Patents by Inventor Nalini Desai
Nalini Desai 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).
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Patent number: 9310354Abstract: The present invention relates to the fields of agriculture, plant breeding or genetic engineering for plants with increased yield, crop forecasting and crop management. In particular, the methods herein describe novel methods of predicting a plant's yield through the measurement of specific metabolites either individually or in combination with one another in a specific plant reproductive tissue. The plant predictive methods described herein may be used to predict yield of plant populations as well as allow for more efficient crop management practices (e.g. amount and timing of chemical applications or amount of irrigation water applied to a field).Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2012Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: Syngenta Participations AGInventors: Kateri Duncan, Jonathan Cohn, Lining Guo, Nalini Desai, Matthew Mitchell, Jacob Wulff
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Patent number: 8865622Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the use of fluopyram and compositions comprising fluopyram for controlling nematodes in nematode resistant crops and/or increasing crop yield and to methods particularly useful for controlling nematodes and/or increasing crop yield in those crops.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2011Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Bayer Intellectual Property GmbHInventors: Wolfram Andersch, Bill Striegel, Kevin Bugg, Steven Riniker, Nalini Desai, Candace Poutre
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Publication number: 20140189903Abstract: The present invention relates to the fields of agriculture, plant breeding or genetic engineering for plants with increased yield, crop forecasting and crop management. In particular, the methods herein describe novel methods of predicting a plant's yield through the measurement of specific metabolites either individually or in combination with one another in a specific plant reproductive tissue. The plant predictive methods described herein may be used to predict yield of plant populations as well as allow for more efficient crop management practices (e.g. amount and timing of chemical applications or amount of irrigation water applied to a field).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2012Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AGInventors: Kateri Duncan, Jonathan Cohn, Lining Guo, Nalini Desai, Matthew Mitchell, Jacob Wulff
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Publication number: 20140056866Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the use of biological or chemical control agents with for controlling insects and nematodes and to methods particularly useful for combating insects or nematodes and/or increasing crop yield in plants that are at least partially resistant to one or more parasitic nematodes or insects.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2011Publication date: February 27, 2014Applicant: BAYER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GMBHInventors: Wolfram Andersch, Jennifer Riggs, Candace Poutre, Nalini Desai, Bill Striegel, Kevin Bugg, Steven Riniker, Carrie Russell, Julia Thissen Daum
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Patent number: 8541366Abstract: Compositions and methods for conferring pesticidal activity to bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions comprising a coding sequence for a delta-endotoxin polypeptide are provided, particularly synthetically-derived coding sequences. The coding sequences can be used in DNA constructs or expression cassettes for transformation and expression in plants and bacteria. Compositions also comprise transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues, and seeds. In particular, isolated delta-endotoxin nucleic acid molecules are provided. Additionally, amino acid sequences corresponding to the polynucleotides are encompassed, and antibodies specifically binding to those amino acid sequences.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2008Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: Athenix CorporationInventors: Nadine Carozzi, Nalini Desai, Daniel J. Tomso, Vadim Beilinson, Theodore Kahn
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Publication number: 20130232645Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the use of fluopyram and compositions comprising fluopyram for controlling nematodes in nematode resistant crops and/or increasing crop yield and to methods particularly useful for controlling nematodes and/or increasing crop yield in those crops.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2011Publication date: September 5, 2013Applicant: BAYER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GMBHInventors: Wolfram Andersch, Bill Striegel, Kevin Bugg, Steven Riniker, Nalini Desai, Candace Poutre
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Patent number: 8147856Abstract: Compositions and methods for conferring pesticidal activity to bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions comprising a coding sequence for a delta-endotoxin polypeptide are provided. The coding sequences can be used in DNA constructs or expression cassettes for transformation and expression in plants and bacteria. Compositions also comprise transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues, and seeds. In particular, isolated delta-endotoxin nucleic acid molecules are provided. Additionally, amino acid sequences corresponding to the polynucleotides are encompassed, and antibodies specifically binding to those amino acid sequences.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2009Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: Athenix Corp.Inventors: Nadine Carozzi, Nicholas Duck, Theodore Kahn, Nalini Desai, Shruti Agarwal, Daniel John Tomso, Rong Guo, Julia Daum
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Patent number: 7923602Abstract: Compositions and methods for conferring pesticidal activity to bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions comprising a coding sequence for a delta-endotoxin polypeptide are provided. The coding sequences can be used in DNA constructs or expression cassettes for transformation and expression in plants and bacteria. Compositions also comprise transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues, and seeds. In particular, isolated delta-endotoxin nucleic acid molecules are provided. Additionally, amino acid sequences corresponding to the polynucleotides are encompassed, and antibodies specifically binding to those amino acid sequences.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2007Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: Athenix Corp.Inventors: Nadine Carozzi, Nicholas Duck, Theodore Kahn, Nalini Desai
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Publication number: 20090181116Abstract: Compositions and methods for conferring pesticidal activity to bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions comprising a coding sequence for a delta-endotoxin polypeptide are provided. The coding sequences can be used in DNA constructs or expression cassettes for transformation and expression in plants and bacteria. Compositions also comprise transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues, and seeds. In particular, isolated delta-endotoxin nucleic acid molecules are provided. Additionally, amino acid sequences corresponding to the polynucleotides are encompassed, and antibodies specifically binding to those amino acid sequences.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2009Publication date: July 16, 2009Applicant: Athenix CorporationInventors: Nadine Carozzi, Nicholas Duck, Theodore Kahn, Nalini Desai, Shruti Agarwal, Daniel John Tomso, Rong Guo, Julia Daum
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Publication number: 20090144852Abstract: Compositions and methods for conferring pesticidal activity to bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions comprising a coding sequence for pesticidal polypeptides are provided. The coding sequences can be used in DNA constructs or expression cassettes for transformation and expression in plants and bacteria. Compositions also comprise transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues, and seeds. In particular, isolated pesticidal nucleic acid molecules are provided. Additionally, amino acid sequences corresponding to the polynucleotides are encompassed. In particular, the present invention provides for isolated nucleic acid molecules comprising nucleotide sequences encoding the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:5, 2, or 10, the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:4, 1, 3, 4, 6, 9, or 11, or the nucleotide sequence deposited in a bacterial host as Accession No. B-50045, as well as variants and fragments thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2008Publication date: June 4, 2009Applicant: Athenix CorporationInventors: Daniel J. Tomso, Nalini Desai, Shruti Agarwal, Kimberly S. Sampson, Sandra Volrath, Volker Heinrichs
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Publication number: 20090126044Abstract: Compositions and methods for conferring pesticidal activity to bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions containing a synthetic nucleotide sequence encoding a Cry1Ac protein are provided. The coding sequences can be used in DNA constructs or expression cassettes for transformation and expression in plants and bacteria. Compositions also include transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues, and seeds. In particular, isolated pesticidal nucleic acid molecules are provided, wherein the nucleotide sequences are set forth in SEQ ID NO:1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, as well as variants and fragments thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2008Publication date: May 14, 2009Applicant: Athenix CorporationInventors: Nadine Carozzi, Nalini Desai, Daniel J. Tomso
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Publication number: 20090099081Abstract: Compositions and methods for conferring pesticidal activity to bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions comprising a coding sequence for a delta-endotoxin polypeptide are provided, particularly synthetically-derived coding sequences. The coding sequences can be used in DNA constructs or expression cassettes for transformation and expression in plants and bacteria. Compositions also comprise transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues, and seeds. In particular, isolated delta-endotoxin nucleic acid molecules are provided. Additionally, amino acid sequences corresponding to the polynucleotides are encompassed, and antibodies specifically binding to those amino acid sequences.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2008Publication date: April 16, 2009Applicant: Athenix CorporationInventors: Nadine Carozzi, Nalini Desai, Daniel J. Tomso, Vadim Beilinson, Theodore Kahn
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Publication number: 20080070829Abstract: Compositions and methods for conferring pesticidal activity to bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions comprising a coding sequence for pesticidal polypeptides are provided. The coding sequences can be used in DNA constructs or expression cassettes for transformation and expression in plants and bacteria. Compositions also comprise transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues, and seeds. In particular, isolated pesticidal nucleic acid molecules are provided. Additionally, amino acid sequences corresponding to the polynucleotides are encompassed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2007Publication date: March 20, 2008Applicant: Athenix CorporationInventors: Nadine Carozzi, Michael Koziel, Nicholas Duck, Nalini Desai, Rong Guo, Daniel Tomso, Rebekah Deter, Tracy Hargiss
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Publication number: 20070294787Abstract: Compositions and methods for conferring pesticidal activity to bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions comprising a coding sequence for a delta-endotoxin polypeptide are provided. The coding sequences can be used in DNA constructs or expression cassettes for transformation and expression in plants and bacteria. Compositions also comprise transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues, and seeds. In particular, isolated delta-endotoxin nucleic acid molecules are provided. Additionally, amino acid sequences corresponding to the polynucleotides are encompassed, and antibodies specifically binding to those amino acid sequences.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2007Publication date: December 20, 2007Applicant: Athenix CorporationInventors: Nadine Carozzi, Nicholas Duck, Theodore Kahn, Nalini Desai, Shruti Jain, Daniel Tomso, Rong Guo, Julia Thissen
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Method of producing transgenic maize using direct transformation of commercially important genotypes
Publication number: 20060117407Abstract: Methods for transformation of maize with nucleic acid sequences of interest are disclosed. The method involves subjecting immature zygotic embryos or Type I callus to high velocity microprojectile bombardment. The method is capable of producing transformed maize lines of commercial importance and their hybrid combinations.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2005Publication date: June 1, 2006Inventors: Michael Koziel, Nalini Desai, Kelly Lewis, Vance Kramer, Gregory Warren, Steve Evola, Lyle Crossland, Martha Wright, Ellis Merlin, Karen Launis, Steven Rothstein, Cindy Boyce, John Dawson, Erik Dunder, Gary Pace, Jan Suttie, Nadine Carozzi, Annick De Framond, James Linder, Robert Miller, Bruce Skillings, Alan Mousel, Albert Hornbrook, Christopher Clucas, Moez Meghji, Andreas Tanner, Francis Cassagne, Gilles Pollini, Terry Colbert, Francis Cammack -
Publication number: 20060021095Abstract: DNA sequences optimized for expression in plants are disclosed. The DNA sequences preferably encode for an insecticidal polypeptides, particularly insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis. Plant promoters, particular tissue-specific and tissue-preferred promoters are also provided. Additionally disclosed are transformation vectors comprising said DNA sequences. The transformation vectors demonstrate high levels of insecticidal activity when transformed into maize.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2004Publication date: January 26, 2006Inventors: Michael Koziel, Nalini Desai, Kelly Lewis, Gregory Warren, Steve Evola, Martha Wright, Karen Launis, Steven Rothstein, Cindy Boyce, John Dawson, Erik Dunder, Gary Pace, Jan Suttie, Nadine Carozzi
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Patent number: 6720488Abstract: DNA sequences optimized for expression in plants are disclosed. The DNA sequences preferably encode for an insecticidal polypeptides, particularly insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis. Plant promoters, particular tissue-specific and tissue-preferred promoters are also provided. Additionally disclosed are transformation vectors comprising said DNA sequences. The transformation vectors demonstrate high levels of insecticidal activity when transformed into maize.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2001Date of Patent: April 13, 2004Assignee: Syngenta Investment CorporationInventors: Michael Koziel, Nalini Desai, Gary M. Pace, Jan Suttie, Nadine Carozzi, Cindy Boyce, John L. Dawson, Erik Dunder, Martha Wright, Karen Launis, Steven J. Rothstein, Kelly Lewis, Gregory Warren, Steve Evola
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Method of producing transgenic maize using direct transformation of commercially important genotypes
Publication number: 20030237117Abstract: Methods for transformation of maize with nucleic acid sequences of interest are disclosed. The method involves subjecting immature zygotic embryos or Type I callus to high velocity microprojectile bombardment. The method is capable of producing transformed maize lines of commercial importance and their hybrid combinations.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2002Publication date: December 25, 2003Inventors: Michael Koziel, Nalini Desai, Kelly Lewis, Vance Kramer, Gregory Warren, Steve Evola, Lyle D. Crossland, Martha Wright, Ellis Merlin, Karen Launis, Steven J. Rothstein, Cindy Bowman, John L. Dawson, Erik Dunder, Gary M. Pace, Jan Suttie, Nadine Carozzi, Annick De Framond, James O. Linder, Robert L. Miller, Bruce W. Skillings, Alan W. Mousel, Albert R. Hornbrook, Christopher P. Clucas, Moez R. Meghji, Andreas H. Tanner, Francis E. Cassagne, Gilles Pollini, Terry Ray Colbert, Francis P. Cammack -
Publication number: 20030046726Abstract: DNA sequences optimized for expression in plants are disclosed. The DNA sequences preferably encode for an insecticidal polypeptides, particularly insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis. Plant promoters, particular tissue-specific and tissue-preferred promoters are also provided. Additionally disclosed are transformation vectors comprising said DNA sequences. The transformation vectors demonstrate high levels of insecticidal activity when transformed into maize.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2001Publication date: March 6, 2003Inventors: Michael Koziel, Nalini Desai, Kelly Lewis, Gregory Warren, Steve Evola, Martha Wright, Karen Launis, Steven J. Rothstein, Cindy Boyce, John L. Dawson, Erik Dunder, Gary M. Pace, Jan Suttie, Nadine Carozzi