Patents by Inventor Oleg Bougri
Oleg Bougri 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: 11932864Abstract: The transgenic plants expressing one or more antagonist IL-10R peptides and anti-IL-10 single domain antibodies that stimulate or modulate the immune system and improve gastrointestinal physiology of an animal fed the transgenic plants or tissues thereof and the genes encoding the antagonist IL-10R peptides and anti-IL-10 single domain antibodies are described. The animal feed additives and animal feed incorporating the transgenic plants or tissues thereof are also described. Methods of stimulating or modulating an animal's immune system, improving an animal's gastrointestinal physiology, improving animal performance by using the transgenic plants or tissues thereof, and treating animals infected with a gastrointestinal pathogen are provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: AGRIVIDA INC.Inventors: R. Michael Raab, Oleg Bougri, Matthew Parker, Philip A. Lessard
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Publication number: 20220315939Abstract: Methods and compositions are described for producing a phytase in transgenic maize plants and then incorporating parts of the transgenic maize plants in animal feed. The feed phytase enzyme displays activity across a broad pH range, and tolerance to temperatures that are often encountered during the process of preparing animal feeds. Methods of producing an animal feed that incorporate the transgenic maize plants, parts thereof or plant derived phytases, as well as methods of promoting the release of inorganic phosphate from a phytic acid in an animal, producing an animal meat, or reducing the ratio of intake of an animal feed per weight of the animal meat by feeding an animal with the animal feed incorporating transgenic maize plants are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: AGRIVIDA, INC.Inventors: R. Michael RAAB, Oleg BOUGRI, Philip A. LESSARD, Christopher BONIN, Michael B. LANAHAN
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Publication number: 20220282269Abstract: The transgenic plants expressing one or more antagonist IL-10R peptides and anti-IL-10 single domain antibodies that stimulate or modulate the immune system and improve gastrointestinal physiology of an animal fed the transgenic plants or tissues thereof and the genes encoding the antagonist IL-10R peptides and anti-IL-10 single domain antibodies are described. The animal feed additives and animal feed incorporating the transgenic plants or tissues thereof are also described. Methods of stimulating or modulating an animal's immune system, improving an animal's gastrointestinal physiology, improving animal performance by using the transgenic plants or tissues thereof, and treating animals infected with a gastrointestinal pathogen are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2022Publication date: September 8, 2022Applicant: AGRIVIDA, INC.Inventors: R. Michael RAAB, Oleg BOUGRI, Matthew PARKER, Philip A. LESSARD
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Patent number: 11390879Abstract: The transgenic plants expressing one or more antagonist IL-10R peptides and anti-IL-10 single domain antibodies that stimulate or modulate the immune system and improve gastrointestinal physiology of an animal fed the transgenic plants or tissues thereof and the genes encoding the antagonist IL-10R peptides and anti-IL-10 single domain antibodies are described. The animal feed additives and animal feed incorporating the transgenic plants or tissues thereof are also described. Methods of stimulating or modulating an animal's immune system, improving an animal's gastrointestinal physiology, improving animal performance by using the transgenic plants or tissues thereof, and treating animals infected with a gastrointestinal pathogen are provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2018Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: AGRIVIDA, INC.Inventors: R. Michael Raab, Oleg Bougri, Matthew Parker, Philip A. Lessard
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Patent number: 11371052Abstract: Methods and compositions are described for producing a phytase in transgenic maize plants and then incorporating parts of the transgenic maize plants in animal feed. The feed phytase enzyme displays activity across a broad pH range, and tolerance to temperatures that are often encountered during the process of preparing animal feeds. Methods of producing an animal feed that incorporate the transgenic maize plants, parts thereof or plant derived phytases, as well as methods of promoting the release of inorganic phosphate from a phytic acid in an animal, producing an animal meat, or reducing the ratio of intake of an animal feed per weight of the animal meat by feeding an animal with the animal feed incorporating transgenic maize plants are provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2017Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: AGRIVIDA, INC.Inventors: R. Michael Raab, Oleg Bougri, Philip A. Lessard, Christopher Bonin, Michael B. Lanahan
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Publication number: 20210380997Abstract: Methods and compositions are described for producing a glucanase in transgenic plants and then incorporating parts of the transgenic plants in animal feed. The feed glucanase enzyme displays activity across a broad pH range, and tolerance to temperatures that are often encountered during the process of preparing animal feeds. Producing the enzyme in the transgenic plant enhances the thermal stability of the enzyme.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2021Publication date: December 9, 2021Applicant: Agrivida, Inc.Inventors: R. Michael Raab, Oleg Bougri, Xuemei Li
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Patent number: 11098319Abstract: Methods and compositions are described for producing a glucanase in transgenic plants and then incorporating parts of the transgenic plants in animal feed. The feed glucanase enzyme displays activity across a broad pH range, and tolerance to temperatures that are often encountered during the process of preparing animal feeds. Producing the enzyme in the transgenic plant enhances the thermal stability of the enzyme.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2019Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: AGRIVIDA, INC.Inventors: R. Michael Raab, Oleg Bougri, Xuemei Li
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Publication number: 20210254115Abstract: Vectors for expression of proteins in plants are described. The proteins may be enzymes and the enzymes can be but are not limited to cell wall degrading enzymes. A number of plants designed to express specific cell wall degrading enzymes are provided. The plants may have industrial and/or agricultural applications. Methods and materials for making the expression vectors and for making the plants are provided. Processes for which the plants could be used in industrial and agricultural applications are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2021Publication date: August 19, 2021Applicant: AGRIVIDA, INC.Inventors: R. Michael Raab, Vlad Samoylov, Oleg Bougri, Nathan Ekborg
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Patent number: 10988788Abstract: Vectors for expression of proteins in plants are described. The proteins may be enzymes and the enzymes can be but are not limited to cell wall degrading enzymes. A number of plants designed to express specific cell wall degrading enzymes are provided. The plants may have industrial and/or agricultural applications. Methods and materials for making the expression vectors and for making the plants are provided. Processes for which the plants could be used in industrial and agricultural applications are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2016Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: AGRIVIDA, INC.Inventors: R. Michael Raab, Vlad Samoylov, Oleg Bougri, Nathan Ekborg
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Publication number: 20200299709Abstract: Methods and compositions are described for producing a phytase in transgenic maize plants and then incorporating parts of the transgenic maize plants in animal feed. The feed phytase enzyme displays activity across a broad pH range, and tolerance to temperatures that are often encountered during the process of preparing animal feeds. Methods of producing an animal feed that incorporate the transgenic maize plants, parts thereof or plant derived phytases, as well as methods of promoting the release of inorganic phosphate from a phytic acid in an animal, producing an animal meat, or reducing the ratio of intake of an animal feed per weight of the animal meat by feeding an animal with the animal feed incorporating transgenic maize plants are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2017Publication date: September 24, 2020Applicant: AGRIVIDA, INC.Inventors: R. Michael RAAB, Oleg BOUGRI, Philip A. LESSARD, Christopher BONIN, Michael B. LANAHAN
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Publication number: 20200071716Abstract: The transgenic plants expressing one or more antagonist IL-10R peptides and anti-IL-10 single domain antibodies that stimulate or modulate the immune system and improve gastrointestinal physiology of an animal fed the transgenic plants or tissues thereof and the genes encoding the antagonist IL-10R peptides and anti-IL-10 single domain antibodies are described. The animal feed additives and animal feed incorporating the transgenic plants or tissues thereof are also described. Methods of stimulating or modulating an animal's immune system, improving an animal's gastrointestinal physiology, improving animal performance by using the transgenic plants or tissues thereof, and treating animals infected with a gastrointestinal pathogen are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2018Publication date: March 5, 2020Applicant: AGRIVIDA, INC.Inventors: R. Michael RAAB, Oleg BOUGRI, Matthew PARKER, Philip A. LESSARD
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Publication number: 20200032284Abstract: Methods and compositions are described for producing a glucanase in transgenic plants and then incorporating parts of the transgenic plants in animal feed. The feed glucanase enzyme displays activity across a broad pH range, and tolerance to temperatures that are often encountered during the process of preparing animal feeds. Producing the enzyme in the transgenic plant enhances the thermal stability of the enzyme.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2019Publication date: January 30, 2020Applicant: Agrivida, Inc.Inventors: R. Michael Raab, Oleg Bougri, Xuemei Li
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Patent number: 10494640Abstract: Methods and compositions are described for producing a glucanase in transgenic plants and then incorporating parts of the transgenic plants in animal feed. The feed glucanase enzyme displays activity across a broad pH range, and tolerance to temperatures that are often encountered during the process of preparing animal feeds. Producing the enzyme in the transgenic plant enhances the thermal stability of the enzyme.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2016Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: AGRIVIDA, INC.Inventors: R. Michael Raab, Oleg Bougri, Xuemei Li
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Patent number: 10443068Abstract: Genetically engineered plants expressing altered Glucan Water Dikinase and having elevated levels of starch are provided. Methods of genetically engineering plants to express altered Glucan Water Dikinase, and genetic constructs are provided. Methods of breeding genetically engineered plants homozygous for a mutated gene encoding an altered Glucan Water Dikinase are described. Methods of agricultural processing and animal feed using the genetically engineered plants are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2017Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Inventors: R. Michael Raab, Michael Lanahan, Christopher Bonin, Oleg Bougri
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Publication number: 20180295859Abstract: Methods and compositions are described for producing a glucanase in transgenic plants and then incorporating parts of the transgenic plants in animal feed. The feed glucanase enzyme displays activity across a broad pH range, and tolerance to temperatures that are often encountered during the process of preparing animal feeds. Producing the enzyme in the transgenic plant enhances the thermal stability of the enzyme.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2016Publication date: October 18, 2018Applicant: Agrivida, Inc.Inventors: R. Michael Raab, Oleg Bougri, Xuemei Li
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Patent number: 10006038Abstract: Methods for consolidated pretreatment and hydrolysis of genetically engineered plants expressing cell wall degrading enzymes are provided. Expression cassettes and vectors for making transgenic plants are described. Plants engineered to express one or more cell wall degrading enzymes using expression cassettes and vectors of the invention are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2015Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: AGRIVIDA, INC.Inventors: R. Michael Raab, Dongcheng Zhang, Oleg Bougri
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Patent number: 9816097Abstract: Nucleic acid promoters isolated from Panicum virgatum capable of transcriptional activation of heterologous nucleic acids are provided. Constructs, vectors and transgenic plants that include nucleic acid promoters are described. Methods for producing heterologous proteins in transgenic plants by transforming the plants with vectors and constructs are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2013Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: AGRIVIDA, INC.Inventors: R. Michael Raab, Oleg Bougri
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Patent number: 9706724Abstract: The present invention relates to unique strategies and constructs for producing a nucleic acid product that downregulates or prevents expression of a desired target polynucleotide. The present invention contemplates the suppression of gene expression in plants by constructs that trigger transcriptional or post-transcriptional gene silencing. The methods of gene silencing may suppress gene expression through a variety of mechanisms.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2015Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: J.R. SIMPLOT COMPANYInventors: Caius Rommens, Hua Yan, Oleg Bougri, Kathleen M. M. Swords
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Publication number: 20170137836Abstract: Genetically engineered plants expressing altered Glucan Water Dikinase and having elevated levels of starch are provided. Methods of genetically engineering plants to express altered Glucan Water Dikinase, and genetic constructs are provided. Methods of breeding genetically engineered plants homozygous for a mutated gene encoding an altered Glucan Water Dikinase are described. Methods of agricultural processing and animal feed using the genetically engineered plants are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2017Publication date: May 18, 2017Applicant: Agrivida, Inc.Inventors: R. Michael Raab, Michael Lanahan, Christopher Bonin, Oleg Bougri
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Patent number: 9598700Abstract: Genetically engineered plants having altered levels of one or more starch regulation enzymes and a polysaccharide degrading enzyme are provided. Methods of genetically engineering plants to express products altering expression of one or more starch regulation enzymes and polysaccharide degrading enzymes, and genetic constructs are provided. Methods of agricultural processing and animal feed using the genetically engineered plants are described.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2013Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: Agrivida, Inc.Inventors: Philip A. Lessard, Michael Lanahan, Vladimir Samoylov, Oleg Bougri, Jonas Emery, R. Michael Raab, Dongcheng Zhang