Patents Examined by Bratislav Stankovic
  • Methods for improving plant resistance to soybean cyst nematode and compositions thereof
    Patent number: 10982293
    Abstract: The present disclosure is in the field of plant breeding and genetics, particularly as it pertains to the genus Glycine. More specifically, the invention relates to methods and compositions for producing a population of soybean plants with enhanced resistance to soybean cyst nematode. The methods use the detection of molecular genetic markers linked to soybean cyst nematode resistance loci to select for plants displaying an enhanced soybean cyst nematode resistance phenotype.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Vergel Concibido, Susannah Cooper, Floyd Hancock, Ivan Husic, John LeDeaux, Jennifer Yates, Xianghai Ye
  • plants with improved nutritional value
    Patent number: 10982220
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods relating to the elevation of glucoraphanin compared to standard Brassica oleracea varieties. The invention also relates to the production of hybrid varieties having desired glucosinolate contents. The invention further provides plants, plant parts, and seeds comprising such traits and comprising a Myb28 allele from Brassica villosa that is not genetically linked to an ELONG allele from Brassica villosa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventors: Franciscus G. van den Bosch, Gerard N. Koorevaar
  • Isolated polynucleotides, polypeptides and methods of using same for increasing abiotic stress tolerance, biomass and yield of plants
    Patent number: 10975383
    Abstract: Provided are isolated polypeptides which are at least 80% homologous to SEQ ID NOs: 552-897 and 6029-10629, isolated polynucleotides which are at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NOs: 1-551 and 898-6028, nucleic acid constructs comprising same, transgenic cells expressing same, transgenic plants expressing same and method of using same for increasing yield, abiotic stress tolerance, growth rate, biomass, vigor, oil content, photosynthetic capacity, seed yield, fiber yield, fiber quality, fiber length, and/or nitrogen use efficiency of a plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Evogene Ltd.
    Inventors: Inbal Nurith Dangoor, Yifat Louba Ofir-Birin, Yaacov Micha Brog, Basia Judith Vinocur, Hagai Karchi
  • Molecular markers linked to disease resistance in soybean
    Patent number: 10975447
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for identifying, selecting and/or producing a soybean plant or germplasm having a Rpp4 resistance allele and resistance to Phakosora pachyrhizi. A soybean plant, part thereof and/or germplasm that has been identified, selected and/or produced by any of the methods of the present invention is also provided. Also provided are single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with resistance to pathogens; and compositions including amplification primer pairs capable of initiating DNA polymerization by a DNA polymerase on soybean nucleic acid templates to generate soybean marker amplicons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Becky Welsh Breitinger, Anderson Rotter Meda
  • Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers for stevia
    Patent number: 10975381
    Abstract: Stevia varieties with high a content of RebD, a high content of RebM, and a high content of RebD and RebM containing various SNP markers and UGT isoforms, are disclosed. Methods of screening for the SNPs are also disclosed as well as for using the SNPs in marker assisted breeding. Further provided are methods for introgressing the disclosed SNPs associated with high RebD and high RebM into stevia plants by selecting plants comprising for one or more SNPs and breeding with such plants to confer such desirable agronomic phenotypes to plant progeny.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: PureCircle SDN BHD
    Inventors: Avetik Markosyan, Seong Siang Ong, Yeen Yee Wong, Yu Cheng Bu, Jian Ning Chen
  • Methods of modulating stomata conductance and plant expression constructs for executing same
    Patent number: 10975385
    Abstract: A method of regulating plant stomata conductance is provided. The method comprises modulating in the plant the level and/or activity of a type B hexokinase in a guard cell specific manner, thereby regulating plant conductance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignees: The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO) (Volcani Center), Yissum Research Development Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ltd.
    Inventors: David Granot, Gilor Kelly, Menachem Moshelion
  • Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH960231
    Patent number: 10966386
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH960231. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH960231, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH960231 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH960231.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Devin Michael Nichols, Clinton J. Turnbull
  • Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH564211
    Patent number: 10966385
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH564211. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH564211, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH564211 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH564211.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Gregory J. Holland, Duane A. Potrzeba, Jeffrey M. Sernett, Gary R. Stangland
  • Tonoplast proton/sugar antiporter proteins and the use thereof to increase the saccharose concentration in a saccharose storage organ of plants
    Patent number: 10961543
    Abstract: The invention relates to tonoplast proton/sugar antiporter proteins, more particularly tonoplast proton/saccharose antiporter proteins, the nucleotide sequences which encode them and uses thereof for producing transgenic plants with an increased saccharose concentration. The invention also includes methods for producing transgenic plants with an increased saccharose concentration, methods for increasing the saccharose concentration in plants, and for identifying plants which are suitable for creating a higher saccharose concentration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignees: KWS SAAT SE & CO. KGAA, SÜDZUCKER AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Koch, Norbert Sauer, Petra Wirsching, Benjamin Pommerrenig, Ekkehard Neuhaus, Benjamin Jung, Ulf-Ingo Flügge, Frank Ludewig, Nicole Lenzen, Irene Marten, Rainer Hedrich, Alexander Schulz
  • Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH978587
    Patent number: 10925226
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH978587. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH978587, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH978587 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH978587.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Sandeep Bhatnagar, Gregory J. Holland, Duane A. Potrzeba, Gary R. Stangland
  • Methods and compositions related to improved nitrogen utilization efficiency in tobacco
    Patent number: 10888064
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides metabolic signatures and genetic markers for tracking enhanced nitrogen utilization efficiency phenotypes in tobacco plants and for introgressing enhanced nitrogen utilization efficiency phenotypes into tobacco plants. The disclosure also provides tobacco plants comprising enhanced nitrogen utilization efficiency and methods to the creation of tobacco plants comprising enhanced nitrogen utilization efficiency. The disclosure also provides recombinant polynucleotides and polypeptides for enhancing nitrogen utilization efficiency in modified tobacco plants and tobacco plants comprising the provided recombinant polynucleotides and polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Jesse Frederick, Chengalrayan Kudithipudi, Dongmei Xu
  • Maize inbred PH474B
    Patent number: 10869438
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated PH474B and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH474B with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH474B through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH474B or a locus conversion of PH474B with another maize variety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Inventors: Bruno Albrecht, Dario Prada
  • Creation of chrysanthemum with blue flower color
    Patent number: 10870861
    Abstract: Provided are transformed chrysanthemum plants having blue flower color, their self-fertilized progenies or cross-fertilized progenies thereof, a vegetative propagated plants thereof, and a part, a tissue or a cell of the plant body. Anthocyanin 3?,5?-O-glucosyltransferase gene (CtA3?5?GT) derived from Clitoria ternatea and flavonoid 3?,5?-hydroxylase gene derived from Campanula (CamF3?5?H) are coexpressed in chrysanthemum petals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Naonobu Noda, Ryutaro Aida, Satoshi Hongo, Sanae Sato, Yoshikazu Tanaka
  • Maize inbred PH46451
    Patent number: 10863685
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated PH46451 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH46451 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH46451 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH46451 or a locus conversion of PH46451 with another maize variety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Inventor: Jay Robert Hotchkiss
  • Methods for producing corn plants with downy mildew resistance and compositions thereof
    Patent number: 10858709
    Abstract: The present disclosure is in the field of plant breeding and disease resistance. The disclosure provides methods for breeding corn plants having downy mildew (DM) resistance using marker-assisted selection. The disclosure further provides corn germplasm resistant to DM. The disclosure also provides markers associated with DM resistance loci for introgressing these loci into elite germplasm in a breeding program, thus producing novel DM resistant germplasm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Jorgen Costes Abellera, Romain Fouquet, Vincent Lombard, Yule Pan, Jean Jose Somera, Xianghai Ye
  • Isolated polynucleotides, polypeptides and methods of using same for increasing abiotic stress tolerance, biomass and yield of plants
    Patent number: 10858665
    Abstract: Provided are isolated polypeptides which are at least 80% homologous to SEQ ID NOs: 529, 475-528, 530-770, 6179-9796, 9798-10421, isolated polynucleotides which are at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NOs: 314, 1-313, 315-474, 771-6178, nucleic acid constructs comprising same, transgenic cells expressing same, transgenic plants expressing same and method of using same for increasing abiotic stress tolerance, yield, growth rate, biomass, vigor, oil content, photosynthetic capacity, seed yield, fiber yield, fiber quality, fiber length, and/or nitrogen use efficiency of a plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Evogene Ltd.
    Inventors: Inbal Nurith Dangoor, Hagai Karchi
  • Plant cytochrome P450
    Patent number: 10844391
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to the isolation and sequencing of nucleic acid molecules that encode cytochrome P450 polypeptides from a Papaver somniferum cultivar; uses in the production of noscapine and identification of poppy cultivars that include genes that comprise said nucleic acid molecules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries (Australia) Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Thilo Hans Winzer, Tracy Carol Walker, Ian Alexander Graham
  • Methods and compositions for producing corn plants with resistance to late wilt
    Patent number: 10837067
    Abstract: The present disclosure is in the field of plant breeding and disease resistance. The disclosure provides methods for breeding corn plants having late wilt (LW) resistance using marker-assisted selection. The disclosure further provides corn germplasm resistant to LW. The disclosure also provides markers associated with LW resistance loci for introgressing these loci into elite germplasm in a breeding program, thus producing novel LW resistant germplasm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Rakesh B, Sunil Kumar Biradar, Franck Jean Chopin, Romain Fouquet, Sonali Dilip Gandhi, Erappa Gangappa, Veeresh R P Gowda, Yule Pan, Jean-Luc Pellet, Dharanendra Swamy, Gonzalo Torres, Chongqing Xie
  • Tomato plants with improved disease resistance
    Patent number: 10834881
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides tomato plants exhibiting resistance to tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) and lacking unfavorable linked traits such as necrosis. Such plants may comprise novel introgressed genomic regions associated with disease resistance from S. chilense. In certain aspects, compositions, including novel polymorphic markers and methods for producing, breeding, identifying, and selecting plants or germplasm with a disease resistance phenotype are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventors: Bart Willem Brugmans, Derek R. Drost, Albert Grit, Jacobus Hoogstraten, Maria Fernanda Rodriguez
  • Plants having increased tolerance to herbicides
    Patent number: 10829778
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a method for controlling undesired vegetation at a plant cultivation site, the method comprising the steps of: providing, at said site, a plant that comprises at least one nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a wild-type hydroxyphenyl pyruvate dioxygenase or a mutated hydroxyphenyl pyruvate dioxygenase (mut-HPPD) which is resistant or tolerant to a N-heterocyclyl-arylcarboxamide and/or a nucleotide sequence encoding a wild-type homogentisate solanesyl transferase or a mutated homogentisate solanesyl transferase (mut-HST) which is resistant or tolerant to a N-heterocyclyl-arylcarboxamide, and applying to said site an effective amount of said herbicide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Maciej Pasternak, Stefan Tresch, Helmut Kraus, Johannes Hutzler, Jens Lerchl, Thomas Mietzner, Liliana Parra Rapado, Jill Marie Paulik