Patents by Inventor Nickolai Alexandrov

Nickolai Alexandrov 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: 20130139278
    Abstract: Plants, plant cells, plant material, seed of plants and regenerated plants comprising a nucleic acid molecule that encodes an amino acid sequence which confers at least one improved characteristic to said plants, plant cells, plant material, seed of plants and regenerated plants as compared to wild-type plants cultivated under identical conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: Ceres, Inc.
    Inventors: Nickolai ALEXANDROV, Vyacheslav Brover, Peter Mascia, Ken Feldmann
  • Publication number: 20130102767
    Abstract: Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides encoded thereby are described, together with the use of those products for making transgenic plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Inventors: Nickolai Alexandrov, Vyacheslav Brover, Kenneth Feldmann
  • Patent number: 8389805
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to promoter sequences and promoter control elements, polynucleotide constructs comprising the promoters and control elements, and methods of identifying the promoters, control elements, or fragments thereof. The invention further relates to the use of the present promoters or promoter control elements to modulate transcript levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Ceres, Inc.
    Inventors: Nestor Apuya, Shing Kwok, Nickolai Alexandrov, Tatiana Tatarinova, Yiwen Fang, Roger Pennell, Yu-Ping Lu, Leonard Medrano, Zhihong Cook, Kenneth A. Feldmann
  • Patent number: 8344211
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated nucleic acid molecules and their corresponding encoded polypeptides. The present invention further relates to the uses of these nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides. For example, the nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides could be used in making enzymes or used to make plants, plant cells, plant materials or seeds of a plant having such modulated growth or phenotype characteristics that are altered with respect to wild type plants grown under similar conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Ceres, Inc.
    Inventors: Nickolai Alexandrov, Vyacheslav Brover, Maxim Troukhan
  • Patent number: 8299231
    Abstract: Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides encoded thereby are described, together with the use of those products for making transgenic plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Ceres, Inc.
    Inventors: Nickolai Alexandrov, Vyacheslav Brover, Kenneth Feldmann
  • Publication number: 20120222171
    Abstract: Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides encoded thereby are described, together with the use of those products for making transgenic plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: CERES, INC.
    Inventors: Nickolai ALEXANDROV, Vyacheslav Brover
  • Publication number: 20120159672
    Abstract: The present invention provides DNA molecules that constitute fragments of the genome of a plant, and polypeptides encoded thereby. The DNA molecules are useful for specifying a gene product in cells, either as a promoter or as a protein coding sequence or as an UTR or as a 3? termination sequence, and are also useful in controlling the behavior of a gene in the chromosome, in controlling the expression of a gene or as tools for genetic mapping, recognizing or isolating identical or related DNA fragments, or identification of a particular individual organism, or for clustering of a group of organisms with a common trait. One of ordinary skill in the art, having this data, can obtain cloned DNA fragments, synthetic DNA fragments or polypeptides constituting desired sequences by recombinant methodology known in the art or described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2005
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Nickolai Alexandrov, Vyacheslav Brover
  • Patent number: 8183436
    Abstract: Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides encoded thereby are described, together with the use of those products for making transgenic plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Ceres, Inc.
    Inventors: Nickolai Alexandrov, Vyacheslav Brover
  • Publication number: 20120124701
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to promoter sequences and promoter control elements, polynucleotide constructs comprising the promoters and control elements, and methods of identifying the promoters, control elements, or fragments thereof. The invention further relates to the use of the present promoters or promoter control elements to modulate transcript levels in plants, and plants containing such promoters or promoter control elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: Ceres, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Schneeberger, Tatiana Tatarinova, Yiwen Fang, Nickolai Alexandrov, Leonard Medrano, Roger Pennell, Noah Theiss, Danielle Grizard, Shawna Davis, Dennis Robles, Michael Portereiko, Emillo Margolles-Clark
  • Publication number: 20120096584
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated nucleic acid molecules and their corresponding encoded polypeptides able confer the trait of modulated low light sensitivity and modulated flowering time. The present invention further relates to the use of these nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides in making transgenic plants, plant cells, plant materials or seeds of a plant having such modulated growth or phenotype characteristics that are altered with respect to wild type plants grown under similar conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: CERES, INC.
    Inventors: Nickolai ALEXANDROV, Vyacheslav Brover, Kenneth A. Feldmann, Timothy J. Swaller
  • Publication number: 20120084885
    Abstract: The present invention provides DNA molecules that constitute fragments of the genome of a plant, and polypeptides encoded thereby. The DNA molecules are useful for specifying a gene product in cells, either as a promoter or as a protein coding sequence or as an UTR or as a 3? termination sequence, and are also useful in controlling the behavior of a gene in the chromosome, in controlling the expression of a gene or as tools for genetic mapping, recognizing or isolating identical or related DNA fragments, or identification of a particular individual organism, or for clustering of a group of organisms with a common trait.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2004
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Inventors: Nickolai Alexandrov, Nestor Apuya, Vyacheslav Brover, Jean-Baptiste Dumas, Yiwen Fang, Ken Feldmann, Diane Jofuku, Edward A. Kiegle, Bill Kimmerly, Shing Kwok, Peter Mascia, Jack Okamuro, Roger Pennell, Richard Schneeberger, Tatiana Tatarinova, Wayne Volkmuth
  • Publication number: 20120077968
    Abstract: Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides encoded thereby are described, together with the use of those products for making transgenic plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventors: Nickolai Alexandrov, Vyacheslav Brover, Kenneth Feldmann
  • Publication number: 20120005781
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated nucleic acid molecules and their corresponding encoded polypeptides able confer the trait of modulated plant size, vegetative growth, organ number, plant architecture, growth rate, seedling vigor, growth rate, fruit and seed yield, tillering and/or biomass in plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: CERES, INC.
    Inventors: Nickolai ALEXANDROV, Vyacheslav BROVER, Peter MASCIA, Kenneth FELDMANN, Cory CHRISTENSEN, Greg NADZAN
  • Publication number: 20110247101
    Abstract: Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides encoded thereby are described, together with the use of those products for making transgenic plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: CERES, INC.
    Inventors: Nickolai Alexandrov, Vyacheslav Brover
  • Publication number: 20110191912
    Abstract: The present invention provides DNA molecules that constitute fragments of the genome of a plant, and polypeptides encoded thereby. The DNA molecules are useful for specifying a gene product in cells, either as a promoter or as a protein coding sequence or as an UTR or as a 3? termination sequence, and are also useful in controlling the behavior of a gene in the chromosome, in controlling the expression of a gene or as tools for genetic mapping, recognizing or isolating identical or related DNA fragments, or identification of a particular individual organism, or for clustering of a group of organisms with a common trait. One of ordinary skill in the art, having this data, can obtain cloned DNA fragments, synthetic DNA fragments or polypeptides constituting desired sequences by recombinant methodology known in the art or described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventors: Nickolai Alexandrov, Nestor Apuya, Vyacheslav Brover, Jean-Baptiste Dumas, Yiwen Fang, Ken Feldmann, Diane Jofuku, Edward A. Kiegle, Bill Kimmerly, Shing Kwok, Peter Mascia, Jack Okamuro, Roger Pennell, Richard Schneeberger, Tatiana Tatarinova, Wayne Volkmuth
  • Patent number: 7989609
    Abstract: Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides encoded thereby are described, together with the use of those products for making transgenic plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Ceres, Inc.
    Inventors: Nickolai Alexandrov, Vyacheslav Brover, Kenneth Feldmann
  • Publication number: 20110177228
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated nucleic acid molecules and their corresponding encoded polypeptides. The present invention further relates to the uses of these nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides. For example, the nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides could be used in making enzymes or used to make plants, plant cells, plant materials or seeds of a plant having such modulated growth or phenotype characteristics that are altered with respect to wild type plants grown under similar conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2009
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: CERES, INC.
    Inventors: Nickolai Alexandrov, Vyacheslav Brover, Maxim Troukhan
  • Patent number: 7932370
    Abstract: The present invention provides DNA molecules that constitute fragments of the genome of a plant, and polypeptides encoded thereby. The DNA molecules are useful for specifying a gene product in cells, either as a promoter or as a protein coding sequence or as an UTR or as a 3? termination sequence, and are also useful in controlling the behavior of a gene in the chromosome, in controlling the expression of a gene or as tools for genetic mapping, recognizing or isolating identical or related DNA fragments, or identification of a particular individual organism, or for clustering of a group of organisms with a common trait.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Ceres, Inc.
    Inventors: Nickolai Alexandrov, Vyacheslav Brover, Kenneth Feldmann
  • Patent number: 7884261
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated nucleic acid molecules and their corresponding encoded polypeptides able confer the trait of modulated plant size, vegetative growth, organ number, plant architecture, growth rate, seedling vigor, growth rate, fruit and seed yield, tillering and/or biomass in plants. The present invention further relates to the use of these nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides in making transgenic plants, plant cells, plant materials or seeds of a plant having plant size, vegetative growth, organ number, plant architecture, growth rate, seedling vigor and/or biomass that are altered with respect to wild type plants grown under similar conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: CERES,Inc.
    Inventors: Nickolai Alexandrov, Vyacheslav Brover, Peter Mascia, Kenneth Feldmann, Cory Christensen, Greg Nadzan
  • Publication number: 20110030092
    Abstract: The present document is directed to promoter sequences and promoter control elements, polynucleotide constructs comprising the promoters and control elements, and methods of identifying the promoters, control elements, or fragments thereof. The document further relates to the use of such promoters or promoter control elements to modulate transcript levels in plants, and plants containing such promoters or promoter control elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: MICHAEL F. PORTEREIKO, NICKOLAI ALEXANDROV