Patents Assigned to Monsanto Technology LLC
  • Publication number: 20230340441
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods, and compositions for the modification of target DNA sequences. More particularly, systems, methods, and compositions for cleaving a target DNA in eukaryotic cells with a guide RNA capable of hybridizing with a target sequence and an RNA-guided DNA nuclease are provided. Also provided are vectors and vector systems which encode one or more components of a CRISPR complex, as well as methods for the design and use of such vectors. Also provided are methods for identifying and validating novel CRISPR systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Jaishree M. CHITTOOR, Ervin NAGY, Keith H. TURNER
  • Patent number: 11793195
    Abstract: Herbicidal compositions for reducing off-site movement or drift of herbicides are described. The herbicidal compositions can include a drift retardant agent (DRA) along with at least one auxin herbicide and an emulsifying agent, such as an alkylpolysaccharide, a phosphate ester, an alkoxylated castor oil, or a combination thereof. Methods of making such composition are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Jingsi Gao, Alison Macinnes, David Morgenstern
  • Patent number: 11785911
    Abstract: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 19R314B3TXF. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 19R314B3TXF. Also provided by the invention are methods of using cotton variety 19R314B3TXF and products derived therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 19R314B3TXF with itself or another cotton variety and plants and seeds produced by such methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Dawn E Fraser, Darren G Jones, Vivek Sharma
  • Patent number: 11788099
    Abstract: The invention provides corn event MON 87411, and plants, plant cells, seeds, plant parts, and commodity products comprising event MON 87411. The invention also provides polynucleotides specific for event MON 87411 and plants, plant cells, seeds, plant parts, and commodity products comprising polynucleotides specific for event MON 87411. The invention also provides methods related to event MON 87411.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Wen C. Burns, Catherine A. Chay, Cheryl L. Cloninger, Mingqi Deng, Stanislaw Flasinski, Kunsheng Wu
  • Patent number: 11771088
    Abstract: Substituted imidazole and substituted pyrazole compounds and compositions derived therefrom can be useful in controlling insect pests. Suitable imidazole compounds can be analogues of 2,4,5-triphenyl-1H-imidazole, wherein the C-2 phenyl group bears at least one substitution, the C-4 and C-5 phenyl groups are optionally substituted, and N-1 is unsubstituted. Suitable pyrazole compounds can bear a 1,3,4-substitution pattern, with an optionally substituted aryl or optionally substituted alkyl group being present at N-1, an optionally substituted aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl group being present at C-3, and a secondary amide group being present at C-4. These compounds and compositions derived therefrom can be administered to a plant, seed, soil or insect to control a variety of insect pests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Crawford, Matthew Dimmic, Rae Lawrence, Christina Marie Taylor
  • Patent number: 11771006
    Abstract: A harvesting machine feederhouse that comprises an outer body connectable to and between a head unit and a thresher of the machine. The feederhouse additionally comprises a liner disposed across a bottom surface of the outer body, and at least one conveyor rotatably disposed within the outer body for conveying harvested plant product received from the head unit along the liner into the thresher. Each conveyor includes a first guide, a second guide, a pair of conveyor transports that extend between, and are disposed around, the first guide and the second guide. Each conveyor additionally includes a plurality of plant product sweeps disposed across and connected to the transports. Each sweep is sized to contact the liner as the conveyor transports are rotated around the first guide and second guide, thereby conveying plant product received from the head unit along the liner into the thresher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Edward V. Carter, Gregory T. Rich, Jr., David J. Schleeper
  • Patent number: 11767568
    Abstract: The invention provides a transgenic Glycine max event MON87751, plants, plant cells, seeds, plant parts, progeny plants, and commodity products comprising event MON87751. The invention also provides polynucleotides specific for event MON87751, plants, plant cells, seeds, plant parts, and commodity products comprising polynucleotides for event MON87751. The invention also provides methods related to event MON87751.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Kim A. Beazley, Wen C. Burns, Robert H. Cole, II, Ted C. MacRae, John A. Miklos, Lisa G. Ruschke, Kairong Tian, Liping Wei, Kunsheng Wu
  • Publication number: 20230276806
    Abstract: Compositions for improving plant health, the compositions comprising at least one water-soluble pesticide and at least one non-herbicidal water-insoluble agrochemical, are described. Also described are processes for preparing the compositions and methods of improving agronomic crop plant health using the compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: William Abraham, Andrew Dyszlewski, John W. Hemminghaus, Frank C. Kohn, Daniel R. Wright, Junhua Zhang
  • Patent number: 11744217
    Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01091711. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01091711. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01091711 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01091711 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY, LLC
    Inventor: Roger L. Lussenden
  • Patent number: 11744211
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 92310017 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 92310017, to the plants of soybean cultivar 92310017, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 92310017, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 92310017. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 92310017. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 92310017, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 92310017 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignees: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY, LLC, Stine Seed Farm, Inc.
    Inventor: William H. Eby
  • Patent number: 11744218
    Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01091749. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01091749. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01091749 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01091749 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas L. Floyd
  • Patent number: 11744216
    Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01091693. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01091693. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01091693 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01091693 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY, LLC
    Inventor: Carrin Carlson
  • Patent number: 11744215
    Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01084068. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01084068. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01084068 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01084068 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY, LLC
    Inventors: Jennifer R. Hicks, Christiana E. Wiebbecke
  • Patent number: 11744250
    Abstract: Pesticidal proteins exhibiting inhibitory, suppressive, and toxic activity against Lepidopteran pest species are disclosed, and include, but are not limited to, TIC4064 and TIC4064 amino acid sequence variants. DNA constructs are provided which contain a recombinant nucleic acid sequence encoding one or more of the disclosed pesticidal proteins. Transgenic plants, plant cells, seed, and plant parts resistant to Lepidopteran infestation are provided which contain recombinant nucleic acid sequences encoding the pesticidal proteins of the present invention. Methods for detecting the presence of the recombinant nucleic acid sequences or the proteins of the present invention in a biological sample, and methods of controlling Lepidopteran species pests using any of the TIC4064 and TIC4064 amino acid sequence variant pesticidal proteins are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY, LLC
    Inventors: David J. Bowen, Catherine A. Chay, Arlene R. Howe, Jason S. Milligan, Christina M. Taylor, Monika R. VanGordon, Kimberly M. Wegener, Brian E. Weiner
  • Patent number: 11737407
    Abstract: The invention relates to the wheat cultivar designated 01092991. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the wheat cultivar 01092991. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the wheat cultivar 01092991 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing wheat plants by crossing the wheat cultivar 01092991 with itself or another wheat cultivar and plants produced by such methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventor: Mark Newell
  • Patent number: 11737420
    Abstract: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 19R241NRB3XF. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 19R241NRB3XF. Also provided by the invention are methods of using cotton variety 19R241NRB3XF and products derived therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 19R241NRB3XF with itself or another cotton variety and plants and seeds produced by such methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Dawn E Fraser, Darren G Jones, Vivek Sharma, Huiqin Xue
  • Publication number: 20230265132
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides modified, transgenic, or genome edited/mutated corn plants that are semi-dwarf and have one or more improved ear traits relative to a control plant, such as increase in ear area, increased single kernel weight, increased ear fresh weight, increased number of florets, and mitigated flowering delay. The modified, transgenic, or genome edited/mutated corn plants comprise a transgene encoding one or more CONSTANS (CO) or CONSTANS-like (COL) polypeptide and have a reduced expression of one or more GA20 or GA3 oxidase genes. Also provided are methods for producing the modified, transgenic, or genome edited/mutated corn plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicants: Monsanto Technology LLC, BASF Plant Science LP, BASF Plant Science Company GmbH
    Inventors: Leonardo ALVES-JUNIOR, Wesley B. Bruce, Charles R. Dietrich, Natalia Ivleva, Kian Kiani, Ryan Rapp, Thomas L. Slewinski
  • Patent number: 11732269
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides maize B chromosome genomic loci and methods of using for agronomic practices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Randall Kerstetter, Jonathan C. Lamb, Thomas S. Ream, Shiaw-Pyng Yang, Xuefeng Zhou
  • Patent number: 11730132
    Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01083701. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01083701. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01083701 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01083701 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY, LLC
    Inventor: Carrin Carlson
  • Patent number: 11732268
    Abstract: The present disclosure is in the field of plant transformation. The disclosure provides methods for increasing the rate of site-directed integration of a sequence of interest in plants. The disclosure also provides methods for increasing the efficiency of Rhizobiales-mediated plant transformation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Elysia K. Krieger, Richard J. Lawrence, Zarir E. Vaghchhipawala, Jianping Xu, Xudong Ye