Patents by Inventor Andre R. Abad
Andre R. Abad 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).
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Publication number: 20150197770Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2015Publication date: July 16, 2015Inventors: Andre R. Abad, Hua Dong, Sue B. Lo, Xiaomei Shi, Thomas Chad Wolfe
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Patent number: 9000261Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2012Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International IncInventors: Andre R. Abad, Hua Dong, Sue B. Lo, Xiaomei Shi, Thomas C. Wolfe
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Patent number: 8933299Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Coleoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2011Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International IncInventors: Andre R. Abad, Hua Dong, Sue B. Lo, Xiaomei Shi
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Patent number: 8878007Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2012Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International IncInventors: Andre R. Abad, Hua Dong, Sue B. Lo, Xiaomei Shi, Thomas C. Wolfe
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Publication number: 20140315793Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2014Publication date: October 23, 2014Inventors: Andre R. Abad, Hua Dong, Sue Lo, Xiaomei Shi, Thomas Chad Wolfe
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Publication number: 20140283208Abstract: Compositions and methods for controlling pests are provided. The methods involve transforming organisms with a nucleic acid sequence encoding an insecticidal protein. In particular, the nucleic acid sequences are useful for preparing plants and microorganisms that possess insecticidal activity. Thus, transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, plant tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions are isolated insecticidal proteins and nucleic acids. The sequences find use in the construction of expression vectors for subsequent transformation into organisms of interest, as probes for the isolation of other homologous (or partially homologous) genes. The insecticidal proteins find use in controlling or killing lepidopteran, coleopteran, dipteran, fungal, hemipteran, and nematode pest populations and for producing compositions with insecticidal activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONALInventors: Andre R Abad, Zhenglin Hou, Lu Liu, Brad Poland, Ute Schellenberger, Ingrid Udransky, Jimei Wang, Jun-Zhi Wei, Thomas C. Wolfe, Lan Zhou, Zhu Genhai, Weiping Xie
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Patent number: 8802934Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2011Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International IncInventors: Andre R. Abad, Hua Dong, Sue B. Lo, Xiaomei Shi, Thomas C. Wolfe
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Patent number: 8802933Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2011Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International IncInventors: Andre R. Abad, Hua Dong, Sue B. Lo, Xiaomei Shi, Thomas C. Wolfe
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Patent number: 8772577Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2010Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International IncInventors: Andre R Abad, Hua Dong, Sue B Lo, Xiaomei Shi, Thomas Chad Wolfe
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Patent number: 8692065Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2009Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International IncInventors: Andre R. Abad, Deirdre M. Kapka-Kitzman, John P. Mathis, Thomas C. Wolfe
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Patent number: 8692066Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Coleoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2010Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International IncInventors: Andre R Abad, Hua Dong, Sue B Lo, Xiaomei Shi
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Patent number: 8609937Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Coleoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2010Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International IncInventors: Andre R Abad, Hua Dong, Sue B Lo, Xiaomei Shi, Thomas C Wolfe
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Patent number: 8586832Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2010Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International IncInventors: Andre R. Abad, Hua Dong, Deirdre M. Kapka-Kitzman, Sue B. Lo, Xiaomei Shi
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Patent number: 8470764Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Coleoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2010Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International IncInventors: Andre R. Abad, Hua Dong, Sue B. Lo, Xiaomei Shi
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Patent number: 8445749Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2009Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International IncInventors: Andre R. Abad, Hua Dong, Sue B. Lo, Xiaomei Shi
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Patent number: 8445640Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2012Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International IncInventors: Andre R Abad, Hua Dong, Deirdre M Kapka-Kitzman, Sue B Lo, Xiaomei Shi
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Patent number: 8389683Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Coleoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2010Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International IncInventors: Andre R. Abad, Hua Dong, Sue B. Lo, Xiaomei Shi
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Patent number: 8354571Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Coleoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2008Date of Patent: January 15, 2013Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International IncInventors: Andre R. Abad, Hua Dong, Sue B. Lo, Xiaomei Shi
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Patent number: 8319019Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2009Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International IncInventors: Andre R. Abad, Hua Dong, Sue B. Lo, Xiaomei Shi
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Publication number: 20120297503Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2012Publication date: November 22, 2012Applicant: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.Inventors: Andre R. Abad, Hua Dong, Deirdre M. Kapka-Kitzman, Sue B. Lo, Xiaomei Shi