Patents Examined by Ashwin Mehta
  • Soybean variety XB06H04
    Patent number: 7230169
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided a novel soybean variety, designated XB06H04. This invention thus relates to the seeds of soybean variety XB06H04, to the plants of soybean XB06H04, to plant parts of soybean variety XB06H04 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean variety XB06H04 with another soybean plant, using XB06H04 as either the male or the female parent. This invention also relates to methods for introgressing a transgenic or mutant trait into soybean variety XB06H04 and to the soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean varieties or breeding varieties and plant parts derived from soybean variety XB06H04, to methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB06H04 and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Arthur Fabrizius, Michael Thomas Roach, David John Gebhardt
  • Tobacco rattle virus vectors and related compositions and methods
    Patent number: 7229829
    Abstract: The application provides, in part, vectors based on novel tobacco rattle virus replicons, as well as methods for using such vectors and transgenic plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Yale University
    Inventors: Savithramma P. Dinesh Kumar, Yule Liu, Michael Schiff
  • Plasmids and methods for construction of non-redundant, indexed, saturation, gene-disruption plant and animal libraries
    Patent number: 7220893
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of constructing non-redundant, indexed, saturation, gene-disruption genomic libraries in plants and animals. The invention also relates to gene-disruption transformation plasmids for use in the method. The present invention also relates to plants, animals, and vertebrate and invertebrate cells transformed with such plasmids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: Cornell Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Ray Wu, Christine W. Wu
  • Enhanced transgene expression by co-expression with a suppressor of post-transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS)
    Patent number: 7217854
    Abstract: Disclosed are a variety of methods for achieving enhanced expression from a target nucleotide sequence in a plant e.g. comprising the step of transiently introducing into a tissue of a plant (e.g. a leaf) a first nucleic acid comprising the target nucleotide sequence and a second nucleic acid encoding a Post Transcriptional Gene Silencing (PTGS) suppressor protein (preferably of viral or plant origin), wherein the first and second nucleic acids are comprised within a single binary vector construct, or the first and second nucleic acid sequences are comprised within a first binary vector and a second binary vector construct respectively. The plant tissue may then be harvested for the protein. Such methods can give much higher levels of gene expression than are obtainable using stable transgenes, or certain replicating vectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: Plant Bioscience Limited
    Inventors: David Charles Baulcombe, Olivier Voinnet, Andrew John Hamilton
  • Site-specific recombination system to manipulate the plastid genome of higher plants
    Patent number: 7217860
    Abstract: A site-specific recombination system and methods of use thereof are disclosed for manipulating the plastid genome of higher plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
    Inventors: Pal Maliga, Sylvie Corneille, Kerry Lutz
  • Inbred maize line PH7JD
    Patent number: 7214864
    Abstract: An inbred maize line, designated PH7JD, the plants and seeds of inbred maize line PH7JD, methods for producing a maize plant, either inbred or hybrid, produced by crossing the inbred maize line PH7JD with itself or with another maize plant, and hybrid maize seeds and plants produced by crossing the inbred line PH7JD with another maize line or plant and to methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic maize plants produced by that method. This invention also relates to inbred maize lines derived from inbred maize line PH7JD, to methods for producing other inbred maize lines derived from inbred maize line PH7JD and to the inbred maize lines derived by the use of those methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Brian Chapko, Todd Elliott Piper
  • Plant having tolerance to environmental stress
    Patent number: 7214856
    Abstract: A stress-tolerant transgenic plant comprising an exogenously-introduced polynucleotide encoding a protein kinase which activates stress-responsive transcription factors. The polynucleotide may encode a protein kinase which comprises SEQ ID NO: 2 (SRK-2C) or a sequence having a significant degree of similarity with SEQ ID NO: 2. The transgenic plant has increased stress-tolerance to environmental stresses, such as to dehydration, osmotic stress or low temperature stress, compared to a similar non-transgenic plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Riken
    Inventors: Taishi Umezawa, Kazuo Shinozaki
  • Grapevine fanleaf virus resistance in grapevine
    Patent number: 7211710
    Abstract: In general, the invention features a method for selecting a transgenic grapevine or grapevine component having increased resistance to a grapevine fanleaf disease. The method involves (a) transforming a grape plant cell with a grapevine fanleaf virus coat protein nucleic acid molecule or fragment thereof which is expressed in the plant cell; (b) regenerating a transgenic grapevine or grapevine component from the plant cell; and (c) selecting a transgenic grapevine or grapevine component expressing a grapevine fanleaf virus coat protein or coat protein fragment thereof, where the coat protein or the coat protein fragment thereof is expressed at a level equal to or less than an optical density of about 0.2 at 405 nm as detected by an enzyme-linked immunoassay as compared to a control plant, the selected transgenic grapevine or grapevine component having resistance to the grapevine fanleaf disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Cornell Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis Gonsalves, Baodi Xue, Tania Krastanova, Kai-Shu Ling, Marc Fuchs
  • Method for producing plants with suppressed photorespiration and improved COfixation
    Patent number: 7208318
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the production of plants with suppressed photo-respiration and improved CO2 fixation. In particular, the invention relates to a re-use of phosphoglycolate produced in photorespiration. The reaction product will be converted to a component that may be reintegrated into the plant assimilatory metabolism inside the chloroplast. This is accomplished by the transfer of genes derived from glycolate-utilizing pathways from bacteria, algae, plants and/or animals including humans into the plant nuclear and/or plastidial genome. The method of the invention leads to a reduction of photorespiration in C3 plants and by this will be of great benefit for food production especially but not exclusively under non-favourable growth conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Bayer CropScience AG
    Inventors: Rudiger Hain, Dieter Berg, Christoph Peterhansel, Fritz Kreuzaler, Rafijul Bari, Dagmar Weier, Heinz-Josef Hirsch, Thomas Rademacher
  • Corn root preferential promoters and uses thereof
    Patent number: 7205454
    Abstract: The invention relates to the isolation of promoters from corn capable of directing transcription of an operably linked foreign DNA sequence preferentially, selectively or exclusively in the roots of plants, such as corn plants. The invention also relates to the use of chimeric genes for the preferential or selective expression of biologically active RNA of interest in the roots of plants, such as corn plants. Plants, such as corn plants, comprising corn root preferential or selective promoters operably linked to a foreign DNA sequence which, upon transcription, yield biologically active RNA preferentially or selectively in the roots of plants are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Bayer BioScience N.V.
    Inventors: Greet Vanderkimpen, Gerben Van Eldik, Frank Meulewaeter
  • Plants and seeds of corn variety I026458
    Patent number: 7205460
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated I026458. This invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety I026458, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety I026458 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. This invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety I026458 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line, and to crosses with related species. This invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety I026458, and also to the SSR and isozyme typing profiles of corn variety I026458.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: DeKalb Genetics Corporation
    Inventor: Francis L. Garing
  • Ecdysone receptors and methods for their use
    Patent number: 7205455
    Abstract: The field of the invention is inducible gene expression systems wherein expression is controlled by a novel ecdysone or ultraspiracle receptor or its derivatives. The field particularly relates to the isolation and characterization of nucleic acid and polypeptides for a novel ecdysone receptor and a novel ultraspiracle receptor. The nucleic acid and polypeptides are useful in novel gene expression systems inducible with ecdysone or derivative receptor agonists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc C. Albertsen, Catherine D. Brooke, Carl W. Garnaat, Bradley Allen Roth
  • Gene of enzyme reactivating DNA damaged by ultraviolet light using visible light
    Patent number: 7205149
    Abstract: It is intended to contribute to the solution of environmental problems caused by destroying the ozone layer and serious problems concerning the food resources in the 21st century by isolating a photoreactivating enzyme from an ultraviolet light-tolerant rice plant, thus acquiring information on the photoreactivation mechanism of the plant which still remains unknown mostly, and constructing an ultraviolet light-tolerant plant with the use of a cloned gene. Genes encoding a photoreactivating enzyme originating in rice plant, in particular, a gene encoding a protein as specified in the following (a) or (b): (a) a protein comprising the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO:1; and (b) a protein comprising an amino acid sequence derived from the amino acid sequence (a) by deletion, substitution or addition of one to several amino acids and having a photoreactivating enzyme activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Japan Science and Technology Agency
    Inventors: Kazuo Yamamoto, Tadashi Kumagai, Jun Hidema, Atsuhisa Hirouchi
  • Transformable inbred corn line LIZL5 and methods for use thereof
    Patent number: 7205459
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided an inbred corn plant designated LIZL5. This invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the inbred corn plant LIZL5, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing the inbred corn plant LIZL5 with itself or with another corn plant, such as another inbred. This invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing the inbred plant LIZL5 with another corn plant, such as another inbred, and to crosses with related species. This invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of the inbred corn plant LIZL5, and also to the SSR and genetic isozyme typing profiles of inbred corn plant LIZL5. This invention further relates to methods of transforming the inbred LIZL5 and cells thereof, transformed plants produced by these methods, progeny transgenic plants, and seed derived therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: DeKalb Genetics Corporation
    Inventors: James R. Larkins, David D. Songstad, William L. Petersen, Hongyi Zhang, Michael T. Mann, T. Michael Spencer, Nancy G. Willetts
  • Inbred maize line 366C
    Patent number: 7202401
    Abstract: An inbred maize line, designated 366C, having higher row number and ear length compared to Ia5125, early relative maturity, and common rust resistance conditioned by Rp1, the plants and seeds of inbred maize line 366C and descendants thereof, methods for producing a maize plant produced by crossing the inbred line 366C with itself or with another maize plant, and hybrid maize seeds and plants produced by crossing the inbred line 366C with another maize line or plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Douglas C. Plaisted, Stephen Lambert Grier, Michele L. Gardiner
  • Soybean cultivar SG4911NRR
    Patent number: 7202399
    Abstract: A novel soybean cultivar, designated SG4911NRR, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar SG4911NRR, to the plants of soybean SG4911NRR and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing the cultivar SG4911NRR with itself or another soybean variety. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds and plants produced by crossing the cultivar SG4911NRR with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Soygenetics, LLC
    Inventor: Norman Van Meeteren
  • Soybean cultivar SG5322NRR
    Patent number: 7196248
    Abstract: A novel soybean cultivar, designated SG5322NRR, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar SG5322NRR, to the plants of soybean SG5322NRR and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing the cultivar SG5322NRR with itself or another soybean variety. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds and plants produced by crossing the cultivar SG5322NRR with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Soygenetics, LLC
    Inventor: Norman Van Meeteren
  • Methods for controlling gibberellin levels
    Patent number: 7195917
    Abstract: Methods and materials are disclosed for the inhibition and control of gibberellic acid levels. In particular, nucleic acid sequences of copalyl diphosphate synthase. 3-? hydroxylase, and 2-oxidase and additional nucleic acid sequences are disclosed. Gibberellic acid levels may be inhibited or controlled by preparation of a chimeric expression construct capable of expressing a RNA or protein product which suppresses the gibberellin biosynthetic pathway sequence, diverts substrates from the pathway or degrades pathway substrates or products. The sequence is preferably a copalyl diphosphate synthase sequence, a 3?-hydroxylase sequence, a 2-oxidase sequence, a phytoene synthase sequence, a C20-oxidase sequence, and a 2?,3?-hydroxylase sequence. Administration of a complementing agent, preferably a gibberellin or gibberellin precursor or intermediate restores bioactivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Sherri M. Brown, Tedd D. Elich, Gregory R. Heck, Ganesh M. Kishore, Eugene W. Logusch, Sherry J. Logusch, Kenneth J. Piller, Sudabathula Rao, Joel E. Ream, Scott R. Baerson
  • Pathogenesis related protein and use thereof
    Patent number: 7192775
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gDNA and corresponding cDNA sequence comprising pathogenesis related protein-10 (CbPR-10) gene in Capsicum baccatum. The polypeptide encoded by the DNA sequence has ribonuclease activity which makes the enzyme highly effective in inhibiting the growth of fungal pathogen. The use of the DNA sequence disclosed herein contains the gDNA, cDNA, protein and a genetic construct for the production of transgenic plants, especially genetically transformed pepper plants, with an enhanced resistance against fungal pathogens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Korea Kumho Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Soon Kim, Ae Ran Park, Moon Kyung Ko, Jae Bok Yoon, Hyo Guen Park, Pill-Soon Song
  • Method for shortening internode of inflorescence by introducing gene for petunia transcription factor petSPL2
    Patent number: RE39685
    Abstract: A gene encoding DNA which is selected from a) or b): a) DNA having a nucleotide sequence from the 190th position to the 807th position of a nucleotide sequence represented in SEQ ID NO: 1 of the Sequence Listing; or b) DNA which hybridizes to DNA of a) under stringent conditions, and encodes a transcription factor capable of altering characters of a plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: Director General of National Institute of Agrobiological Resources, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
    Inventors: Hiroshi Takatsuji, Hitoshi Nakagawa