Patents by Inventor Thomas P. Brutnell
Thomas P. Brutnell 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: 11572570Abstract: Compositions and methods for increasing plant growth for higher crop yield are provided. The methods involve the expression in a plant of interest of at least one C4 transporter coding sequence. Plants showing increased expression of one or more C4 transporter coding sequence of interest are encompassed by the invention. It is recognized that any method for increasing the expression of the C4 transporter coding sequences in a plant of interest can be used in the practice of the methods disclosed herein. Such methods include transformation, breeding and the like. Increased expression of the C4 transporter coding sequences in the plant of interest results in yield gains. Expression cassettes and vectors comprising the C4 transporter sequences disclosed herein are also provided herein. Methods for identifying genes under positive selection in plants that use C4 photosynthesis are disclosed and provided herein.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2021Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: Donald Danforth Plant Science CenterInventors: Thomas P. Brutnell, Huang Pu
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Publication number: 20210238624Abstract: Compositions and methods for increasing plant growth for higher crop yield are provided. The methods involve the expression in a plant of interest of at least one C4 transporter coding sequence. Plants showing increased expression of one or more C4 transporter coding sequence of interest are encompassed by the invention. It is recognized that any method for increasing the expression of the C4 transporter coding sequences in a plant of interest can be used in the practice of the methods disclosed herein. Such methods include transformation, breeding and the like. Increased expression of the C4 transporter coding sequences in the plant of interest results in yield gains. Expression cassettes and vectors comprising the C4 transporter sequences disclosed herein are also provided herein. Methods for identifying genes under positive selection in plants that use C4 photosynthesis are disclosed and provided herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicant: Donald Danforth Plant Science CenterInventors: Thomas P. Brutnell, Huang Pu
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Patent number: 11060101Abstract: Compositions and methods for improving plant growth are provided herein. Polynucleotides, polypeptides, and expression constructs for expressing transcription factors (TFs) whose expression may improve agronomic properties including but not limited to crop yield, biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, and early vigor, plants comprising the polynucleotides, polypeptides, and expression constructs, and methods of producing transgenic plants are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2015Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: BENSON HILL, INC.Inventors: Thomas P. Brutnell, Benjamin N. Gray, Todd C. Mockler, Lin Wang
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Patent number: 10947554Abstract: Compositions and methods for increasing plant growth for higher crop yield are provided. The methods involve the expression in a plant of interest of at least one C4 transporter coding sequence. Plants showing increased expression of one or more C4 transporter coding sequence of interest are encompassed by the invention. It is recognized that any method for increasing the expression of the C4 transporter coding sequences in a plant of interest can be used in the practice of the methods disclosed herein. Such methods include transformation, breeding and the like. Increased expression of the C4 transporter coding sequences in the plant of interest results in yield gains. Expression cassettes and vectors comprising the C4 transporter sequences disclosed herein are also provided herein. Methods for identifying genes under positive selection in plants that use C4 photosynthesis are disclosed and provided herein.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2016Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: DONALD DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTERInventors: Thomas P. Brutnell, Huang Pu
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Patent number: 10717770Abstract: Compositions and methods for improving plant growth are provided herein. Compositions comprise promoter sequences that direct expression of an operably linked nucleotide in a developmentally regulated manner. Polynucleotides, polypeptides, and expression constructs for expressing genes of interest whose expression may improve agronomic properties including but not limited to crop yield, biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, and early vigor, plants comprising the polynucleotides, polypeptides, and expression constructs, and methods of producing transgenic plants are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2019Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: Benson Hill, Inc.Inventors: Thomas P. Brutnell, Douglas W. Bryant, Todd Christopher Mockler, Lin Wang
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Publication number: 20190345506Abstract: Compositions and methods for improving plant growth are provided herein. Compositions comprise promoter sequences that direct expression of an operably linked nucleotide in a developmentally regulated manner. Polynucleotides, polypeptides, and expression constructs for expressing genes of interest whose expression may improve agronomic properties including but not limited to crop yield, biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, and early vigor, plants comprising the polynucleotides, polypeptides, and expression constructs, and methods of producing transgenic plants are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2019Publication date: November 14, 2019Applicant: Benson Hill Biosystems, Inc.Inventors: Thomas P. Brutnell, Douglas W. Bryant, Todd Christopher Mockler, Lin Wang
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Patent number: 10407670Abstract: Compositions and methods for improving plant growth are provided herein. Compositions comprise promoter sequences that direct expression of an operably linked nucleotide in a developmentally regulated manner. Polynucleotides, polypeptides, and expression constructs for expressing genes of interest whose expression may improve agronomic properties including but not limited to crop yield, biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, and early vigor, plants comprising the polynucleotides, polypeptides, and expression constructs, and methods of producing transgenic plants are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2015Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: BENSON HILL BIOSYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Thomas P. Brutnell, Douglas W. Bryant, Todd Christopher Mockler, Lin Wang
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Publication number: 20180340184Abstract: Compositions and methods for increasing plant growth for higher crop yield are provided. The methods involve the expression in a plant of interest of at least one C4 transporter coding sequence. Plants showing increased expression of one or more C4 transporter coding sequence of interest are encompassed by the invention. It is recognized that any method for increasing the expression of the C4 transporter coding sequences in a plant of interest can be used in the practice of the methods disclosed herein. Such methods include transformation, breeding and the like. Increased expression of the C4 transporter coding sequences in the plant of interest results in yield gains. Expression cassettes and vectors comprising the C4 transporter sequences disclosed herein are also provided herein. Methods for identifying genes under positive selection in plants that use C4 photosynthesis are disclosed and provided herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2016Publication date: November 29, 2018Applicant: Donald Danforth Plant Science CenterInventors: Thomas P. Brutnell, Huang Pu
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Publication number: 20180030467Abstract: Compositions and methods for improving plant growth are provided herein. Compositions comprise promoter sequences that direct expression of an operably linked nucleotide in a developmentally regulated manner. Polynucleotides, polypeptides, and expression constructs for expressing genes of interest whose expression may improve agronomic properties including but not limited to crop yield, biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, and early vigor, plants comprising the polynucleotides, polypeptides, and expression constructs, and methods of producing transgenic plants are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2015Publication date: February 1, 2018Applicant: Benson Hill Biosystems, Inc.Inventors: Thomas P. Brutnell, Douglas W. Bryant, Todd Christopher Mockler, Lin Wang
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Publication number: 20170218387Abstract: Compositions and methods for improving plant growth are provided herein. Compositions comprise promoter sequences that direct expression of an operably linked nucleotide in a developmentally regulated manner. Polynucleotides, polypeptides, and expression constructs for expressing genes of interest whose expression may improve agronomic properties including but not limited to crop yield, biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, and early vigor, plants comprising the polynucleotides, polypeptides, and expression constructs, and methods of producing transgenic plants are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2016Publication date: August 3, 2017Applicant: Benson Hill Biosystems, Inc.Inventors: Thomas P. Brutnell, Douglas W. Bryant, Todd Christopher Mockler, Lin Wang
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Publication number: 20170198298Abstract: Compositions and methods for improving plant growth are provided herein. Polynucleotides, polypeptides, and expression constructs for expressing transcription factors (TFs) whose expression may improve agronomic properties including but not limited to crop yield, biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, and early vigor, plants comprising the polynucleotides, polypeptides, and expression constructs, and methods of producing transgenic plants are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2015Publication date: July 13, 2017Applicant: Benson Hill Biosystems, Inc.Inventors: Thomas P. Brutnell, Benjamin N. Gray, Todd C. Mockler, Lin Wang
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Publication number: 20150322452Abstract: Compositions and methods for increasing plant yield are disclosed. Compositions comprise transcription factors that find use in modulating the expression of a gene or nucleotide sequence of interest in a plant. Additionally, promoters and cis-regulatory elements are disclosed that may be used to drive the expression of a nucleotide sequence of interest in a plant. Methods for the use of such compositions as well as transformed plants are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2015Publication date: November 12, 2015Applicant: DONALD DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTERInventors: Lin Wang, Thomas P. Brutnell, Todd C. Mockler, Douglas W. Bryant