Patents by Inventor Melissa Compton Spears

Melissa Compton Spears 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: 20200354738
    Abstract: The present invention provides a transgenic soybean comprising event MON87712 that exhibits increased yield. The invention also provides cells, plant parts, seeds, plants, commodity products related to the event, and DNA molecules that are unique to the event and were created by the insertion of transgenic DNA into the genome of a soybean plant. The invention further provides methods for detecting the presence of said soybean event nucleotide sequences in a sample, probes and primers for use in detecting nucleotide sequences that are diagnostic for the presence of said soybean event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Robert H. Cole, John A. Korte, John R. LeDeaux, Melissa Compton Spears, Kunsheng Wu
  • Patent number: 10696976
    Abstract: The present invention provides a transgenic soybean comprising event MON87712 that exhibits increased yield. The invention also provides cells, plant parts, seeds, plants, commodity products related to the event, and DNA molecules that are unique to the event and were created by the insertion of transgenic DNA into the genome of a soybean plant. The invention further provides methods for detecting the presence of said soybean event nucleotide sequences in a sample, probes and primers for use in detecting nucleotide sequences that are diagnostic for the presence of said soybean event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Robert H. Cole, John A. Korte, John R. LeDeaux, Melissa Compton Spears, Kunsheng Wu
  • Patent number: 10604765
    Abstract: The present invention provides a transgenic soybean comprising event MON87712 that exhibits increased yield. The invention also provides cells, plant parts, seeds, plants, commodity products related to the event, and DNA molecules that are unique to the event and were created by the insertion of transgenic DNA into the genome of a soybean plant. The invention further provides methods for detecting the presence of said soybean event nucleotide sequences in a sample, probes and primers for use in detecting nucleotide sequences that are diagnostic for the presence of said soybean event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Robert H. Cole, John A. Korte, John R. LeDeaux, Melissa Compton Spears, Kunsheng Wu
  • Publication number: 20190002907
    Abstract: The present invention provides a transgenic soybean comprising event MON87712 that exhibits increased yield. The invention also provides cells, plant parts, seeds, plants, commodity products related to the event, and DNA molecules that are unique to the event and were created by the insertion of transgenic DNA into the genome of a soybean plant. The invention further provides methods for detecting the presence of said soybean event nucleotide sequences in a sample, probes and primers for use in detecting nucleotide sequences that are diagnostic for the presence of said soybean event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Robert H. Cole, John A. Korte, John R. LeDeaux, Melissa Compton Spears, Kunsheng Wu
  • Publication number: 20190002908
    Abstract: The present invention provides a transgenic soybean comprising event MON87712 that exhibits increased yield. The invention also provides cells, plant parts, seeds, plants, commodity products related to the event, and DNA molecules that are unique to the event and were created by the insertion of transgenic DNA into the genome of a soybean plant. The invention further provides methods for detecting the presence of said soybean event nucleotide sequences in a sample, probes and primers for use in detecting nucleotide sequences that are diagnostic for the presence of said soybean event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Robert H. Cole, John A. Korte, John R. LeDeaux, Melissa Compton Spears, Kunsheng Wu
  • Patent number: 10053704
    Abstract: The present invention provides a transgenic soybean comprising event MON87712 that exhibits increased yield. The invention also provides cells, plant parts, seeds, plants, commodity products related to the event, and DNA molecules that are unique to the event and were created by the insertion of transgenic DNA into the genome of a soybean plant. The invention further provides methods for detecting the presence of said soybean event nucleotide sequences in a sample, probes and primers for use in detecting nucleotide sequences that are diagnostic for the presence of said soybean event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Robert H. Cole, John A. Korte, John R. LeDeaux, Melissa Compton Spears, Kunsheng Wu
  • Publication number: 20170121729
    Abstract: The present invention provides a transgenic soybean comprising event MON87712 that exhibits increased yield. The invention also provides cells, plant parts, seeds, plants, commodity products related to the event, and DNA molecules that are unique to the event and were created by the insertion of transgenic DNA into the genome of a soybean plant. The invention further provides methods for detecting the presence of said soybean event nucleotide sequences in a sample, probes and primers for use in detecting nucleotide sequences that are diagnostic for the presence of said soybean event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Robert H. Cole, John A. Korte, John R. LeDeaux, Melissa Compton Spears, Kunsheng Wu
  • Patent number: 9493786
    Abstract: The present invention provides a transgenic soybean comprising event MONS87712 that expresses a B-box zinc-finger protein 32 (BBX32) and exhibits increased yield. The invention also provides cells, plant parts, seeds, plants, commodity products related to the event, and DNA molecules that are unique to the event and were created by the insertion of transgenic DNA into the genome of a soybean plant. The invention further provides methods for detecting the presence of said soybean event nucleotide sequences in a sample, and probes and primers for use in detecting nucleotide sequences that are diagnostic for the presence of said soybean event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Robert H. Cole, John A. Korte, John R. LeDeaux, Melissa Compton Spears, Kunsheng Wu
  • Publication number: 20140007267
    Abstract: The present invention provides a transgenic soybean comprising event MON87712 that exhibits increased yield. The invention also provides cells, plant parts, seeds, plants, commodity products related to the event, and DNA molecules that are unique to the event and were created by the insertion of transgenic DNA into the genome of a soybean plant. The invention further provides methods for detecting the presence of said soybean event nucleotide sequences in a sample, probes and primers for use in detecting nucleotide sequences that are diagnostic for the presence of said soybean event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Robert H. Cole, John A. Korte, John R. LeDeaux, Melissa Compton Spears, Kunsheng Wu