Patents by Inventor James G. Thomson

James G. Thomson 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).

  • Publication number: 20230399603
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to novel disarmed Agrobacterium tumefaciens strains, uses of these disarmed Agrobacterium strains, and kits comprising such disarmed Agrobacterium strains. The disarmed Agrobacterium strains are effective for the transformation of plant, fungal, or algae cells. The Agrobacterium strains are very effective for the transformation of citrus plant cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: JAMES G. THOMSON, DIAA F. ALABED
  • Publication number: 20230272395
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides recombinant microalgae that can deliver both pathogen protection and essential nutrition to honey bees. The microalgae can contain genetic modifications that result in the expression of RNA-interference (RNAi) inducing elements that target honey bee pathogens and endogenous honey bee genes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: VINCENT A. RICIGLIANO, MICHAEL SIMONE-FINSTROM, JAMES G. THOMSON
  • Patent number: 11739341
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides genetic constructs containing a promotor that is useful in driving fruit-specific expression in plants. Further provided are expression vectors, transgenic plants, and plant parts containing such genetic constructs, as well as uses thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by The Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: James G. Thomson, Roger L. Thilmony, Kasturi Dasgupta, Christopher D. Dardick
  • Publication number: 20220042027
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides genetic constructs containing a promotor that is useful in driving fruit-specific expression in plants. Further provided are expression vectors, transgenic plants, and plant parts containing such genetic constructs, as well as uses thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: James G. Thomson, Roger L. Thilmony, Kasturi Dasgupta, Christopher D. Dardick
  • Patent number: 11091768
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides genetic constructs containing a promoter that is useful in driving fruit-specific expression in plants. Further provided are expression vectors, transgenic plants and plant parts containing such genetic constructs, as well as uses thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: James G. Thomson, Roger L. Thilmony, Kasturi Dasgupta, Christopher D. Dardick
  • Publication number: 20190359995
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides genetic constructs containing a promoter that is useful in driving fruit-specific expression in plants. Further provided are expression vectors, transgenic plants and plant parts containing such genetic constructs, as well as uses thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: James G. THOMSON, Roger L. THILMONY, Kasturi DASGUPTA, Christopher D. DARDICK
  • Patent number: 10047369
    Abstract: Expression vectors and expression cassettes containing a tissue specific 5? transcription regulatory element, optionally linked to a translation regulatory element, optionally linked to an intron transcription regulatory element, operably linked to a heterologous polynucleotide encoding a protein or RNA of interest are described. The 5? transcription regulatory elements control expression in root tissue cells, phloem tissue cells, or fruit and/or abscission zone tissue cells. These sequences are obtained from citrus plants. Methods of use of these expression vectors and expression cassettes are described, as well as genetically altered plants and parts thereof that contain these expression vectors and/or cassettes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: William R. Belknap, Kent F. McCue, Roger L. Thilmony, Eddie W. Stover, James G. Thomson
  • Publication number: 20180171347
    Abstract: Expression vectors and expression cassettes containing a tissue specific 5? transcription regulatory element, optionally linked to a translation regulatory element, optionally linked to an intron transcription regulatory element, operably linked to a heterologous polynucleotide encoding a protein or RNA of interest are described. The 5? transcription regulatory elements control expression in root tissue cells, phloem tissue cells, or fruit and/or abscission zone tissue cells. These sequences are obtained from citrus plants. Methods of use of these expression vectors and expression cassettes are described, as well as genetically altered plants and parts thereof that contain these expression vectors and/or cassettes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: William R. Belknap, Kent F. Mc Cue, Roger L. Thilmony, Eddie W. Stover, James G. Thomson
  • Patent number: 8841434
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated rice LP2 promoter sequences and uses thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Roger L Thilmony, Mara E Guttman, James G Thomson
  • Publication number: 20110179511
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated rice LP2 promoter sequences and uses thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Roger L. Thilmony, Mara E. Guttman, James G. Thomson
  • Publication number: 20110136237
    Abstract: Prokaryotic recombination systems have been adapted to function in eukaryotes in order to achieve one or more of the following: DNA site specific excision, translocation, integration and inversion. These recombination systems are identified as seven members of the small serine resolvase subfamily: CinH, ParA, Tn1721, Tn5053, Tn21, Tn402, and Tn501 and three members of the large serine resolvase subfamily: Bxb1, U153, and TP901-1. These recombination systems represent new tools for the genetic manipulation of eukaryotic genomes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: David W. Ow, James G Thomson
  • Publication number: 20100068815
    Abstract: Prokaryotic recombination systems have been adapted to function in eukaryotes in order to achieve one or more of the following: DNA site specific excision, translocation, integration and inversion. These recombination systems are identified as seven members of the small serine resolvase subfamily: CinH, ParA, Tn1721, Tn5053, Tn21, Tn402, and Tn501 and three members of the large serine resolvase subfamily: Bxb1, U153, and TP901-1. These recombination systems represent new tools for the genetic manipulation of eukaryotic genomes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: David W. Ow, James G. Thomson