Patents Examined by Charles Logsdon
  • Patent number: 12284962
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV934113. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV934113, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV934113 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV934113 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV934113.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Thomas B. Carlson, Scott C. Stelpflug
  • Patent number: 12286649
    Abstract: A method of altering fatty acid and/or triacylglycerol production in plants and/or algae is provided. The method includes altering activity levels of alpha-carboxyltransferase (?-CT), a catalytic subunit of acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase) by modulating an expression of at least one carboxyltransferase interaction (CTI) gene encoding at least one CTI protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: The Curators of the University of Missouri
    Inventors: Jay Thelen, Yajin Ye
  • Patent number: 12281299
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are engineered rhizobia having nif clusters that enable the fixation of nitrogen under free-living conditions, as well as ammonium and oxygen tolerant nitrogen fixation under free-living conditions. Also provided are methods for producing nitrogen for consumption by a cereal crop using these engineered rhizobia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Christopher A. Voigt, Min-Hyung Ryu
  • Patent number: 12279586
    Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of corn hybrid SVSK2373 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of corn hybrid SVSK2373 and the parent lines thereof and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventor: Kendell B Hellewell
  • Patent number: 12279588
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 12310740 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 12310740, to the plants of soybean cultivar 12310740, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 12310740, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 12310740. 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 12310740. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 12310740, 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 12310740 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Mertec, LLC
    Inventor: Jason Aaron Long
  • Patent number: 12274229
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 17110507 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 17110507, to the plants of soybean cultivar 17110507, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 17110507, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 17110507. 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 17110507. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 17110507, 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 17110507 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: M.S. Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Justin T. Mason
  • Patent number: 12275945
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for reducing water soluble carbohydrate (WSC) in a photosynthetic cells and plants, the method comprising the step of genetically modifying the photosynthetic cells and plants to express a modified oleosin including at least one artificially introduced cysteine to reduce WSC. The applicants have shown that in such cells and plants, there is a strong correlation between reduced WSC and elevated photosynthesis. In addition, WSC is significantly simpler to measure that than the other typically measured characteristics when selecting cells or plants with the most favourable characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: AGRESEARCH LIMITED
    Inventors: Nicholas John Roberts, Somrutai Winichayakul, Zacharia D'Arcy Beechey-Gradwell, Luke James Cooney
  • Patent number: 12268164
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 10150434 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 10150434, to the plants of soybean cultivar 10150434, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 10150434, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 10150434. 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 10150434. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 10150434, 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 10150434 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: M.S. Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Justin T. Mason
  • Patent number: 12270037
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides composition and methods for improving leaf quality of low-alkaloid tobacco plants. Also provided are the identification and genetic engineering of target genes (Leaf Quality Genes) for producing tobacco plants with altered total alkaloid and nicotine levels and commercially acceptable leaf grade, their development via breeding or transgenic approaches, and production of tobacco products from these tobacco plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Chengalrayan Kudithipudi, Rajanikanth Govindarajulu, Nazmul Bhuiyan, Raja Payyavula, Yanxin Shen, Dongmei Xu
  • Patent number: 12270046
    Abstract: One aspect of the disclosure is directed to a method for activation/enhancement of cell growth of a plant. The method also stimulates the production of pharmaceutically active metabolites, including alkaloids, in plant cell cultures. The method includes providing a nano-sized material contained agent, and treating the plant with the nano-sized material contained agent to allow sufficient interaction of cells of the plant with the nano-sized material so as to activate/enhance the cell growth of the plant or to stimulate the production of pharmaceutically active metabolites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
    Inventors: Mariya Khodakovskaya, Sajedeh Rezaei Cherati
  • Patent number: 12268157
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH010393. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH010393, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH010393 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH010393.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Fufa H. Birru, Christian J. Buffard, Jeffrey M. Sernett
  • Patent number: 12256706
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 12120912 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 12120912, to the plants of soybean cultivar 12120912, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 12120912, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 12120912. 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 12120912. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 12120912, 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 12120912 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Mertec, LLC
    Inventor: Jason Aaron Long
  • Patent number: 12245566
    Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01094772. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01094772. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01094772 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01094772 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventor: Jesse Gilsinger
  • Patent number: 12247211
    Abstract: Methods and materials for modulating low light and/or shade tolerance, and red light specific responses in plants are disclosed. For example, nucleic acids encoding low light and/or SD+EODFR-tolerance polypeptides are disclosed as well as methods for using such nucleic acids to transform plant cells. Also disclosed are plants having increased low light and/or SD+EODFR tolerance. In addition, methods and materials involved in increasing UV-B tolerance in plants and methods and materials involved in modulating biomass levels in plants are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Ceres, Inc.
    Inventors: Shing Kwok, Kenneth Bounds, Ryan Miller, Sam Harris, James Burns, Roger I. Pennell, Vijay Sharma, Michael F. Portereiko, Han-Suk Kim, Gerard Magpantay
  • Patent number: 12239087
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 17111743 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 17111743, to the plants of soybean cultivar 17111743, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 17111743, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 17111743. 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 17111743. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 17111743, 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 17111743 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignees: Monsanto Technology LLC, Stine Seed Farm, Inc.
    Inventor: William H. Eby
  • Patent number: 12219913
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 15190907 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 15190907, to the plants of soybean cultivar 15190907, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 15190907, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 15190907. 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 15190907. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 15190907, 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 15190907 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: M.S. Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Justin T. Mason
  • Patent number: 12219914
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 10260107 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 10260107, to the plants of soybean cultivar 10260107, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 10260107, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 10260107. 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 10260107. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 10260107, 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 10260107 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: M.S. Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Justin T. Mason
  • Patent number: 12221613
    Abstract: A transgenic rice plant containing in its genome a recombinant DNA construct that includes a first nucleic acid having a sequence of a first Golden 2-like transcription factor (GLK) gene operably linked to its natural promoter and 5? untranslated region (5?UTR), and a second nucleic acid having a sequence of a second GLK gene operably linked to its natural promoter and 5?UTR, the second GLK gene being distinct from the first GLK gene. The first GLK gene and the second GLK gene are both from a C4 plant and the transgenic rice plant exhibits a 65-106% increase in shoot biomass and a 50-95% increase in grain yield, as compared to an untransformed wild-type rice plant. Also provided is a method for producing the transgenic rice plant and a recombinant DNA construct that can be used in the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Academia Sinica
    Inventors: Su-Ying Yeh, Hsin-Hung Lin, Maurice S. B. Ku, Wen-Hsiung Li
  • Patent number: 12219912
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 12020836 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 12020836, to the plants of soybean cultivar 12020836, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 12020836, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 12020836. 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 12020836. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 12020836, 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 12020836 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: M.S. Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Justin T. Mason
  • Patent number: 12215394
    Abstract: The present invention “A Molecular marker Nicotine Associated SNP 1 for identifying high or nicotine content of tobacco and its kit as well as use thereof” belongs to field of molecular biology technology. The molecular marker Nicotine Associated SNP 1 is a SNP Nitab4.5_0002539:95304 A/G at base No. 95304 of Genomic segment No. 0002539 in tobacco genome version of Nitab v4.5 Genome Scaffolds Edwards2017. The present invention can accurately identify and screen tobacco germplasm resources with high or low nicotine content, and the screened tobacco can be directly used for breeding new tobacco varieties without transgenic methods. At the same time, gene sequence where the SNP site is located can also significantly activate promoters of key enzyme genes in nicotine synthesis pathway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Inventors: He Xie, Ge Bai, Yong Li, Aiguo Yang, Tao Pang, Dahai Yang, Bingguang Xiao, Yongping Li, Min Ren, Mingliang Fei