Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Bruce Vrana
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Patent number: 8304607Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter includes nucleic acid sequences and expression cassettes that contain regulatory sequences derived from Solanum tuberosum chitinase C genes, for expression of recombinant gene products in plants. The expression cassette drives high transgene expression in the epidermal (L1) cell layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2009Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Syngenta Participations AGInventors: Michael Nuccio, A. Todd Richmond
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Patent number: 8115058Abstract: The present invention provides promoters from plants capable of driving gene expression in plant cells. The promoters vary in strength and in tissue specificity, and can be used to facilitate the development of transgenic plants in which tissue preferred expression, constitutive expression, and the strength of transgene expression is either more or less critical.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2011Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: Syngenta Participations AGInventors: Paul Budworth, Todd Moughamer, Steven P. Briggs, Bret Cooper, Jane Glazebrook, Stephen A. Goff, Fumiaki Katagiri, Joel Kreps, Nicholas Provart, Darrell Ricke, Tong Zhu
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Patent number: 8058419Abstract: The present invention is directed to promoters isolated from maize and functional equivalents thereto. The promoters of the present invention have particular utility in driving root-specific expression of heterologous genes that impart increased agronomic, horticultural and/or pesticidal characteristics to a given transgenic plant. The present invention is also drawn to DNA molecules comprising the promoters of the invention and transformed plant tissues containing DNA molecules comprising a promoter of the invention operably linked to a heterologous gene or genes, and seeds thereof.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2010Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: Syngenta Participations AGInventors: Stephen B. Milligan, Dale Skalla, Kay Lawton
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Patent number: 8058421Abstract: The present invention is directed to promoters isolated from maize and functional equivalents thereto. The promoters of the present invention have particular utility in driving root-specific expression of heterologous genes that impart increased agronomic, horticultural and/or pesticidal characteristics to a given transgenic plant. The present invention is also drawn to DNA molecules comprising the promoters of the invention and transformed plant tissues containing DNA molecules comprising a promoter of the invention operably linked to a heterologous gene or genes, and seeds thereof.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2010Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: Syngenta Participations AGInventors: Stephen B. Milligan, Dale Skalla, Kay Lawton
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Patent number: 8058420Abstract: The present invention is directed to promoters isolated from maize and functional equivalents thereto. The promoters of the present invention have particular utility in driving root-specific expression of heterologous genes that impart increased agronomic, horticultural and/or pesticidal characteristics to a given transgenic plant. The present invention is also drawn to DNA molecules comprising the promoters of the invention and transformed plant tissues containing DNA molecules comprising a promoter of the invention operably linked to a heterologous gene or genes, and seeds thereof.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2010Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: Syngenta Participations AGInventors: Stephen B. Milligan, Dale Skalla, Kay Lawton
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Patent number: 7957916Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for generating theoretical mass spectral fragmentation patterns of a chemical structure is provided. The method includes obtaining a description of a chemical structure and generating, from the description, a list of chemical structure information. A binary tree data structure is used to organize the list of chemical structure information. The binary tree data structure may be fragmented by determining, based on a set of predetermined rules, a fragmentation point between two nodes in the binary tree data structure thereby dividing the binary tree data structure into a fragment and a complement. The molecular formula and molecular weight of each fragment is determined. The binary tree data structure is traversed and appropriate fragmentation rules are applied to produce a plurality of theoretical molecular fragments.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2010Date of Patent: June 7, 2011Assignee: Syngenta Participations AGInventors: Lynde J. Nottebaum, Thomas D. McClure
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Patent number: 7816151Abstract: Reactors and methods for miniaturized reactions having enhanced reaction kinetics. In particular the subject matter is directed to chemical and biological reactions conducted in a nanoporous membrane environment. The subject matter contemplates methods for modifying the kinetics of reactions and devices for conducting reactions having modified kinetics. The subject matter also provides systems for rapid miniaturized reactions. Further the subject matter includes methods and kits for conducting a reaction with enhanced throughput and methods of conducting miniaturized, high throughput analyses of reaction products, and the like. Reactions performed on or within a nanoporous membrane exhibits improved kinetic characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2005Date of Patent: October 19, 2010Assignee: Syngenta Participations AGInventors: Andras Guttman, Zsolt Ronai, Csaba Barta
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Patent number: 7801684Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for generating theoretical mass spectral fragmentation patterns of a chemical structure is provided. The method includes obtaining a description of a chemical structure and generating, from the description, a list of chemical structure information. A binary tree data structure is used to organize the list of chemical structure information. The binary tree data structure may be fragmented by determining, based on a set of predetermined rules, a fragmentation point between two nodes in the binary tree data structure thereby dividing the binary tree data structure into a fragment and a complement. The molecular formula and molecular weight of each fragment is determined. The binary tree data structure is traversed and appropriate fragmentation rules are applied to produce a plurality of theoretical molecular fragments.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2005Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: Syngenta Participations AGInventors: Lynde J. Nottebaum, Thomas D. McClure
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Patent number: 7795502Abstract: This invention describes novel DNA sequences that function as promoters of transcription of associated nucleotide sequences. More specifically, this invention describes DNA sequences conferring constitutive expression to an associated nucleotide sequence. The invention also describes recombinant sequences containing such promoter sequences. The said recombinant DNA sequences may be used to create transgenic plants, but especially transgenic plants expressing a nucleotide sequence of interest at all times and in most tissues and organs.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2007Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Syngenta Participations AGInventors: Andrea Barta, Sergiy Lopato, Maria Kalyna
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Patent number: 7777099Abstract: The present invention describes a method of increasing plan yield. Also described are DNA constructs comprising DNA sequences coding for proteins involved in sucrose transport, metabolism and uptake operably linked to controllable promoter regions and plants transformed with said constructs. More particularly a method for the controlled production of said proteins resulting in an alteration in plant growth characteristics, flowering time and in yield is described.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2008Date of Patent: August 17, 2010Assignee: Syngenta LimitedInventors: Chengcai Chu, Nan Qu, Uwe Sonnewald, Ian Jepson
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Patent number: 7715990Abstract: Individual probes on micro-arrays are re-scaled and corrected with a set of probe dependent coefficients derived from genomic-DNA hybridization signals. A dynamic range for gDNA binding is determined by measuring a concentration signal curve. Signals for each probe are measured during multiple hybridizations within a linear range. Concentration insensitive probes are then found for two sets of experiments. Probes are discarded based on a threshold compared to their standard deviation divided by their average in each set. The correction coefficients are used to calculate a corrected intensity for each probe. Probes having high uncertainty (0.5 in one embodiment) are discarded. A weighting factor for each probe is determined along with an uncertainty factor. Finally, a call for each gene is made, such as absent, marginal or present.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2003Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: Syngenta Participations AGInventors: Guangzhou Zou, Hur-Song Chang, Yiping Fan, Fan Long, Xun Wang, Tong Zhu
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Patent number: 7640075Abstract: An apparatus and method is provided for coordinating automated package and bulk dispensing at a remote site. A hopper apparatus includes a series of storage compartments and access doors. The compartments and doors are linked to a PLC that is further linked to an inventory provider. The inventory provider takes product orders from an end-user. The end-user is provided an end-user access code. The inventory provider communicates with the PLC and reserves for the ordered product(s) a vacant storage compartment(s). The inventory provider delivers the product(s) ordered by the end-user to the hopper apparatus. Upon delivery, the inventory provider enters the appropriate end-user access code(s), causing the PLC to open the storage compartment(s) previously reserved by the inventory provider for the products ordered by the end-user. The inventory provider loads the appropriate storage compartment(s) with the end-user product(s).Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2006Date of Patent: December 29, 2009Assignee: Syngenta Participations AGInventor: Gary W. Wietgrefe
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Patent number: 7615624Abstract: The invention provides a method to identify a plurality of plant promoters having specified characteristics and promoters identified by the method. The plant genus from which at least some of the promoters are derived is Arabidopsis. Also provided are transgenic plants comprising the genes identified by the methods of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2006Date of Patent: November 10, 2009Assignee: Syngenta Participations AGInventors: Paul Budworth, Devon Brown, Sherman (Hur-Song) Chang, Bin Han, Xun Wang, Bret Cooper, Tong Zhu
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Patent number: 7550578Abstract: The present invention provides promoters from plants capable of driving gene expression in plant cells. The promoters vary in strength and in tissue specificity, and can be used to facilitate the development of transgenic plants in which tissue preferred expression, constitutive expression, and the strength of transgene expression is either more or less critical.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2005Date of Patent: June 23, 2009Assignee: Syngenta Participations AGInventors: Paul Budworth, Todd Moughamer, Steven P. Briggs, Bret Cooper, Jane Glazebrook, Stephen A. Goff, Fumiaki Katagiri, Joel Kreps, Nicholas Provart, Darrell Ricke, Tong Zhu
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Patent number: 7470831Abstract: The present invention describes a method of increasing plan yield. Also described are DNA constructs comprising DNA sequences coding for proteins involved in sucrose transport, metabolism and uptake operably linked to controllable promoter regions and plants transformed with said constructs. More particularly a method for the controlled production of said proteins resulting in an alteration in plant growth characteristics, flowering time and in yield is described.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 1998Date of Patent: December 30, 2008Assignee: Syngenta LimitedInventors: Chengcai Chu, Nan Qu, Uwe Sonnewald, Ian Jepson
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Patent number: PP18754Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Asteriscus maritimus plant named ‘Asmago’ characterized by its earliness, flat mounding growth habit, large golden yellow flowers, silvery colored leaves and good branching.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2006Date of Patent: April 22, 2008Assignee: Syngenta Seeds B.V.Inventor: Anna M. W. P. Houbraken
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Patent number: PP18871Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of New Guinea Impatiens plant named ‘Ingfilu’ characterized by its large white with pink blotch colored flowers with small, dark green foliage, early flowering, good heat tolerance, nice rounded shaped growth habit with excellent basal branching and good vigor.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2006Date of Patent: June 3, 2008Assignee: Syngenta Seeds B.V.Inventor: Monica Maria Adelheid Sanders
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Patent number: PP18872Abstract: A new Osteospermum plant particularly distinguished by its spreading character and large white flower heads.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2006Date of Patent: June 3, 2008Assignee: Syngenta Seeds B.V.Inventor: Anna M. W. P. Houbraken
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Patent number: PP18873Abstract: A new Osteospermum plant particularly distinguished by its spreading character, good summer performance and light purple flowers.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2006Date of Patent: June 3, 2008Assignee: Syngenta Seeds B.V.Inventor: Anna M. W. P. Houbraken
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Patent number: PP18875Abstract: A new Osteospermum plant particularly distinguished by its compact round plant habit, spoon flower character and nice purple color at the rolled petals in the spoon.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2006Date of Patent: June 3, 2008Assignee: Syngenta Seeds B.V.Inventor: Anna M. W. P. Houbraken