Patents by Inventor Carla N. Yerkes

Carla N. Yerkes 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: 11879129
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns the use of endogenous plant RNAi machinery to preferentially or specifically reduce transgene expression. In some embodiments, the disclosure concerns specific reduction of transgene expression in seed tissues of a dicot plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Inventors: Andrew J. Bowling, Marcelo Ariel German, Todd P. Glancy, Sandeep Kumar, Heather Pence, Andrew E. Robinson, Shreedharan Sriram, Po-Hao Wang, Carla N. Yerkes
  • Publication number: 20230136893
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns the use of endogenous plant RNAi machinery to preferentially or specifically reduce transgene expression. In some embodiments, the disclosure concerns specific reduction of transgene expression in seed tissues of a dicot plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE LLC
    Inventors: ANDREW J. BOWLING, MARCELO ARIEL GERMAN, TODD P. GLANCY, SANDEEP KUMAR, HEATHER PENCE, ANDREW E. ROBINSON, SHREEDHARAN SRIRAM, PO-HAO WANG, CARLA N. YERKES
  • Publication number: 20230017045
    Abstract: Provided herein are pyridine and pyrimidine carboxylates and their derivatives, and compositions and methods of use thereof as herbicides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Jared Bell, Ann M. Buysse, John F. Daeuble, Joseph D. Eckelbarger, Jeffrey B. Epp, Nicholas M. Irvine, Jeremy Kister, William C. Lo, Michael R. Loso, Christian T. Lowe, John C. Rohanna, Norbert M. Satchivi, Thomas L. Siddall, Kimberly M. Steward, Carla N. Yerkes
  • Patent number: 11473095
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns the use of endogenous plant RNAi machinery to preferentially or specifically reduce transgene expression. In some embodiments, the disclosure concerns specific reduction of transgene expression in seed tissues of a dicot plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE LLC
    Inventors: Sandeep Kumar, Marcelo Ariel German, Po-Hao Wang, Todd P. Glancy, Shreedharan Sriram, Carla N. Yerkes, Andrew J. Bowling, Heather Pence, Andrew E. Robinson
  • Patent number: 11390880
    Abstract: Provided are compositions and methods for expressing a transgene in plant cells and/or plant tissues using regulatory elements, including the promoters, 5?UTR, 3? UTRs, and/or terminators isolated from Glycine max chlorophyll binding Ab genes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Corteva Agriscience LLC
    Inventors: Lyudmila Sidorenko, Scott Alan Bevan, Cory M Larsen, Geny I Anthony, Andrew E Robinson, Carla N Yerkes
  • Publication number: 20200407742
    Abstract: Provided are compositions and methods for expressing a transgene in plant cells and/or plant tissues using regulatory elements, including the promoters, 5?UTR, 3? UTRs, and/or terminators isolated from Glycine max chlorophyll binding Ab genes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: LYUDMILA SIDORENKO, SCOTT ALAN BEVAN, CORY M LARSEN, GENY I ANTHONY, ANDREW E ROBINSON, CARLA N YERKES
  • Patent number: 10765114
    Abstract: 4-amino-6-(pyridyl and 2-substitutedphenyl)-picolinic acids and their derivatives; 6-amino-2-(pyridyl and 2-substitutedphenyl)-pyrimidine-4-carboxylates and their derivatives; and methods of using the same as herbicides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Joseph D. Eckelbarger, Jeffrey B. Epp, Lindsey G. Fischer, Natalie C. Giampietro, Jeremy Kister, Jeffrey Petkus, Joshua Roth, Norbert M. Satchivi, Paul R. Schmitzer, Thomas L. Siddall, Carla N. Yerkes
  • Publication number: 20200248197
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns the use of endogenous plant RNAi machinery to preferentially or specifically reduce transgene expression. In some embodiments, the disclosure concerns specific reduction of transgene expression in seed tissues of a dicot plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Sandeep Kumar, Marcelo Ariel German, Pahao Wang, Todd P. Glancy, Shreedharan Sriram, Carla N. Yerkes, Andrew J. Bowling, Heather Pence, Andrew E. Robinson
  • Patent number: 10701934
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are herbicidal compositions comprising a synergistic herbicidally effective amount of (a) penoxsulam or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, or clomazone or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, and (b) benzobicyclon or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof. Also disclosed herein are methods of controlling undesirable vegetation in rice, which comprise applying to vegetation or an area adjacent the vegetation or applying to soil or water to prevent the emergence or growth of vegetation (a) penoxsulam or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, or clomazone or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, and (b) benzobicyclon or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, wherein (a) and (b) are each added in an amount sufficient to produce a synergistic herbicidal effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: DOW AGROSCIENCES, LLC
    Inventors: Richard K. Mann, Carla N. Yerkes
  • Publication number: 20200157555
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for targeting peptides, polypeptides, and proteins to plastids of plastid-containing cells. In some embodiments, the disclosure concerns chloroplast transit peptides that may direct a polypeptide to a plastid, and nucleic acid molecules encoding the same. In some embodiments, the disclosure concerns methods for producing a transgenic plant material (e.g., a transgenic plant) comprising a chloroplast transit peptide, as well as plant materials produced by such methods, and plant commodity products produced therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Justin M. Lira, Robert Cicchillo, Carla N. Yerkes, Andrew E. Robinson
  • Patent number: 10577619
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to certain polypeptides derived from prokaryotic DGT enzymes, and nucleic acids useful in encoding the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Justin M. Lira, Robert Cicchillo, Carla N Yerkes, Andrew E Robinson
  • Patent number: 10556865
    Abstract: An herbicidal composition containing (a) a pyridine or pyrimidine carboxylic acid component and (b) a second cereal or rice herbicide component provides synergistic control of selected weeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Norbert M. Satchivi, Paul R. Schmitzer, Carla N. Yerkes, Terry R. Wright
  • Patent number: 10450549
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the use of a grass-active herbicide postemergently applied to AAD1-transformed turfgrasses to selectively control grass weeds in a turf grass crop. Also described is the use of AAD1 as a selectable marker in the production of transgenic turfgrass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Carla N. Yerkes, Barbara A. Zilinskas, Donald J. Merlo, Terry R. Wright, Justin Lira, Nicole Arnold, Gary D. Thompson, Ning Zhou, Andrew Worden
  • Patent number: 10428339
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for targeting peptides, polypeptides, and proteins to plastids of plastid-containing cells. In some embodiments, the disclosure concerns chloroplast transit peptides that may direct a polypeptide to a plastid, and nucleic acid molecules encoding the same. In some embodiments, the disclosure concerns methods for producing a transgenic plant material (e.g., a transgenic plant) comprising a chloroplast transit peptide, as well as plant materials produced by such methods, and plant commodity products produced therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Justin M. Lira, Robert Cicchillo, Carla N. Yerkes, Andrew E. Robinson
  • Patent number: 10421972
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for targeting peptides, polypeptides, and proteins to plastids of plastid-containing cells. In some embodiments, the disclosure concerns chloroplast transit peptides that may direct a polypeptide to a plastid, and nucleic acid molecules encoding the same. In some embodiments, the disclosure concerns methods for producing a transgenic plant material (e.g., a transgenic plant) comprising a chloroplast transit peptide, as well as plant materials produced by such methods, and plant commodity products produced therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Justin M. Lira, Robert Cicchillo, Carla N. Yerkes, Andrew E. Robinson
  • Patent number: 10342233
    Abstract: Methods for controlling aquatic weeds using halauxifen or florpyrauxifen or agriculturally acceptable esters or salts thereof in combination with one or more of diquat dibromide, copper salts, endothal, or fluridone, or agriculturally acceptable salts or esters thereof, are described. The herbicidal compositions described allow for effective control and/or selectivity when treating a body of water, to control target aquatic weed populations, such as alligatorweed, yellow nutsedge, barnyardgrass, early watergrass, Echinochloa species, saramollagrass, Chinese sprangletop, hydrilla, Eurasian watermilfoil and/or curlyleaf pondweed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Richard K. Mann, Carla N. Yerkes
  • Patent number: 10253323
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for targeting peptides, polypeptides, and proteins to plastids of plastid-containing cells. In some embodiments, the disclosure concerns chloroplast transit peptides that may direct a polypeptide to a plastid, and nucleic acid molecules encoding the same. In some embodiments, the disclosure concerns methods for producing a transgenic plant material (e.g., a transgenic plant) comprising a chloroplast transit peptide, as well as plant materials produced by such methods, and plant commodity products produced therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Justin M. Lira, Robert Cicchillo, Carla N. Yerkes, Andrew E. Robinson
  • Patent number: 10172355
    Abstract: A safened herbicidal composition for use in rice comprising a herbicidally effective amount of (a) a compound of formula (I): or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof and (b) a safener or a compatible herbicide capable of safening such as a chemical from the quinolinyloxyacetate family of chemicals, dicyclonon, daimuron, dimepiperate, fenclorim, furilazole, halosulfuron, isoxadifen-ethyl, mefenpyr-diethyl, naphthalic anhydride (NA), or agriculturally acceptable salts, esters, or mixtures thereof, for use in direct-seeded, water-seeded or transplanted rice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Carla N. Yerkes, Richard K. Mann
  • Publication number: 20180206492
    Abstract: Methods for controlling aquatic weeds using halauxifen or florpyrauxifen or agriculturally acceptable esters or salts thereof in combination with one or more of diquat dibromide, copper salts, endothal, or fluridone, or agriculturally acceptable salts or esters thereof, are described. The herbicidal compositions described allow for effective control and/or selectivity when treating a body of water, to control target aquatic weed populations, such as alligatorweed, yellow nutsedge, barnyardgrass, early watergrass, Echinochloa species, saramollagrass, Chinese sprangletop, hydrilla, Eurasian watermilfoil and/or curlyleaf pondweed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: Dow Agrosciences LLC
    Inventors: Richard K. Mann, Carla N. Yerkes
  • Publication number: 20180116217
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are herbicidal compositions comprising a synergistic herbicidally effective amount of (a) penoxsulam or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, or clomazone or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, and (b) benzobicyclon or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof. Also disclosed herein are methods of controlling undesirable vegetation in rice, which comprise applying to vegetation or an area adjacent the vegetation or applying to soil or water to prevent the emergence or growth of vegetation (a) penoxsulam or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, or clomazone or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, and (b) benzobicyclon or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, wherein (a) and (b) are each added in an amount sufficient to produce a synergistic herbicidal effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Richard K. Mann, Carla N. Yerkes