7 claims
- 2584US6441278B1Canola oil having increased oleic acid and decreased linolenic acid contentCARGILL INC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 27, 2002·26 cites·24 claims
- 2683US8241910B2Plant raffinose saccharide biosynthetic enzymesALLEN STEPHEN M·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 14, 2012·3 cites·5 claims
- 2783US5530186ANucleotide sequences of soybean acyl-ACP thioesterase genesDU PONT·Filed 1991·Granted Jun 25, 1996·75 cites·20 claims
- 2882US8647850B2Process for simultaneous saccharification and fermentation for production of ethanolHITZ WILLIAM D·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 11, 2014·8 cites·18 claims
- 2982US7456336B2Methods for decreasing linolenic acid content in seeds from transgenic plants containing a mutant delta 15 desaturaseCARGILL INC·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 25, 2008·3 cites·10 claims
- 3082US6812382B1Plant genes encoding chloroplast division proteinsDU PONT·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 2, 2004·7 cites·11 claims
- 3182US5846784AFatty acid modifying enzymes from developing seeds of Vernonia galamenensisDU PONT·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 8, 1998·49 cites·17 claims
- 3281US9902967B2DGAT genes from yarrowia lipolytica for increased seed storage lipid production and altered fatty acid profiles in soybeanDU PONT·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 27, 2018·2 cites·12 claims
- 3381US6949698B2Gene combinations that alter the quality and functionality of soybean oilDU PONT·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 27, 2005·12 cites·3 claims
- 3480US6864077B1Membrane-bound desaturasesFiled 1999·Granted Mar 8, 2005·43 cites·17 claims
- 3579US6911331B2Chorismate biosynthesis enzymesDU PONT·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 28, 2005·5 cites·7 claims
- 3678US7495149B2Limnanthes oil genesDU PONT·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 24, 2009·3 cites·20 claims
- 3777US8569458B2Xylose utilizing Zymomonas mobilis with improved ethanol production in biomass hydrolysate mediumDU PONT·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 29, 2013·1 cites·2 claims
- 3876US5760206ANucleotide sequence of soybean stearoyl-ACP desaturase geneDU PONT·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 2, 1998·37 cites·5 claims
- 3975US10190108B2Method for reducing viscosity in saccharification processDANISCO US INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 29, 2019·1 cites·19 claims
- 4072US7786356B2Method for the production of calendic acid, a fatty acid containing delta 8,10,12 conjugated double bonds and related fatty acids having a modification at the delta 9 positionDU PONT·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 31, 2010·0 cites·12 claims
- 4172US7288645B1Nucleic acid molecules encoding sucrose transportersDU PONT·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 30, 2007·1 cites·7 claims
- 4272US7230090B2Method for the production of calendic acid, a fatty acid containing delta-8,10,12 conjugated double bonds and related fatty acids having a modification at the delta-9 positionE I DE PONT DE NEMOURS AND COM·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 12, 2007·4 cites·4 claims
- 4372US6855869B2Phytic acid biosynthetic enzymesDU PONT·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 15, 2005·1 cites·11 claims
- 4467US7915486B2Plastidic phosphoglucomutase genesDU PONT·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 29, 2011·0 cites·7 claims
- 4567US2010029489A1Sucrose transport proteinsDU PONT·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 4666US8143479B2Plastidic phosphoglucomutase genesALLEN STEPHEN M·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 27, 2012·0 cites·15 claims
- 4766US7605247B1Nucleic acid molecules encoding a wheat sucrose transporterDU PONT·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 20, 2009·0 cites·6 claims
- 4865US8563602B2Method of improving animal tissue quality by supplementing the animal diet with oleic acid and selected tocolsHITZ WILLIAM D·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 22, 2013·0 cites·14 claims
- 4965US7498427B2Nucleotide sequences of a new class of diverged delta-9 stearoyl-ACP desaturase genesE I DU PONT DENEMOURS & COMPAN·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 3, 2009·1 cites·9 claims
- 5065US2019249160A1Method for reducing viscosity in saccharification processDANISCO US INC·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
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