Patents by Inventor Xiaomei Shi

Xiaomei Shi 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).

  • Patent number: 11920146
    Abstract: The disclosure provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidopteran and Coleopteran. Particular embodiments of the disclosure provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Andre R Abad, Hua Dong, Sue B Lo, Brad Poland, Xiaomei Shi, Jimei Wang, Thomas Chad Wolfe, Lan Zhou
  • Publication number: 20230242741
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer composition comprising a polypropylene and glass fiber. The polymer composition according to the present invention has a white or light color and superior preservation of impact resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Jing Guo, Rob Donners, Xiaomei Shi, Chaodong Jiang, Christelle Marie Helene Grein, Liang Wen
  • Publication number: 20220411815
    Abstract: The disclosure provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidopteran and Coleopteran. Particular embodiments of the disclosure provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: ANDRE R. ABAD, HUA DONG, SUE B. LO, BRAD POLAND, XIAOMEI SHI, JIMEI WANG, THOMAS CHAD WOLFE, LAN ZHOU
  • Patent number: 11492639
    Abstract: The disclosure provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidopteran and Coleopteran. Particular embodiments of the disclosure provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Inventors: Andre R Abad, Hua Dong, Sue B Lo, Brad Poland, Xiaomei Shi, Jimei Wang, Thomas Chad Wolfe, Lan Zhou
  • Publication number: 20210198686
    Abstract: The disclosure provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidopteran and Coleopteran. Particular embodiments of the disclosure provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: ANDRE R ABAD, HUA DONG, SUE B LO, BRAD POLAND, XIAOMEI SHI, JIMEI WANG, THOMAS CHAD WOLFE, LAN ZHOU
  • Patent number: 10669555
    Abstract: The disclosure provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the disclosure provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Andre Roger Abad, David Charles Cerf, Scott Henry Diehn, Hua Dong, Xiaomei Shi, Thomas Chad Wolfe, Lan Zhou
  • Patent number: 10519200
    Abstract: The disclosure provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidopteran and Coleopteran. Particular embodiments of the disclosure provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignees: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC., E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Andre Abad, Hua Dong, Janet Rice, Xiaomei Shi
  • Patent number: 10480008
    Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera and Coleoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: POINEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Andre R. Abad, Andrew C. Crow, Brad Poland, Xiaomei Shi, Thomas C. Wolfe
  • Publication number: 20190085037
    Abstract: The disclosure provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the disclosure provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: ANDRE ROGER ABAD, DAVID CHARLES CERF, SCOTT HENRY DIEHN, HUA DONG, XIAOMEI SHI, THOMAS CHAD WOLFE, LAN ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20180258444
    Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: ANDRE R. ABAD, HUA DONG, SUE B. LO, XIAOMEI SHI, THOMAS CHAD WOLFE
  • Patent number: 10000769
    Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Andre R. Abad, Hua Dong, Sue B. Lo, Xiaomei Shi, Thomas Chad Wolfe
  • Publication number: 20170240603
    Abstract: The disclosure provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidopteran and Coleopteran. Particular embodiments of the disclosure provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicants: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC., E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: ANDRE ABAD, HUA DONG, JANET RICE, XIAOMEI SHI
  • Publication number: 20170233439
    Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera and Coleoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions fmd use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Andre R. ABAD, Hua DONG, Deirdre M. KAPKA-KITZMAN, Sue B. LO, Xiaomei SHI, Jimei WANG, Thomas Chad WOLFE, Lan ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20170233759
    Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera and Coleoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: ANDRE R. ABAD, ANDREW C. CROW, BRAD POLAND, XIAOMEI SHI, THOMAS C. WOLFE
  • Patent number: 9404121
    Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Andre R. Abad, Hua Dong, Sue Lo, Xiaomei Shi, Thomas Chad Wolfe
  • Publication number: 20150197770
    Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Andre R. Abad, Hua Dong, Sue B. Lo, Xiaomei Shi, Thomas Chad Wolfe
  • Patent number: 9000261
    Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc
    Inventors: Andre R. Abad, Hua Dong, Sue B. Lo, Xiaomei Shi, Thomas C. Wolfe
  • Patent number: 8933299
    Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Coleoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc
    Inventors: Andre R. Abad, Hua Dong, Sue B. Lo, Xiaomei Shi
  • Publication number: 20140352001
    Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Andre Roger Abad, Hua Dong, Sue Lo, Xiaomei Shi, Thomas Chad Wolfe
  • Publication number: 20140352000
    Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Andre Roger Abad, Hua Dong, Sue Lo, Xiaomei Shi, Thomas Chad Wolfe