Patents by Inventor Dennis H. Yang

Dennis H. Yang 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).

  • EXTRACTION OF POLYNUCLEOTIDES
    Publication number: 20210292744
    Abstract: The present invention relates to various methods and apparatus for extracting polynucleotides, particularly in soil samples. Further methods and apparatus of the present invention provide for additional processing of the polynucleotides, such as analysis and/or amplification. Still other methods and apparatus relate to applying a treatment to a plant or seed based on the analysis of the polynucleotide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Gregory James Bunkers, Megan E. Gillespie, Dennis H. Yang
  • Genome Editing-Based Crop Engineering and Production of Brachytic Plants
    Publication number: 20200140874
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are plants exhibiting a semi-dwarf phenotype with reduced plant height compared to control wildtype plants. Some of the disclosed semi-dwarf plants comprise at least one non-natural brachytic mutation in which the activity of a BR2 gene is reduced. Also disclosed are methods for producing a semi-dwarf corn plant using a CRISPR based genome editing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Ty J. Barten, Edward J. Cargill, Jonathan C. Lamb, Bryce Lemke, Linda A. Rymarquis, Dennis H. Yang