Patents Assigned to Agrinomics LLC
  • Generation of plants with altered oil content
    Patent number: 7541516
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to plants that display an altered oil content phenotype due to altered expression of a HIO32.2 nucleic acid. The invention is furthered directed to methods of generating plants with an altered oil content phenotype.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Agrinomics, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Lightner, Hein Tsoeng (Medard) Ng, John P. Davies
  • Generation of plants with altered oil content
    Patent number: 7528295
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to plants that display an altered oil content phenotype due to altered expression of a HIO32.3 nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an altered oil content phenotype.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Agrinomics, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Lightner, Hein Tsoeng (Medard) Ng, John P. Davies
  • Generation of plants with altered oil content
    Patent number: 7528296
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to plants that display an altered oil content phenotype due to altered expression of a HIO1004 nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an altered oil content phenotype.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Agrinomics, LLC
    Inventors: John Davies, Sandra Peters, Hein Tsoeng Ng
  • Generation of plants with improved pathogen resistance
    Patent number: 7521592
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to plants that display a pathogen resistance phenotype due to altered expression of a PPR2 nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with a pathogen resistance phenotype.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Agrinomics LLC
    Inventors: Nancy Anne Federspiel, Allan Lammers, Xing Liang Liu, Stanley R. Bates, Christina Westerlund, Jonathan R. Fitch
  • Generation of plants with altered oil content
    Patent number: 7476779
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to plants that display an altered oil content phenotype due to altered expression of an ICL nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an altered oil content phenotype.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Agrinomics LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Lightner, Jeremy E. Coate, Stephanie K. Clendennen, Nancy Anne Federspiel, Debra K. Schuster
  • Generation of plants with improved pathogen resistance
    Patent number: 7432417
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to plants that display a pathogen resistance phenotype due to altered expression of a PPR1 nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with a pathogen resistance phenotype.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: Agrinomics LLC
    Inventors: Allan Lammers, Xing Liang (Alex) Liu, Stanley R. Bates, Tina M. Harwell, Christina Westerlund, Ry Wagner, John P. Davies
  • Generation of plants with altered oil content
    Publication number: 20060277630
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to plants that display an altered oil content phenotype due to altered expression of a HIO103.1 nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an altered oil content phenotype.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2004
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Applicant: AGRINOMICS LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Lightner, Hein Ng
  • Robotic seed-planting apparatus and methods
    Publication number: 20040144021
    Abstract: Robotic apparatus for removing seeds contained in covered or uncovered containers and planting the seeds into selected planting chambers are disclosed. An exemplary apparatus includes a first vacuum-activated probe configured to pick up an entire seed population from a donor container. A seed-alignment trough is provided to receive the seed population from the first probe. The seed-alignment trough is configured such that seeds deposited in the trough become aligned or otherwise arranged. A second vacuum-activated probe is configured to successively remove individual seeds from the seed-alignment trough and to plant each removed seed in a selected planting chamber. Also disclosed are automated methods for transferring and planting seeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2003
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Applicant: Agrinomics LLC
    Inventors: Douglas O. Keller, Troy M. Swartwood, Jeffrey D. Donaldson
  • Robotic seed-planting apparatus and methods
    Patent number: 6688037
    Abstract: Robotic apparatus for removing seeds contained in covered or uncovered containers and planting the seeds into selected planting chambers are disclosed. An exemplary apparatus includes a first vacuum-activated probe configured to pick up an entire seed population from a donor container. A seed-alignment trough is provided to receive the seed population from the first probe. The seed-alignment trough is configured such that seeds deposited in the trough become aligned or otherwise arranged. A second vacuum-activated probe is configured to successively remove individual seeds from the seed-alignment trough and to plant each removed seed in a selected planting chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: Agrinomics LLC
    Inventors: Douglas O. Keller, Troy M. Swartwood, Jeffrey D. Donaldson
  • Identification and characterization of a CURLY phenotype (CUR) in plants
    Patent number: 6563023
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a novel plant phenotype, designated CURLY (CUR), a nucleic acid sequence expressed in plants demonstrating the CUR phenotype and the corresponding amino acid sequence. Also provided are plant cells and plants that exhibit modified CUR expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Agrinomics, LLC
    Inventors: Alex Liu, Jill Van Winkle, Susan M. Bovee-Picciano, Stanley R. Bates, Helena V. Mathews, Ry Wagner
  • Identification and characterization of a Dwarf and Late Flowering 2 phenotype (DLF2) in Arabidopsis
    Patent number: 6534695
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a novel plant phenotype, designated DWARF AND LATE FLOWERING 2 (DLF2), a nucleic acid sequence expressed in plants demonstrating the DLF2 phenotype and the corresponding amino acid sequence. Also provided are plant cells and plants that exhibit modified DLF2 expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Agrinomics LLC
    Inventors: Alex Liu, Jill Van Winkle, Susan Bovee-Picciano, Helena Mathews