Patents by Inventor Shawn THATCHER

Shawn THATCHER 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).

  • POLYNUCLEOTIDES AND METHODS FOR TRANSFERRING RESISTANCE TO ASIAN SOYBEAN RUST
    Publication number: 20240043861
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for improving or enhancing pathogen resistance in legume plants. Compositions comprising polypeptides encoded by the CcRpp2-R1 and CcRpp2-R3 polynucleotides disclosed herein are useful in improving resistance in legumes to Asian Soybean Rust (ASR). Methods of using CcRpp2-R1 and CcRpp2-R3 genes to make transgenic ASR-resistant legume plants are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Ebony JOHNSON, Shawn THATCHER, Karen E. BROGLIE, Peter VAN-ESSE, Cintia Goulart KAWASHIMA, Jonathan JONES, Sergio Hermino BROMMONSCHENKEL
  • GENERATING MAIZE PLANTS WITH ENHANCED RESISTANCE TO NORTHERN LEAF BLIGHT
    Publication number: 20230210080
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for generating maize plants that exhibit resistance to northern leaf blight are provided herein. Polynucleotides encoding a polypeptide that confers resistance to northern leaf blight, polynucleotide constructs comprising such, and maize plants comprising the polynucleotide constructs are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: ZHENGLIN HOU, APRIL L. LEONARD, BAILIN LI, GIRMA M. TABOR, SHAWN THATCHER
  • PLANT PATHOGEN EFFECTOR AND DISEASE RESISTANCE GENE IDENTIFICATION, COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20230151382
    Abstract: The compositions and methods are related to plant breeding and methods of identifying and selecting disease resistance genes and plant pathogen effector genes. Provided are methods to identify novel genes that encode plant pathogen effector proteins and proteins providing plant resistance to various diseases and uses thereof. These disease resistant genes are useful in the production of resistant plants through breeding, transgenic modification, or genome editing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: JAMES CAHILL, APRIL L LEONARD, BAILIN LI, YURONG LI, SHAWN THATCHER
  • Methods of identifying, selecting, and producing southern corn rust resistant crops
    Patent number: 11473101
    Abstract: The field is related to plant breeding and methods of identifying and selecting plants with resistance to southern corn rust. Provided are methods to identify novel genes that encode proteins providing plant resistance to southern corn rust and uses thereof. These disease resistant genes are useful in the production of resistant plants through breeding, transgenic modification, or genome editing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignees: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Henan Agricultural University
    Inventors: April L. Leonard, Jennifer S. Jaqueth, Shawn Thatcher, Zhizeng Liu, Zhaohui Sun, Bailin Li, Huimin Li, Ce Deng, Meng Lv, Junqiang Ding
  • METHODS OF IDENTIFYING, SELECTING, AND PRODUCING ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT RESISTANT CROPS
    Publication number: 20220282338
    Abstract: The field is related to plant breeding and methods of identifying and selecting plants with resistance to anthracnose stalk rot. Provided are methods to identify novel genes that encode proteins providing plant resistance to anthracnose stalk rot and uses thereof. These disease resistant genes are useful in the production of resistant plants through breeding, transgenic modification, or genome editing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: ALYSSA MARIE DELEON, KEVIN A FENGLER, SHAWN THATCHER, PETRA J WOLTERS
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING RESISTANCE TO NORTHERN LEAF BLIGHT IN MAIZE
    Publication number: 20220064662
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to methods and compositions for identifying and selecting maize plants with enhanced resistance to northern leaf blight. Maize plants generated by the methods described herein are also a feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: SHANE E ABBITT, BAILIN LI, YURONG LI, SHAWN THATCHER
  • METHODS OF IDENTIFYING, SELECTING, AND PRODUCING SOUTHERN CORN RUST RESISTANT CROPS
    Publication number: 20210222189
    Abstract: The field is related to plant breeding and methods of identifying and selecting plants with resistance to southern corn rust. Provided are methods to identify novel genes that encode proteins providing plant resistance to southern corn rust and uses thereof. These disease resistant genes are useful in the production of resistant plants through breeding, transgenic modification, or genome editing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: April L. LEONARD, Jennifer S. JAQUETH, Shawn THATCHER, Ce DENG, Meng LV, Tangshun AI, Junqiang DING, Bailin LI, Girma M. TABOR
  • METHODS OF IDENTIFYING, SELECTING, AND PRODUCING DISEASE RESISTANT CROPS
    Publication number: 20210040569
    Abstract: The compositions and methods are related to plant breeding and methods of identifying and selecting disease resistance genes. Provided are methods to identify novel genes that encode proteins providing plant resistance to various diseases and uses thereof. These disease resistant genes are useful in the production of resistant plants through breeding, transgenic modification, or genome editing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: JENNIFER S JAQUETH, BAILIN LI, GIRMA M TABOR, SHAWN THATCHER
  • METHODS OF IDENTIFYING, SELECTING, AND PRODUCING SOUTHERN CORN RUST RESISTANT CROPS
    Publication number: 20200291420
    Abstract: The field is related to plant breeding and methods of identifying and selecting plants with resistance to southern corn rust. Provided are methods to identify novel genes that encode proteins providing plant resistance to southern corn rust and uses thereof. These disease resistant genes are useful in the production of resistant plants through breeding, transgenic modification, or genome editing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: April L. LEONARD, Jennifer S. JAQUETH, Shawn THATCHER, Zhizeng LIU, Zhaohui SUN, Bailin LI, Huimin LI, Ce DENG, Meng LV, Junqiang DING
  • NOVEL ALTERNATIVELY SPLICED TRANSCRIPTS AND USES THEREOF FOR IMPROVEMENT OF AGRONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS IN CROP PLANTS
    Publication number: 20170114356
    Abstract: Computational analysis of hundreds of RNA-seq libraries enabled the identification of novel transcripts in maize. The novel transcripts are provided herein, as are recombinant DNA constructs comprising such, transgenic plants or cell thereof comprising the recombinant DNA constructs, and methods for generating transgenic seed and plants with improved agronomic characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: BAILIN LI, SHAWN THATCHER
  • NOVEL TRANSCRIPTS AND USES THEREOF FOR IMPROVEMENT OF AGRONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS IN CROP PLANTS
    Publication number: 20150315605
    Abstract: Computational analysis of hundreds of RNA-seq libraries enabled the identification of novel transcripts in maize. The novel transcripts are provided herein, as are recombinant DNA constructs comprising such, transgenic plants or cell thereof comprising the recombinant DNA constructs, and methods for generating transgenic seed and plants with improved agronomic characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Bailin LI, Shawn THATCHER