Patents Assigned to Dow AgroScience LLC
  • ACC OX promoter identified by microarray analysis
    Patent number: 10392628
    Abstract: Provided are constructs and methods for expressing a transgene in plant cells and/or plant tissues using gene regulatory elements obtained from Brassica napus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Holly Jean Butler, Scott Alan Bevan, Cory M. Larsen, William Moskal, Delkin Orlando Gonzalez
  • Cytochrome B (CYTB) nucleic acid molecules that control pathogens
    Patent number: 10392620
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns nucleic acid molecules and methods of use thereof for control of pathogens through RNA interference-mediated inhibition of target coding and transcribed non-coding sequences in pathogens. The disclosure also concerns methods for applying dsRNA through formulations and/or transgenic plants that express nucleic acid molecules useful for the control of pathogens, and the plant cells and plants obtained thereby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Javier A. Delgado, Justin M. Lira, Chaoxian Geng, Meghan L. Frey
  • Generation of transgenic canola with low or no saturated fatty acids
    Patent number: 10370674
    Abstract: Compositions and methods include genetically encoding and expressing a novel delta-9 desaturase in plant cells. In some embodiments, methods of expressing nucleic acids in a plant cell to take advantage of the delta-9 desaturase enzyme's activity, such that the percent composition of saturated fatty acids in plant seeds is decreased and there is a concomitant increase in ?9 fatty acids. In other embodiments, amino acid sequences have delta-9 desaturase activity. Methods can involve expression of delta-9 desaturase in plant cells, plant materials, and whole plants for the purpose of increasing the amount of mono unsaturated fatty acids in whole plants, plant seeds, and plant materials, for example, seeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Daniel J. Gachotte, Ann Owens Merlo, Mark A. Thompson, Terence A. Walsh, Beth Rubin Wilson, Mary Welter
  • Processes for the preparation of 4-alkoxy-3-(acyl or alkyl)oxypicolinamdes
    Patent number: 10358423
    Abstract: A fungicidal 4-methoxy-3-acetyloxypicolinamide may be conveniently prepared in processes that include the coupling together of 4-methoxy-3-acetyloxypicolinic acid or 4-methoxy-3-hydroxypicolinic acid with a key 2-aminopropanoate ester derived from a 1,1-bis(4-fluorophenyl)propane-1,2-diol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Gregory T. Whiteker, Nakyen Choy, Peter Borromeo, Nicholas R. Babij, Gary Roth, Patrick S. Hanley, Matthias S. Ober, Tina Staton, Daniel I. Knueppel, Grant Von Wald, Nicole Hough
  • Targeted modification of malate dehydrogenase
    Patent number: 10358684
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for targeted modification of one or more endogenous plant malate dehydrogenase genes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignees: Dow AgroSciences LLC, Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Vipula Shukla, Manju Gupta, Fyodor Urnov, Dmitry Y. Guschin, Michiel Jan De Both, Paul Bundock, Lakshmi Sastry-Dent
  • Plant transactivation interaction motifs and uses thereof
    Patent number: 10351610
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for increasing the expression of a polynucleotide of interest. Some embodiments concern novel transactivation polypeptides and variants thereof that have been identified in plants, and methods of using the same. Particular embodiments concern the use of at least one DNA-binding polypeptide in a fusion protein to target at least one transactivation polypeptide or variant thereof to a specific binding site on a nucleic acid comprising the polynucleotide of interest, such that its expression may be increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Petolino, Jianquan Li, Steven L Evans, Ryan C Blue
  • WUPA nucleic acid molecules that confer resistance to coleopteran and hemipteran pests
    Patent number: 10344298
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns nucleic acid molecules and methods of use thereof for control of coleopteran and hemipteran pests through RNA interference-mediated inhibition of target coding and transcribed non-coding sequences in coleopteran and hemipteran pests. The disclosure also concerns methods for making transgenic plants that express nucleic acid molecules useful for the control of coleopteran and hemipteran pests, and the plant cells and plants obtained thereby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Narva, Elane Fishilevich, Murugesan Rangasamy, Meghan L. Frey, Wendy Lo, Sarah E. Worden, Premchand Gandra
  • Control of aquatic weeds using combinations of 4-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)pyridine-2-carboxylic acids and other aquatic herbicides
    Patent number: 10342233
    Abstract: Methods for controlling aquatic weeds using halauxifen or florpyrauxifen or agriculturally acceptable esters or salts thereof in combination with one or more of diquat dibromide, copper salts, endothal, or fluridone, or agriculturally acceptable salts or esters thereof, are described. The herbicidal compositions described allow for effective control and/or selectivity when treating a body of water, to control target aquatic weed populations, such as alligatorweed, yellow nutsedge, barnyardgrass, early watergrass, Echinochloa species, saramollagrass, Chinese sprangletop, hydrilla, Eurasian watermilfoil and/or curlyleaf pondweed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Richard K. Mann, Carla N. Yerkes
  • DNA detection methods for site specific nuclease activity
    Patent number: 10344322
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for detecting and identifying plant events that contain precision targeted genomic loci, and plants and plant cells comprising such targeted genomic loci. The method can be deployed as a high throughput process utilized for screening the intactness or disruption of a targeted genomic loci and optionally for detecting a donor DNA polynucleotide insertion at the targeted genomic loci. The methods are readily applicable for the identification of plant events produced via a targeting method which results from the use of a site specific nuclease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Lakshmi Sastry-Dent, Matthew A. Simpson, Zehui Cao, Wei Chen, Ning Zhou, Steven R. Webb
  • Engineered zinc finger proteins targeting 5-enolpyruvyl shikimate-3-phosphate synthase genes
    Patent number: 10344289
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to engineered zinc finger proteins that target 5-enolpyruvyl shikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) genes in plants and methods of using such zinc finger proteins in modulating gene expression, gene inactivation, and targeted gene modification. In particular, the disclosure pertains to zinc finger nucleases for targeted cleavage and alteration of EPSPS genes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignees: Dow AgroSciences LLC, Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Manju Gupta, Asha M. Palta, Stephen Novak, Fyodor Urnov, Sunita Gopalan
  • Pyrido-1,3-oxazine-2,4-dione compounds with fungicidal activity
    Patent number: 10334852
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to pyrido-1,3-oxazine-2,4-diones of Formula I and their use as fungicides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Brannon Sam, Kevin G. Meyer, Chenglin Yao, Brian A. Loy, Jared W. Rigoli, Nicholas R. Babij
  • Ribosomal protein L40 (RPL40) nucleic acid molecules that confer resistance to coleopteran and hemipteran pests
    Patent number: 10329581
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns nucleic acid molecules and methods of use thereof for control of coleopteran and/or hemipteran pests through RNA interference-mediated inhibition of target coding and transcribed non-coding sequences in coleopteran and/or hemipteran pests. The disclosure also concerns methods for making transgenic plants that express nucleic acid molecules useful for the control of coleopteran and/or hemipteran pests, and the plant cells and plants obtained thereby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Narva, Elane Fishilevich, Murugesan Rangasamy, Meghan L. Frey, Wendy Lo, Sarah E. Worden, Premchand Gandra
  • AAD-1 event DAS-40278-9, related transgenic corn lines, and event-specific identification thereof
    Patent number: 10323287
    Abstract: This invention relates in part to plant breeding and herbicide tolerant plants. This invention includes a novel aad-1 transformation event in corn plants comprising a polynucleotide sequence, as described herein, inserted into a specific site within the genome of a corn cell. In some embodiments, said event/polynucleotide sequence can be “stacked” with other traits, including, for example, other herbicide tolerance gene(s) and/or insect-inhibitory proteins. Additionally, the subject invention provides assays for detecting the presence of the subject event in a sample (of corn grain, for example). The assays can be based on the DNA sequence of the recombinant construct, inserted into the corn genome, and on the genomic sequences flanking the insertion site. Kits and conditions useful in conducting the assays are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Yunxing Cory Cui, Jill Bryan, Donald Maum, Greg Gilles, Terry Wright, Jennifer Hamilton, Nicole Arnold, Nathan VanOpdorp, Tina Kaiser, Ning Zhou
  • METHOD FOR COUPLING A FIRST COMPOUND TO A SECOND COMPOUND
    Publication number: 20190177265
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a method of coupling a first compound to a second compound, the method comprising: providing the first compound having a fluorosulfonate substituent; providing the second compound comprising an amine; and reacting the first compound and the second compound in a reaction mixture, the reaction mixture including a catalyst having at least one group 10 atom, the reaction mixture under conditions effective to couple the first compound to the second compound. The present disclosure further describes a one-pot method for coupling a first compound to a second compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Patrick S. Hanley, Thomas P. Clark, Matthias S. Ober, William J. Kruper
  • Processes for the preparation of pesticidal compounds
    Patent number: 10315999
    Abstract: The present application provides processes for making pesticidal compounds and compounds useful both as pesticides and in the making of pesticidal compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Qiang Yang, Beth Lorsbach, Gregory Whiteker, Gary Roth, Carl DeAmicis, Thomas Clark, Kaitlyn Gray, Belgin Canturk, Elisabeth J. Kane, Yu Zhang, Joseck M. Muhuhi
  • MOLECULES HAVING PESTICIDAL UTILITY, AND INTERMEDIATES, COMPOSITIONS, AND PROCESSES RELATED THERETO
    Publication number: 20190166847
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to the field of molecules having pesticidal utility against pests in Phyla Arthropoda, Mollusca, and Nematoda, processes to produce such molecules, intermediates used in such processes, pesticidal compositions containing such molecules, and processes of using such pesticidal compositions against such pests. These pesticidal compositions may be used, for example, as acaricides, insecticides, miticides, molluscicides, and nematicides. This document discloses molecules having the following formula (“Formula One”).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Ronald J. Heemstra, Ronald Ross, JR., Timothy P. Martin, Nicolaas Vermeulen, John F. Daeuble, SR., Joseph D. Eckelbarger, Alex Nolan, Kaitlyn Gray, David A. Demeter, Ricky Hunter, Tony K. Trullinger
  • PLANT PROMOTER AND 3'UTR FOR TRANSGENE EXPRESSION
    Publication number: 20190161761
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for promoting transcription of a nucleotide sequence in a plant or plant cell, employing a Zea mays GRMZM2G144030 promoter. Some embodiments relate to a Zea mays GRMZM2G144030 promoter that functions in plants to promote transcription of operably linked nucleotide sequences. Other embodiments relate to a Zea mays GRMZM2G144030 3?UTR that functions in plants to terminate transcription of operably linked nucleotide sequences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Manju Gupta, Sandeep Kumar, Wei Chen
  • PLANT PROMOTER FOR TRANSGENE EXPRESSION
    Publication number: 20190161762
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for promoting transcription of a nucleotide sequence in a plant or plant cell, employing a promoter from a Zea mays KN1 gene. Some embodiments relate to a promoter from a Zea mays KN1 gene that functions in plants to promote transcription of operably linked nucleotide sequences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: John Davies, David Mann, James Patrick Connell, William T. Beeson, IV
  • 2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-1,1-difluoro-1-(5-substituted-pyridin-2-yl)-3-(1h-tetrazol-1-yl)propan-2-ols and processes for their preparation
    Patent number: 10301283
    Abstract: Provided herein are 2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-1,1-difluoro-1-(5-substituted-pyridin-2-yl)-3-(1H-tetrazol-1-yl)propan-2-ols and 1-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-2,2-difluoro-2-(5-substituted-pyridin-2-yl)ethanones and processes for their preparation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Dow Agrosciences, LLC
    Inventors: William J. Hoekstra, Nakyen Choy, Carl DeAmicis, Daniel Knueppel, Jim Renga, Michael T. Sullenberger, Gregory Whiteker, Yuanming Zhu, Gary D. Gustafson
  • MOLECULES HAVEING PESTICIDAL UTILIY AND INTERMEDIATES, COMPOSITIONS AND PROCESSES RELATED THERETO
    Publication number: 20190150452
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to the field of molecules having pesticidal utility against pests in Phyla Arthropoda, Mollusca, and Nematoda, processes to produce such molecules, intermediates used in such processes, pesticidal compositions containing such molecules, and processes of using such pesticidal compositions against such pests. These pesticidal compositions may be used, for example, as acaricides, insecticides, miticides, molluscicides, and nematicides. This document discloses molecules having the following formula (“Formula One”).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Ronald J. Heemstra, Ronald Ross, JR., Timothy P. Martin, Nicolaas Vermeulen, John F. Daeuble, SR., Joseph D. Eckelbarger, Alex Nolan, Kaitlyn Gray, David A. Demeter, Ricky Hunter, Tony K. Trullinger