Patents Assigned to Syngenta Participations AG
  • Expression cassette and host cell for expressing a Vip3-interacting protein
    Patent number: 11384125
    Abstract: This invention provides polypeptides that were identified as interacting with Vip3 toxin. This invention also provides a method of identifying agents that bind to Vip3 interacting polypeptides, which agents may act as insecticidal agent, cytotoxic agents and/or modulate the activity of Vip3 interacting polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Milan Jucovic, Renshui Liu, Richard Sessler, Guo-Qing Tang, Jeng Shong Chen
  • Indeterminate plant
    Patent number: 11382292
    Abstract: The present invention provides an interspecific Helianthus plant comprising a genetic determinant responsible for an indeterminate phenotype. Methods of making said plant are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Shifeng Pan, Jason Jandrew
  • Soy gene cluster regions and methods of use
    Patent number: 11382290
    Abstract: Methods for conveying pathogen resistance into non-resistant soybean germplasm are provided. In some embodiments, the methods include introgressing pathogen resistance into a non-resistant soybean using one or more nucleic acid markers for marker-assisted breeding among soybean lines to be used in a soybean breeding program, wherein the markers are linked to and/or associated with pathogen resistance. Also provided are single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with resistance to pathogens; soybean plants, seeds, and tissue cultures produced by any of the disclosed methods; seed produced by the disclosed soybean plants; and compositions including amplification primer pairs capable of initiating DNA polymerization by a DNA polymerase on soybean nucleic acid templates to generate soybean marker amplicons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Ju-Kyung Yu, Becky Welsh Breitinger, David Plunkett, Ainong Shi, Daniel Dyer
  • Prolific flowering watermelon
    Patent number: 11382293
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel watermelon plants displaying an increased number of male flowers. The present invention also relates to seeds and parts of said plants, for example fruits. The present invention further relates to methods of making and using such seeds and plants. The present invention also relates to novel genetic determinants associated with an increased number of male flowers and to molecular markers linked to said novel genetic determinants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: James P. Brusca, Matt Kinkade, Sarah Danan
  • Vector control compositions, methods and products utilizing same
    Patent number: 11369113
    Abstract: The present inventions concerns use of a specific methoxyacrylate compound to control mosquitoes, and vector control products comprising that methoxyacrylate compound, in particular the invention relates to a substrate, to a composition, for controlling mosquitoes, and to a specific methoxyacrylate compound, processes for the synthesis of mosquitocidal methoxyacrylate compounds and new intermediates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Ottmar Franz Hueter, Mark Hoppe, Tomas Smejkal, Raphael Dumeunier, Nicolas Fedou, Edouard Godineau, Philip Wege, Peter Maienfisch
  • Haploid Induction Compositions and Methods for Use Therefor
    Publication number: 20220192120
    Abstract: Provided here are methods of using a mutated patatin-like phospholipase II? (“pPLAII?,” renamed here MATRILINEAL) to induce haploid induction in plants, cloning a pPLAII? to induce haploid induction in plants, and genetically engineering a plant to contain a mutated pPLAII?. Also provided are methods of applying topical and spray chemicals, lipids, and RNAi molecules to plants during pollination in order to induce haploid production. Further provided are methods of chemically treating plants during pollination to induce haploids while also reducing embryo abortion and increasing seed set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Timothy Kelliher, Satya Chintamanani, Brent Delzer, Michael L Nuccio, Robert Arthur Dietrich, Suresh Babu KADARU, Todd Lee Warner, William Paul Bullock
  • Pesticidally active pyrazole derivatives
    Patent number: 11365187
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I), as defined herein, to processes for preparing them, to pesticidal, in particular insecticidal, acaricidal, molluscicidal and nematicidal compositions comprising them and to methods of using them to combat and control pests such as insect, acarine, molluse and nematode pests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
    Inventors: Denis Gribkov, Myriem El Qacemi, André Stoller, André Jeanguenat, Aurelien Bigot
  • Microbiocidal oxadiazole derivatives
    Patent number: 11358957
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I) wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, useful as pesticides, especially as fungicides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
    Inventors: Thomas James Hoffman, Daniel Stierli, Thomas Pitterna, Ramya Rajan
  • Compositions and methods for control of insect pests
    Patent number: 11359209
    Abstract: Novel insecticidal proteins that are toxic to lepidopteran pests are disclosed. The polynucleotides encoding the insecticidal proteins can be used to transform prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms to express the insecticidal proteins. The recombinant organisms or compositions containing the recombinant organisms or the insecticidal proteins alone or in combination with other pest control agents and an appropriate agricultural carrier can be used to control lepidopteran pests in various environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Katherine Seguin, Mark Scott Rose, Milan Jucovic, Matthew Richard Bramlett, Christopher Fleming
  • Herbicidal compounds
    Patent number: 11330821
    Abstract: The present invention relates to herbicidal heteroaryl-alkyl-oxy-substituted heteroaryl/phenyl-pyridazine-diones and heteroaryl-alkyl-oxy-substituted heteroaryl/phenyl-pyridazinone derivatives of formula (I), as well as to processes and intermediates used for the preparation of such derivatives. The invention further extends to herbicidal compositions comprising such derivatives, as well as to the use of such compounds and compositions in controlling undesirable plant growth; in particular the use in controlling weeds, such as broad-leaved dicotyledonous weeds, in crops of useful plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Stephen Edward Shanahan, Timothy Jeremiah Cornelius O'Riordan
  • Derivatives of halo quinabactin
    Patent number: 11332443
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel sulfonamide derivatives of formula (I), to processes and intermediates for preparing them, to plant growth regulator compositions comprising them and to methods of using them for controlling the growth of plants, improving plant tolerance to abiotic stress (including environmental and chemical stresses), inhibiting seed germination and/or safening a plant against phytotoxic effects of chemicals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignees: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
    Inventors: Sean R. Cutler, Sebastian V. Wendeborn, Olivier Loiseleur, Mathilde D. Lachia, Davide Sabbadin
  • HERBICIDALLY ACTIVE PYRIDYL-/PYRIMIDYL-PYRAZINE DERIVATIVES
    Publication number: 20220144801
    Abstract: The present invention relates to herbicidally active pyridyl-/pyrimidyl-pyrazine derivatives, as well as to processes and intermediates used for the preparation of such derivatives. The invention further extends to herbicidal compositions comprising such derivatives, as well as to the use of such compounds and compositions in controlling undesirable plant growth: in particular the use in controlling weeds, in crops of useful plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
    Inventors: Jeffrey Steven WAILES, Neil Brian CARTER, John Martin CLOUGH, John WILLIAMS
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING PLANT PESTS
    Publication number: 20220135999
    Abstract: Novel insecticidal proteins isolated from Bacillus thuringiensis that are active against lepidopteran insect pests are disclosed. The DNA encoding the insecticidal proteins can be used to transform various prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms to express the insecticidal proteins. These recombinant organisms can be used to control lepidopteran insects in various environments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Matthew Richard Bramlett, Katherine Seguin, Vance Cary Kramer, Mark Scott Rose
  • FUNGICIDAL COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20220132845
    Abstract: A fungicidal composition comprising a mixture of components (A) and (B), wherein components (A) and (B) are as defined in claim 1, and use of the compositions in agriculture or horticulture for controlling or preventing infestation of plants by phytopathogenic microorganisms, preferably fungi.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
    Inventors: Matthias WEISS, Farhan BOU HAMDAN, Laura QUARANTA
  • Methods for improving transformation frequency
    Patent number: 11319552
    Abstract: The present invention is drawn to compositions and methods for improving transformation frequency. The compositions, synthetic selectable marker genes, are used in transformation methods and result in increased transformation frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Sivamani Elumalai, Qiudeng Que, Michael Schweiner
  • Compositions and methods for modulating expression of nucleic acids
    Patent number: 11312970
    Abstract: The invention relates to synthetic miRNA precursor molecules and methods for the use of the miRNA precursor molecules in modulating the expression of target polynucleotides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Guo-Qing Tang, Xiang Huang
  • Herbicidal Compositions
    Publication number: 20220119353
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of herbicidal substituted phenyl-pyridazinediones and substituted phenyl-pyridazinone derivatives of formula (I), in combination with herbicidal pyrrolidinone derivatives of the formula (II) to control undesirable plant growth, in controlling weeds, including broad-leaved and/or narrow-leaved, monocotyledonous and/or dicotyledonous weeds, in crops of useful plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
    Inventors: Kenneth Bruce LING, Christopher John MATHEWS, Stephen Edward SHANAHAN
  • Haploid induction compositions and methods for use therefor
    Patent number: 11304392
    Abstract: Provided here are methods of using a mutated patatin-like phospholipase II? (“pPLAII?,” renamed here MATRILINEAL) to induce haploid induction in plants, cloning a pPLAII? to induce haploid induction in plants, and genetically engineering a plant to contain a mutated pPLAII?. Also provided are methods of applying topical and spray chemicals, lipids, and RNAi molecules to plants during pollination in order to induce haploid production. Further provided are methods of chemically treating plants during pollination to induce haploids while also reducing embryo abortion and increasing seed set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Timothy Kelliher, Satya Chintamanani, Brent Delzer, Michael L Nuccio, Robert Arthur Dietrich, Suresh Babu Kadaru, Todd Lee Warner, William Paul Bullock
  • PESTICIDALLY ACTIVE BI- OR TRICYCLIC HETEROCYCLES WITH SULFUR CONTAINING SUBSTITUENTS
    Publication number: 20220104496
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I A-B??(I), wherein A is a radical selected from the group consisting of formulae A1 to A8: wherein the arrow denotes the point of attachment to the radical B; and B is a radical selected from the group consisting of formulae B1 to B11: wherein the arrow denotes the point of attachment to the radical A; and wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, and the agrochemically acceptable salts and all stereoisomers and tautomeric forms of the compounds of formula I can be used as insecticides and can be prepared in a manner known per se.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
    Inventors: Andrew EDMUNDS, Michel MUEHLEBACH, Andre STOLLER, Olivier LOISELEUR, Anke BUCHHOLZ, Ottmar Franz HUETER, Roger Graham HALL, Daniel EMERY, Pierre Joseph Marcel JUNG, Long LU, Yaming WU, Aurelien BIGOT, Ruifang CHEN
  • Insecticidal compounds
    Patent number: RE49022
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel bisamide derivatives of formula (I) having insecticidal activity, to processes and intermediates for preparing them, to insecticidal, acaricidal, nematicidal or molluscicidal compositions comprising them and to methods of using them to combat and control insect, acarine, nematode or mollusc pests wherein X0, X1, X2, Y1, Y2, R1, R2, G1 and G2, and Q are as described in formula 1 or salts and n-Oxides thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
    Inventors: Andrew Edmunds, Andre Stoller, Thomas Pitterna