Patents Assigned to MS Technologies
  • Patent number: 10400250
    Abstract: This invention relates in part to soybean event pDAB8264.44.06.1 and includes a novel expression cassettes and transgenic inserts comprising multiple traits conferring resistance to glyphosate, aryloxyalkanoate, and glufosinate herbicides. This invention also relates in part to methods of controlling resistant weeds, plant breeding and herbicide tolerant plants. In some embodiments, the event sequence can be “stacked” with other traits, including, for example, other herbicide tolerance gene(s) and/or insect-inhibitory proteins. This invention further relates in part to endpoint TaqMan PCR assays for the detection of Event pDAB8264.44.06.1 in soybeans and related plant material. Some embodiments can perform high throughput zygosity analysis of plant material and other embodiments can be used to uniquely identify the zygosity of and breed soybean lines comprising the event of the subject invention. Kits and conditions useful in conducting these assays are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignees: Dow AgroSciences LLC, MS Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Yunxing C. Cui, Thomas Hoffman, Ning Zhou, Stephen N. Novak, Julissa Colon, Dawn M. Parkhurst, Sandra G. Toledo, Terry R. Wright, Sean M. Russell, Bruce Held, Vaithilingam Sekar
  • Patent number: 9540655
    Abstract: This invention relates in part to soybean event pDAB8264.44.06.1 and includes a novel expression cassettes and transgenic inserts comprising multiple traits conferring resistance to glyphosate, aryloxyalkanoate, and glufosinate herbicides. This invention also relates in part to methods of controlling resistant weeds, plant breeding and herbicide tolerant plants. In some embodiments, the event sequence can be “stacked” with other traits, including, for example, other herbicide tolerance gene(s) and/or insect-inhibitory proteins. This invention further relates in part to endpoint TaqMan PCR assays for the detection of Event pDAB8264.44.06.1 in soybeans and related plant material. Some embodiments can perform high throughput zygosity analysis of plant material and other embodiments can be used to uniquely identify the zygosity of and breed soybean lines comprising the event of the subject invention. Kits and conditions useful in conducting these assays are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignees: Dow AgroSciences LLC, MS Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Yunxing Cui, Thomas Hoffman, Ning Zhou, Stephen N. Novak, Julissa Colon, Dawn Parkhurst, Sandra Toledo, Terry Wright, Sean Russell, Bruce Held, Vaithilingam Sekar
  • Patent number: 8648230
    Abstract: Regulatory regions are shown which regulate expression of an operably linked heterologous nucleic acid molecule in plants. Promoters are described which express at lower levels in pollen cells that in other plant cells. Methods of using such promoter to regulate expression of an operably linked nucleic acid molecule are described. A polyadenylation nucleotide sequence from soybean is further shown.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: MS Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Bruce Held, Vaithilingam Sekar, Janell C. Eby, Carol J. Lewnau, Penny Perkins
  • Patent number: 8153132
    Abstract: Antibodies immunoreactive to mutant Pseudomonas HPPD are provided, and in an embodiment the mutant HPPD is one in which the wild-type HPPD is substituted at residue 336 with tryptophan for glycine. Also provided are hybridomas producing the antibodies, as well as methods of making and using the antibodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: MS Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Vaithilingam Sekar, Bruce Held, Kyu Chung, Paul F. Russell, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7888561
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a soybean polyubiquitin promoter, polyubiquitin terminator, sequences which hybridize to same and functional fragments thereof. The regulatory element of the invention provide improved expression in plants of operably linked nucleotide sequences. Expression vectors with the regulatory element is the subject of the invention, which may further include an operably linked nucleotide sequence. The invention is further directed to transformed plant tissue including the nucleotide sequence and to transformed plants and seeds thereof. The regulatory element is useful for driving a nucleotide sequence, for example a gene, or antisense expression or the like for the purpose of imparting agronomically useful traits such as, but not limited to, increase in yield, disease resistance, insect resistance, herbicide tolerance, drought tolerance and salt tolerance in plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: MS Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Vaithilingam Sekar, Carol Lewnau, Janell Eby, Brad Atchinson, Bruce Held
  • Patent number: 7807791
    Abstract: Antibodies immunoreactive to double mutant EPSPS are provided, and in an embodiment the double mutant EPSPS is one in which the wild-type EPSPS is substituted at residue 102 with isoleucine and at residue 106 with serine. Also provided are hybridomas producing the antibodies, as well as methods of making and using the antibodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: MS Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Vaithilingam Sekar, Bruce Held, Kyu Chung, Paul F. Russell, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7667023
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a promoter, designated MuB, sequences which hybridize to same and functional fragments thereof. The regulatory element of the invention provide improved expression in plants of operably linked nucleotide sequences. Expression vectors with the regulatory element is the subject of the invention, which may further include an operably linked nucleotide sequence. The invention is further directed to transformed plant tissue including the nucleotide sequence and to transformed plants and seeds thereof. The regulatory element is useful for driving gene or antisense expression or the like for the purpose of imparting agronomically useful traits such as, but not limited to, increase in yield, disease resistance, insect resistance, herbicide tolerance, drought tolerance and salt tolerance in plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: MS Technologies
    Inventors: Bruce Held, Vaithilingam Sekar, Janell Eby, Carol Lewnau, Sumei Xiong, Phil Dykema, Herbert Martin Wilson
  • Patent number: 7393948
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a soybean polyubiquitin promoter, polyubiquitin terminator, sequences which hybridize to same and functional fragments thereof. The regulatory element of the invention provide improved expression in plants of operably linked nucleotide sequences. Expression vectors with the regulatory element is the subject of the invention, which may further include an operably linked nucleotide sequence. The invention is further directed to transformed plant tissue including the nucleotide sequence and to transformed plants and seeds thereof. The regulatory element is useful for driving a nucleotide sequence, for example a gene, or antisense expression or the like for the purpose of imparting agronomically useful traits such as, but not limited to, increase in yield, disease resistance, insect resistance, herbicide tolerance, drought tolerance and salt tolerance in plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: MS Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Vaithilingam Sekar, Carol Lewnau, Janell Eby, Brad Atchinson, Bruce Held
  • Patent number: 6940196
    Abstract: A high-speed rotor, in particular a permanent-magnet rotor (1) for dynamoelectric machines of high power density, and also its production are proposed. The permanent-magnet rotor (1) comprises a spindle (2) and armouring (4) coaxial with the spindle (2), a number of ceramic permanent magnets (3a-3d) that are distributed between the spindle (2) and the cylindrical sheath (4), and also a gap-filling filling compound. Said filling compound made of filled polymers seals the gaps in the permanent-magnet rotor (1) by injection moulding. Due to the remanent pretension, the permanent magnets (3a-3d) remain permanently rigidly joined even against high centrifugal forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: MS-Technologies GmbH
    Inventor: Hansjürg Gysin