Patents by Inventor Mark Scott Abad

Mark Scott 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).

  • Transgenic Plants With Enhanced Agronomic Traits
    Publication number: 20160272994
    Abstract: This invention provides transgenic plant cells with recombinant DNA for expression of proteins that are useful for imparting enhanced agronomic trait(s) to transgenic crop plants. This invention also provides transgenic plants and progeny seed comprising the transgenic plant cells where the plants are selected for having an enhanced trait selected from the group of traits consisting of enhanced water use efficiency, enhanced cold tolerance, increased yield, enhanced nitrogen use efficiency, enhanced seed protein and enhanced seed oil. Also disclosed are methods for manufacturing transgenic seed and plants with enhanced traits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Mark Scott Abad, Thandoni Rao Ambika, Erin Bell, Kraig Brustad, R. Eric Cerny, Shobha Char, Jaishree M. Chittoor-Vijayanath, Paul S. Chomet, Julie Davis, Molian Deng, Todd DeZwaan, Michael D. Edgerton, Karen Gabbert, Barry S. Goldman, Brian Hauge, Steve He, Jacqueline E. Heard, Alberto Iandolino, Ping Li, Linda L. Lutfiyya, Savitha Madappa, Brad McDill, Robert J. Meister, Peter Morrell, Anil Neelam, Marie Petracek, John Pitkin, M. S. Rajani, Dhanalakshmi Ramachandra, Monica P. Ravanello, Maria F. Rodriguez, Thomas G. Ruff, Sangeetha Singh, Virginia Ursin, Tymagondlu V. Venkatesh, Kammaradi R. Vidya, K. Vijayalakshmi, Xiaoyun Wu, Jianmin Zhao
  • Transgenic plants with enhanced agronomic traits
    Publication number: 20160264980
    Abstract: This invention provides transgenic plant cells with recombinant DNA for expression of proteins that are useful for imparting enhanced agronomic trait(s) to transgenic crop plants. This invention also provides transgenic plants and progeny seed comprising the transgenic plant cells where the plants are selected for having an enhanced trait selected from the group of traits consisting of enhanced water use efficiency; enhanced cold tolerance, increased yield, enhanced-nitrogen use efficiency, enhanced seed protein and enhanced seed oil. Also disclosed are methods for manufacturing transgenic seed and plants with enhanced traits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Mark Scott Abad, Thomas R. Adams, Ameeta K. Agarwa, James A. Ball, Paolo Castiglioni, Banu Gopalan, Erin Bell, Shobha Char, Robert J. Bensen, Raghava S. Boddupalli, Alessandra Frizzi, Jill Deikman, Robert L. D'Ordine, Michael D. Edgerton, Xianfeng Chen, Mary Fernandes, Paul S. Chomet, Stephen Duff, Deborah G. Rucker, Changlin Fu, Jeffery E. Ahrens, Stanton B. Dotson, Richard E. Finger, Jinzhuo Dong, Molian Deng
  • Transgenic Plants With Enhanced Traits
    Publication number: 20160237447
    Abstract: This disclosure provides transgenic plants having enhanced traits such as increased yield, increased nitrogen use efficiency and enhanced drought tolerance; propagules, progeny and field crops of such transgenic plants; and methods of making and using such transgenic plants. This disclosure also provides methods of producing hybrid seed from such transgenic plants, growing such seed and selecting progeny plants with enhanced traits. Also disclosed are transgenic plants with altered phenotypes which are useful for screening and selecting transgenic events for the desired enhanced trait.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Mark Scott Abad, Edwards M Allen, Veena S Anil, Alice Clara Augustine, Isaac R Banks, Prasanna R Bhat, Jaishree M Chittoor-Vijayanath, Paul S Chomet, Molian Deng, Stephen Duff, Barry S Goldman, Sergey Ivashuta, Balasulojini Karunanandaa, Linda Lutfiyya, Sivalinganna Manjunath, Anil Neelam, Monnanda S Rajani, G Ramamohan, Chitresh Sharma, Char Shobha, Tyamagondlu V Venkatesh, Kammaradi R Vidya, Jianmin Zhao
  • TRANSGENIC PLANTS WITH ENHANCED AGRONOMIC TRAITS
    Publication number: 20160230183
    Abstract: This invention provides recombinant DNA constructs, transgenic plant nuclei and cells with such recombinant DNA construct for expression of proteins that are useful for imparting enhanced agronomic trait(s) to transgenic crop plants. This invention also provides transgenic plants and progeny seed comprising the transgenic plant cells where the plants are selected for having an enhanced trait selected from the group of traits consisting of enhanced water use efficiency, enhanced cold tolerance, increased yield, enhanced nitrogen use efficiency, enhanced seed protein and enhanced seed oil. Also disclosed are methods for manufacturing transgenic seed and plants with enhanced traits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Mark Scott Abad, Jeffery E. Ahrens, Alice Clara Augustine, Erin Bell, Robert J. Bensen, Srikanth Venkatachalayya, Paolo Castiglioni, R. Eric Cerny, Jaishree M. Chittoor-Vijayanath, Maureen Daley, Jill Deikman, Molian Deng, Todd DeZwaan, Stephen Duff, Michael D. Edgerton, Bradon J. Fabbri, Jason Fenner, Karen Gabbert, Meghan Galligan Donnarummo, Garrett J. Lee, Barry S. Goldman, Deborah J. Hawkins, Steve He, Xianfeng Chen, Balasulojini Karunanandaa, Paul Loida, Savitha Madappa, Robert J. Meister, Ming Peng, Donald E. Nelson, Anand Pandravada, Obed Patty, Marie Petracek, Rajani Monnanda Somaiah, Monica P. Ravanello, Richard Johnson, Thomas G. Ruff, Rick A. Sanders, Beth Savidge, Steven H. Schwartz, Shobha Char, Padmini Sudarshana, Jindong Sun, Rebecca L. Thompson-Mize, Virginia Ursin, Dale V. Val, Tymagondlu V. Venkatesh, Kammaradi Vidya, K. Vijayalakshmi, Todd C. Weber, Jingrui Wu, Wei Zheng, Zhidong Xie, Dhanalakshmi Ramachandra
  • Genes and uses for plant improvement
    Patent number: 9315822
    Abstract: Transgenic seed for crops with improved traits are provided by trait-improving recombinant DNA in the nucleus of cells of the seed where plants grown from such transgenic seed exhibit one or more improved traits as compared to a control plant. Of particular interest are transgenic plants that have increased yield. The present invention also provides recombinant DNA molecules for expression of a protein, and recombinant DNA molecules for suppression of a protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Barry S. Goldman, Mark Scott Abad, Jaishree M. Chittoor-Vijayanath, Ronald C. Rich, Faten Shaikh, Joseph C. Mitchell, Diana Wray
  • Genes and uses for plant improvement
    Patent number: 9115368
    Abstract: Transgenic seed for crops with improved traits are provided by trait-improving recombinant DNA where plants grown from such transgenic seed exhibit one or more improved traits as compared to a control plant. Of particular interest are transgenic plants that have increased yield. The invention also provides recombinant DNA molecules for expression of a protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Mark Scott Abad, Jaclyn Cleveland, Bettina Darveaux, Angie Ferguson, Barry S. Goldman, Balasulojini Karunanandaa, Maria McDonald, Daniel Riggsbee, Mahmood Sayed, Erin Slaten
  • TRANSGENIC PLANTS WITH ENHANCED AGRONOMIC TRAITS
    Publication number: 20150232870
    Abstract: This invention provides transgenic plant cells with recombinant DNA for expression of proteins that are useful for imparting enhanced agronomic trait(s) to transgenic crop plants. This invention also provides transgenic plants and progeny seed comprising the transgenic plant cells where the plants are selected for having an enhanced trait selected from the group of traits consisting of enhanced water use efficiency, enhanced cold tolerance, increased yield, enhanced nitrogen use efficiency, enhanced seed protein and enhanced seed oil. Also disclosed are methods for manufacturing transgenic seed and plants with enhanced trait.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: MARK SCOTT ABAD, MURTAZA F. ALIBHAI, ALICE CLARA AUGUSTINE, AMARJIT BASRA, ERIN BELL, TERRY BRADSHAW, PAOLO CASTIGLIONI, JAISHREE M. CHITTOOR-VIJAYANATH, JILL DEIKMAN, MOLIAN DENG, MICHAEL D. EDGERTON, KAREN GABBERT, BARRY S. GOLDMAN, BALASULOJINI KARUNANANDAA, SUSANNE KJEMTRUP-LOVELACE, TIMOTHY J. LELAND, ADRIAN LUND, LINDA L. LUTFIYYA, MARCUS MCNABNAY, DONALD E. NELSON, THOMAS G. RUFF, BETH SAVIDGE, PAUL SCHAFFER, PADMINI SUDARSHANA, K. SUMATHY, CAROLYN THAI, REBECCA L. THOMPSON-MIZE, CARL P. URWIN, H. G. VEENA, TYMAGONDLU V. VENKATESH, STEVEN T. VOSS, ZHIDONG XIE
  • TRANSGENIC PLANTS WITH ENHANCED AGRONOMIC TRAITS
    Publication number: 20150197764
    Abstract: This invention provides transgenic plant cells with recombinant DNA for expression of proteins that are useful for imparting enhanced agronomic trait(s) to transgenic crop plants. This invention also provides transgenic plants and progeny seed comprising the transgenic plant cells where the plants are selected for having an enhanced trait selected from the group of traits consisting of enhanced water use efficiency, enhanced cold tolerance, increased yield, enhanced nitrogen use efficiency, enhanced seed protein and enhanced seed oil. Also disclosed are methods for manufacturing transgenic seed and plants with enhanced trait.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Eric D. Aasen, Mark Scott Abad, Edwards Allen, Thandoni Rao Ambika, Veena S. Anil, Alice Clara Augustine, Stephanie L. Back, Pranesh Badami, Amarjit Basra, Kraig L. Brustad, Molian Deng, Todd Dezwaan, Charles Dietrich, Stephen M. Duff, Karen K. Gabbert, Steve He, Bill L. Hendrix, Hongwu Jia, Vidya Kammaradi Ramanath Bhat, Balasulojini Karunanandaa, Kevin R. Kosola, Kempagangaiah Krishnamurthy, Ganesh Kumar, Saritha V. Kuriakose, Shantala Lakkanna, Mark E. Leibman, Linda Lutfiyya, Savitha Madappa, Sivalinganna Manjunath, Robert J. Meister, Bellur Narasimha Prasad, Sasha Preuss, Qungang Qi, Dhanalakshmi Ramachandra, Aniruddha Raychaudhuri, S. Sangeetha, Scott Saracco, Chitresh Sharma, Vijay K. Sharma, Rajani Monnanda Somaiah, Padmini Sudarshana, Rebecca L. Thompson-Mize, Srikanth Venkatachalayya, Tyamagondlu V. Venkatesh, Huai Wang, Jingrui Wu, Xiaoyun Wu, Xiaofeng Sean Yang, Qin Zeng, Jianmin Zhao
  • Genes encoding glutamine synthetase and uses for plant improvement
    Publication number: 20150184189
    Abstract: Transgenic seed for crops with improved traits are provided by trait-improving recombinant DNA in the nucleus of cells of the seed where plants grown from such transgenic seed exhibit one or more improved traits as compared to a control plant. Of particular interest are transgenic plants that have increased yield. The present invention also provides recombinant DNA molecules for expression of a protein, and recombinant DNA molecules for suppression of a protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Mark Scott Abad, Marie Coffin, Barry S. Goldman
  • Genes and uses for plant improvement
    Publication number: 20150135367
    Abstract: Transgenic seed for crops with improved traits are provided by trait-improving recombinant DNA where plants grown from such transgenic seed exhibit one or more improved traits as compared to a control plant. Exemplary recombinant DNA expresses a succinate semialdehyde dehydrogenase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Mark Scott Abad, Barry S. Goldman, Balasulojini Karunanandaa, Angela Ferguson, Erin Slaten, Mahmood Sayed, Daniel Riggsbee, Maria McDonald, Bettina Darveaux, Jaclyn Cleveland
  • Transgenic plants with enhanced agronomic traits
    Publication number: 20150113676
    Abstract: This invention provides transgenic plant cells with recombinant DNA for expression of proteins that are useful for imparting enhanced agronomic trait(s) to transgenic crop plants. This invention also provides transgenic plants and progeny seed comprising the transgenic plant cells where the plants are selected for having an enhanced trait selected from the group of traits consisting of enhanced water use efficiency, enhanced cold tolerance, increased yield, enhanced nitrogen use efficiency, enhanced seed protein and enhanced seed oil. Also disclosed are methods for manufacturing transgenic seed and plants with enhanced traits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Mark Scott Abad, Thomas R. Adams, Julie A. Alvarez, Mahindra Anuradha, Alice Clara Augustine, Erin Bell, Kristen A. Bennett, Robert J. Bensen, Paolo Castiglioni, Richard E. Cerny, Xianfeng Chen, Jaishree M. Chittoor-Vijayanath, Farah Deeba, Jill Deikman, Molian Deng, Meghan Galligan-Donnarummo, Stephen Duff, Bradon J. Fabbri, Jason Fenner, Mary Fernandes, Karen Gabbert, Barry S. Goldman, Deborah J. Hawkins, Jacqueline E. Heard, Balasulojini Karunanandaa, Dangyang Ke, John R. Ledeaux, Garrett J. Lee, Savitha Madappa, Donald E. Nelson, Obed Patty, Badami S. Pranesh, Qungang Qi, Ramachandra Dhanalakshmi, G. Ramamohan, Thomas G. Ruff, Rick A. Sanders, Sangeetha Singh, Thomas J. Savage, Beth Savidge, Char Shobha, Rajani Monnanda Somaiah, Padmini Sudarshana, Sreekanta Navarathna Suma, Jindong Sun, Rebecca L. Thompson-Mize, Dale L. Val, Srikanth Venkatachalayya, Tymagondlu V. Venkatesh, Kammaradi Vidya, Jingrui Wu, Zhidong Xie, Nanfei Xu, Wei Zheng, Rajani Monnanda Somaiah
  • Transgenic plants with enhanced agronomic traits
    Publication number: 20150089684
    Abstract: This invention provides transgenic plant cells with recombinant DNA for expression of proteins that are useful for imparting enhanced agronomic trait(s) to transgenic crop plants. This invention also provides transgenic plants and progeny seed comprising the transgenic plant cells where the plants are selected for having an enhanced trait selected from the group of traits consisting of enhanced water use efficiency, enhanced cold tolerance, increased yield, enhanced nitrogen use efficiency, enhanced seed protein and enhanced seed oil. Also disclosed are methods for manufacturing transgenic seed and plants with enhanced traits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Mark Scott Abad, Adrian Lund, Terry Bradshaw
  • Transgenic Plants With Enhanced Traits
    Publication number: 20150089683
    Abstract: This disclosure provides transgenic plants having enhanced traits such as increased yield, increased nitrogen use efficiency and enhanced drought tolerance; propagules, progeny and field crops of such transgenic plants; and methods of making and using such transgenic plants. This disclosure also provides methods of producing hybrid seed from such transgenic plants, growing such seed and selecting progeny plants with enhanced traits. Also disclosed are transgenic plants with altered phenotypes which are useful for screening and selecting transgenic events for the desired enhanced trait.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Mark Scott Abad, Pranesh Badami, Amarjit Basra, Erin Bell, Christopher P. Bonin, Paolo Castiglioni, Eric R. Cerny, Jaishree M. Chittoor-Vijayanath, Paul Chomet, Todd Dezwaan, Stephen Duff, Michael D. Edgerton, Barry S. Goldman, Balasulojini Karunanandaa, Kempagangaiah Krishnamurthy, Ping Li, Adrian A. Lund, Llinda Lutfiyya, Thomas M. Malvar, Donald E. Nelson, Monnanda S. Rajani, Dhanalakshmi Ramachandra, Thomas G. Ruff, Sara Salvador, S. Sangeetha, Char Shobha, Jeffrey M. Staub, Virginia Ursin, Tyamagondlu V. Venkatesh, Kammaradi R. Vidya, Xiaoyun Wu, Sean Yang, Jianmin Zhao
  • Genes and uses for plant improvement
    Publication number: 20140325710
    Abstract: Transgenic seed for crops with improved traits are provided by trait-improving recombinant DNA where plants grown from such transgenic seed exhibit one or more improved traits as compared to a control plant. Of particular interest are transgenic plants that have increased yield. The present invention also provides recombinant DNA molecules for expression of a protein, and recombinant DNA molecules for expression of mRNA complementary to at least a portion of an mRNA native to the target plant for use in gene suppression to suppress the expression of a protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Mark Scott Abad, Joshua Stein, Steven D. Rounsley, Jason Cotter, Angela Ferguson, Li Zhou, Karen Kindle Hartsuyker, Balasulojini Karunanandaa, Susan Norris, Barry S. Goldman, James F. Todd, Robert L. D'Ordine
  • Genes and uses for plant improvement
    Publication number: 20140304848
    Abstract: This invention provides transgenic plant cells with recombinant DNA for expression of proteins that are useful for imparting enhanced agronomic trait(s) to transgenic crop plants. This invention also provides transgenic plants and progeny seed comprising the transgenic plant cells where the plants are selected for having an enhanced trait selected from the group of traits consisting of enhanced water use efficiency, enhanced cold tolerance, increased yield, enhanced nitrogen use efficiency, enhanced seed protein and enhanced seed oil. Also disclosed are methods for manufacturing transgenic seed and plants with enhanced traits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Mark Scott Abad, Barry S. Goldman, Mahmood Sayed, Bettina Darveaux, Jaclyn Cleveland
  • Transgenic Plants With Enhanced Agronomic Traits
    Publication number: 20140196161
    Abstract: This invention provides recombinant DNA for expression of proteins that are useful for imparting enhanced agronomic trait(s) to transgenic crop plants. Also provided by this invention is transgenic seed for growing a transgenic plant having recombinant DNA in its genome and exhibiting an enhance agronomic trait, i.e. enhanced nitrogen use efficiency, increased yield, enhanced water use efficiency, enhanced tolerance to cold stress and/or improved seed compositions. Also disclosed are methods for identifying such transgenic plants by screening for nitrogen use efficiency, yield, water use efficiency, growth under cold stress, and seed composition changes. This invention also discloses a method of identifying the target genes of a transcription factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: Monsanto Technology LLC.
    Inventors: Mark Scott Abad, Mary Fernandes, Barry S. Goldman
  • Transgenic plants with enhanced agronomic traits
    Publication number: 20140115737
    Abstract: This invention provides transgenic plant cells with recombinant DNA for expression of proteins that are useful for imparting enhanced agronomic trait(s) to transgenic crop plants. This invention also provides transgenic plants and progeny seed comprising the transgenic plant cells where the plants are selected for having an enhanced trait selected from the group of traits consisting of enhanced water use efficiency, enhanced cold tolerance, increased yield, enhanced nitrogen use efficiency, enhanced seed protein and enhanced seed oil. Also disclosed are methods for manufacturing transgenic seed and plants with enhanced traits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventor: Mark Scott Abad
  • Transgenic plants with enhanced agronomic traits
    Publication number: 20130283461
    Abstract: This invention provides recombinant DNA constructs, transgenic plant nuclei and cells with such recombinant DNA construct for expression of proteins that are useful for imparting enhanced agronomic trait(s) to transgenic crop plants. This invention also provides transgenic plants and progeny seed comprising the transgenic plant cells where the plants are selected for having an enhanced trait selected from the group of traits consisting of enhanced water use efficiency, enhanced cold tolerance, increased yield, enhanced nitrogen use efficiency, enhanced seed protein and enhanced seed oil. Also disclosed are methods for manufacturing transgenic seed and plants with enhanced traits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: Mark Scott Abad, Jeffery E. Ahrens, Alice Clara Augustine, Erin Bell, Robert J. Bensen, Srikanth Venkatachalayya, Paolo Castiglioni, Richard E. Cerny, Jaishree M. Chittoor-Vijayanath, Maureen Daley, Jill Deikman, Molian Deng, Todd DeZwaan, Stephen Duff, Michael D. Edgerton, Bradon J. Fabbri, Jason Fenner, Karen Gabbert, Meghan Galligan, Garrett J. Lee, Barry S. Goldman, Deborah J. Hawkins, Steve He, Xianfeng Chen, Balasulojini Karunanandaa, Paul Loida, Savitha Madappa, Robert J. Meister, Ming Peng, Donald E. Nelson, Anand Pandravada, Obed Patty, Marie Petracek, Rajani Monnanda Somaiah, Monica P. Ravanello, Richard Johnson, Thomas G. Ruff, Rick A. Sanders, Beth Savidge, Steven H. Schwartz, Shobha Char, Padmini Sudarshana, Jindong Sun, Rebecca L. Thompson-Mize, Virginia Ursin, Dale L. Val, Tyamagondlu V. Venkatesh, Kammaradi R. Vidya, K. Vijayalakshmi, Todd C. Weber, Jingrui Wu, Wei Zheng, Zhidong Xie, Dhanalakshmi Ramachandra
  • GENES AND USES FOR PLANT IMPROVEMENT
    Publication number: 20130269056
    Abstract: Transgenic seed for crops with improved traits are provided by trait-improving recombinant DNA in the nucleus of cells of the seed where plants grown from such transgenic seed exhibit one or more improved traits as compared to a control plant. Of particular interest are transgenic plants that have increased yield. The present invention also provides recombinant DNA molecules for expression of a protein, and recombinant DNA molecules for suppression of a protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Barry S. Goldman, Mark Scott Abad, Jaishree S. Chittoor-Vijayanath, Ronald C. Rish, Faten Shaikh, Joseph C. Mitchell, Diana Wray
  • Genes and uses for plant improvement
    Publication number: 20130152224
    Abstract: Transgenic seed for crops with improved traits are provided by trait-improving recombinant DNA in the nucleus of cells of the seed where plants grown from such transgenic seed exhibit one or more improved traits as compared to a control plant. Of particular interest are transgenic plants that have increased yield. The present invention also provides recombinant DNA molecules for expression of a protein, and recombinant DNA molecules for suppression of a protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Mark Scott Abad, Marie Coffin, Barry S. Goldman