Patents by Inventor Agnes Chardonnens

Agnes Chardonnens has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8552255
    Abstract: The present invention pertains transgenic plant cells and mature plants comprising Oxidoreductase Stress Related Proteins (ORSRP) resulting in increased tolerance and/or resistance to environmental stress as compared to non-transformed wild type cells and methods of producing such plant cells or plants. Further object of the present invention are isolated ORSRPs or ORSRP encoding nucleic acids from plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Agnes Chardonnens, Piotr Puzio
  • Publication number: 20130081155
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to nucleic acid sequences encoding proteins that are associated with abiotic stress responses and abiotic stress tolerance in plants. In particular, this invention relates to nucleic acid sequences encoding proteins that confer drought, heat, cold, and/or salt tolerance to plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Piotr Puzio, Agnes Chardonnens, Harry Wild, Gunnar Plesch, Bryan McKersie
  • Publication number: 20130061348
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to nucleic acid sequences encoding proteins that are associated with abiotic stress responses and abiotic stress tolerance in plants. This invention further relates to transformed plant cells with altered metabolic activity compared to a corresponding non transformed wild type plant cell, wherein the metabolic activity is altered by transformation with a Stress-Related Protein (SRP) coding nucleic acid and results in increased tolerance and/or resistance to an environmental stress as compared to a corresponding non-transformed wild type plant cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Piotr Puzio, Agnes Chardonnens, Amber Shirley, Xi-Qing Wang, Rodrigo Sarria-Millan, Bryan McKersie, Ruoying Chen
  • Patent number: 8324455
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to nucleic acid sequences encoding proteins that are associated with abiotic stress responses and abiotic stress tolerance in plants. In particular, this invention relates to nucleic acid sequences encoding proteins that confer drought, heat, cold, and/or salt tolerance to plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Piotr Puzio, Agnes Chardonnens, Harry Wild, Gunnar Plesch, Bryan McKersie
  • Patent number: 8247651
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to nucleic acid sequences encoding proteins that are associated with abiotic stress responses and abiotic stress tolerance in plants. This invention further relates to transformed plant cells with altered metabolic activity compared to a corresponding non transformed wild type plant cell, wherein the metabolic activity is altered by transformation with a Stress-Related Protein (SRP) coding nucleic acid and results in increased tolerance and/or resistance to an environmental stress as compared to a corresponding non-transformed wild type plant cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Piotr Puzio, Agnes Chardonnens, Amber Shirley, Xi-Qing Wang, Rodrigo Sarria-Millan, Bryan McKersie, Ruoying Chen
  • Publication number: 20120005777
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of fine chemicals in a microorganism, a plant cell, a plant, a plant tissue or parts thereof. The invention furthermore relates to nucleic acid molecules, polypeptides, nucleic acid constructs, vectors, antisense molecules, antibodies, host cells, plant tissue, propagtion material, harvested material, plants, microorganisms as well as agricultural compositions and to their use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Gunnar Plesch, Piotr Puzio, Astrid Blau, Ralf Looser, Birgit Wendel, Beate Kamlage, Agnes Chardonnens, Amber Shirley, Xi-Qing Wang, Rodrigo Sarria-Millan, Bryan McKersie, Ruoying Chen
  • Publication number: 20110321196
    Abstract: The present invention pertains transgenic plant cells and mature plants comprising Oxidoreductase Stress Related Proteins (ORSRP) resulting in increased tolerance and/or resistance to environmental stress as compared to non-transformed wild type cells and methods of producing such plant cells or plants. Further object of the present invention are isolated ORSRPs or ORSRP encoding nucleic acids from plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Agnes Chardonnens, Piotr Puzio
  • Publication number: 20110271402
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the increase in yield in a plant organism by reducing gene expression. The invention furthermore relates to nucleic acid molecules, polypeptides, nucleic acid constructs, vectors, antisense molecules, antibodies, host cells, plant tissue, propagation material, harvested material and plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: Metanomics GmbH
    Inventors: Piotr Puzio, Agnes Chardonnens
  • Patent number: 8008545
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of fine chemicals in a microorganism, a plant cell, a plant, a plant tissue or parts thereof by increasing or generating the biological activity of a ras-Like GTPase or the homologues thereof and growing the organism under conditions which permit the production of the fine chemicals in the organism. Preferred fine chemicals produced by the present invention include amino acids, carbohydrates, vitamins, fatty acids, and carotenoids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Gunnar Plesch, Piotr Puzio, Astrid Blau, Ralf Looser, Birgit Wendel, Beate Kamlage, Agnes Chardonnens, Amber Shirley, Xi-Qing Wang, Rodrigo Sarria-Millan, Bryan McKersie, Ruoying Chen
  • Patent number: 7982095
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the increase in yield in a plant organisms by reducing gene expression. The invention furthermore relates to nucleic acid molecules, polypeptides, nucleic acid constructs, vectors, antisense molecules, antibodies, host cells, plant tissue, propagation material, harvested material and plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Metanomics GmbH
    Inventors: Piotr Puzio, Agnes Chardonnens
  • Publication number: 20110173715
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to nucleic acid sequences encoding proteins that are associated with abiotic stress responses and abiotic stress tolerance in plants. In particular, this invention relates to nucleic acid sequences encoding proteins that confer drought, heat, cold, and/or salt tolerance to plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2005
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: BASF PLANT SCIENCE GMBH
    Inventors: Piotr Puzio, Agnes Chardonnens, Harry Wild, Gunnar Plesch, Bryan McKersie
  • Publication number: 20110030094
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to nucleic acid sequences encoding proteins that are associated with abiotic stress responses and abiotic stress tolerance in plants. This invention further relates to transformed plant cells with altered metabolic activity compared to a corresponding non transformed wild type plant cell, wherein the metabolic activity is altered by transformation with a Stress-Related Protein (SRP) coding nucleic acid and results in increased tolerance and/or resistance to an environmental stress as compared to a corresponding non-transformed wild type plant cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Piotr Puzio, Agnes Chardonnens, Amber Shirley, Xi-Qing Wang, Rodrigo Sarria-Millan, Bryan Mckersie, Ruoying Chen
  • Patent number: 7847159
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to nucleic acid sequences encoding proteins that are associated with abiotic stress responses and abiotic stress tolerance in plants. This invention further relates to transformed plant cells with altered metabolic activity compared to a corresponding non transformed wild type plant cell, wherein the metabolic activity is altered by transformation with a Stress-Related Protein (SRP) coding nucleic acid and results in increased tolerance and/or resistance to an environmental stress as compared to a corresponding non-transformed wild type plant cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Piotr Puzio, Agnes Chardonnens, Amber Shirley, Xi-Qing Wang, Rodrigo Sarria-Millan, Bryan Mckersie, Ruoying Chen
  • Publication number: 20100100982
    Abstract: A method for preparing a nonhuman organism with faster growth and/or increased yield in comparison with a reference organism, which method comprises increasing the activity of L450 in said organism or in one or parts thereof in comparison with a reference organism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: Metanomics GmbH
    Inventors: Gunnar Plesch, Agnes Chardonnens, Oliver Schmitz, Piotr Puzio, Marcus Ebneth, Xi-Qing Wang
  • Publication number: 20100071091
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to nucleic acid sequences encoding proteins that are associated with abiotic stress responses and abiotic stress tolerance in plants. This invention further relates to transformed plant cells with altered metabolic activity compared to a corresponding non-transformed, wild-type plant cell, wherein the metabolic activity is altered by transformation with a Stress-Related Protein (SRP) coding nucleic acid and results in increased tolerance and/or resistance to an environmental stress as compared to a corresponding non-transformed, wild-type plant cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2006
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicants: BASF PLANT SCIENCE GMBH, METANOMICS GMBH
    Inventors: Agnes Chardonnens, Piotr Puzio, Bryan D. McKersie
  • Publication number: 20100050296
    Abstract: A method for preparing a nonhuman organism with faster growth and/or increased yield in comparison with a reference organism, with method comprises increasing the activity of SEQ ID NO: 2, 107, 125, 129 or 137 in said organism or in one or parts thereof in comparison with a reference organism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2005
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: Metanomics GmbH
    Inventors: Piotr Puzio, Agnes Chardonnens
  • Patent number: 7589256
    Abstract: A method for preparing a nonhuman organism with faster growth and/or increased yield in comparison with a reference organism, which method comprises increasing the activity of L450 in said organism or in one or parts thereof in comparison with a reference organism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Metanomics GmbH
    Inventors: Gunnar Plesch, Agnes Chardonnens, Oliver Schmitz, Piotr Puzio, Marcus Ebneth, Xi-Qing Wang
  • Publication number: 20090217406
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to transformed plant cells and plants comprising an inactivated or down-regulated gene resulting in increased tolerance and/or resistance to environmental stress as compared to non-transformed wild type cells and methods of producing such plant cells or plants. This invention further relates generally to transformed plant cells with increased tolerance and/or resistance to an environmental stress as compared to a corresponding non-transformed wild type plant cell, methods of producing, screening for and breeding such plant cells or plants and method of detecting stress in plants cells or plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2005
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Piotr Puzio, Agnes Chardonnens, Harry Wild, Gunnar Plesch, Bryan McKersie
  • Publication number: 20080187646
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the increase in yield in a plant organisms by reducing gene expression. The invention furthermore relates to nucleic acid molecules, polypeptides, nucleic acid constructs, vectors, antisense molecules, antibodies, host cells, plant tissue, propagation material, harvested material and plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2005
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Applicant: Metanomics GmbH
    Inventors: Piotr Puzio, Agnes Chardonnens
  • Publication number: 20070111311
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to transformed plant cells and plants comprising an inactivated or down-regulated gene resulting in increased tolerance and/or resistance to environmental stress as compared to non-transformed wild type cells and methods of producing such plant cells or plants. This invention further relates generally to transformed plant cells with altered metabolic activity compared to a corresponding non-transformed wild type plant cell, wherein the metabolic activity is altered by an inactivated or down-regulated gene and results in increased tolerance and/or resistance to an environmental stress as compared to a corresponding non transformed wild type plant cell, methods of producing, screening for and breeding such plant cells or plants and method of detecting stress in plants cells or plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2005
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Piotr Puzio, Agnes Chardonnens, Ruoying Chen, Pilar Puente