Patents Examined by Elizabeth McElwain
  • Patent number: 9414556
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new and distinctive canola, designated G98014R. Also included are seeds of canola G98014R, to the plants, or plant parts, of canola G98014R and to methods for producing a canola plant produced by crossing the canola G98014R with itself or another canola genotype, and the creation of variants by mutagenesis or transformation of canola G98014R.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Agrigenetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory R. Gingera, Thomas J. Kubik, Donna C. Knievel
  • Patent number: 9392760
    Abstract: A series of independent human-induced, non-transgenic mutations found in at least one non-ripening (NOR) gene of tomato; tomato plants having these mutations in at least one of their NOR genes; and a method of creating and identifying similar and/or additional mutations in the NOR gene by screening pooled and/or individual tomato plants. The tomato plants of the present invention exhibit fruit that ripen more slowly, rot more slowly, are firmer, and have a longer shelf life post-harvest as a result of non-transgenic mutations in at least one of their NOR genes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Arcadia Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Susan R. Hurst, Dayna L. Loeffler, Michael N. Steine
  • Patent number: 9392759
    Abstract: A series of independent human-induced, non-transgenic mutations found in at least one non-ripening (NOR) gene of tomato; tomato plants having these mutations in at least one of their NOR genes; and a method of creating and identifying similar and/or additional mutations in the NOR gene by screening pooled and/or individual tomato plants. The tomato plants of the present invention exhibit fruit that ripen more slowly, rot more slowly, are firmer, and have a longer shelf life post-harvest as a result of non-transgenic mutations in at least one of their NOR genes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Arcadia Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Susan R. Hurst, Dayna L. Loeffler
  • Patent number: 9392763
    Abstract: The soybean variety ER22295 is disclosed. The invention relates to seeds, plants, plant cells, plant tissue, harvested products and soybean lint as well as to hybrid soybean plants and seeds obtained by repeatedly crossing plants of variety ER22295 with other plants. The invention also relates to plants and varieties produced by the method of essential derivation from plants of ER22295 and to plants of ER22295 reproduced by vegetative methods, including but not limited to tissue culture of regenerable cells or tissue from ER22295.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Bayer CropScience LP
    Inventor: James Thomas
  • Patent number: 9388436
    Abstract: The present invention relates to nucleic acids derived from Limonomyces roseipellis. The invention also relates to the individual coding sequences and to proteins encoded by these sequences as well to a process for converting oleic acid to linoleic acid to linoleic acid and the production of arachidonic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid and/or docosahexaenoic acid in a plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: BASF Plant Science Company GmbH
    Inventors: Jörg Bauer, Xiao Qiu, Patricia Vrinten
  • Patent number: 9382521
    Abstract: Disclosed are novel acyl-CoA synthetases and novel acyltransferases, nucleic acid molecules encoding the same, recombinant nucleic acid molecules and recombinant host cells comprising such nucleic acid molecules, genetically modified organisms (microorganisms and plants) comprising the same, and methods of making and using the same. Also disclosed are genetically modified organisms (e.g., plants, microorganisms) that have been genetically modified to express a PKS-like system for the production of PUFAs (a PUFA PKS system or PUFA synthase), wherein the organisms have been modified to express an acyl-CoA synthetase, to express an acyl transferase, to delete or inactivate a fatty acid synthase (FAS) expressed by the organism, to reduce competition for malonyl CoA with the PUFA synthase or to increase the level of malonyl CoA in the organism, and in one aspect, to inhibit KASII or KASIII.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: DSM IP Assets B.V.
    Inventors: James G. Metz, Jerry M. Kuner, James Casey Lippmeier
  • Patent number: 9375025
    Abstract: A canola germplasm confers on a canola seed the traits of high protein content and low fiber content, wherein the canola plant produces a seed having, on average, at least 68% oleic acid (C18:1) and less than 3% linolenic acid (C18:3). The canola seed traits may also include at least 45% crude protein and not more than 18% acid detergent fiber content on an oil-free, dry matter basis. Certain embodiments further comprise one or more traits selected from the group consisting of reduced polyphenolic content and increased phosphorous content. In particular embodiments, the invention concerns canola plants comprising such germplasm and plant commodity products (e.g., seeds) produced therefrom. Canola plants comprising a germplasm of the invention may exhibit favorable seed composition characteristics that make them particularly valuable as a source for canola meal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Agrigenetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Kubik, Gregory R. Gingera, Van L. Ripley, Michelle E. Beaith, Thomas G. Patterson
  • Patent number: 9374964
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X08F049 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X08F049 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08F049 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X08F049, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08F049. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08F049.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Gary Edward Henke, Sara Jane Lira, Elliot Lee Heffner, Luis A Verde Chifflet, Russell Fox, Michael Phillip Jines, Mario Rosario Carlone, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9363964
    Abstract: The present invention is in the field of soybean variety WN1118509 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety WN1118509 and its progeny, and methods of making WN1118509.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventor: Kevin Chris Threlkeld
  • Patent number: 9363968
    Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01050493. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01050493. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01050493 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01050493 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventor: Heinrich S. Wohleser
  • Patent number: 9357737
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 177339950112 is disclosed. Embodiments include the seeds of soybean 177339950112, the plants of soybean 177339950112, to plant parts of soybean 177339950112, and methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean 177339950112 with itself or with another soybean variety. Embodiments include methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more genes or transgenes and the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. Embodiments also relate to soybean cultivars, breeding cultivars, plant parts, and cells derived from soybean 177339950112, methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean 177339950112, and the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. Embodiments further include hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing 177339950112 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Schillinger Genetics, Inc.
    Inventor: John A. Schillinger
  • Patent number: 9359597
    Abstract: The invention provides isolated nucleic acid molecules which encode novel fatty acid desaturase family members. The invention also provides recombinant expression vectors containing desaturase nucleic acid molecules, host cells into which the expression vectors have been introduced, and methods for large-scale production of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs), e.g., DHA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Bioriginal Food & Science Corp.
    Inventors: Xiao Qiu, Haiping Hong
  • Patent number: 9357739
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 41421431 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 41421431, to the plants of soybean cultivar 41421431, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 41421431, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 41421431. 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 41421431. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 41421431, 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 41421431 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignees: Monsanto Technology LLC, Stine Seed Farm, Inc.
    Inventor: William H. Eby
  • Patent number: 9351507
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of preparing food using rice oil which has increased levels of oleic acid and decreased palmitic and linoleic acids, for increased stability to oxidation and health benefits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION
    Inventors: Ella Zaplin, Sadequr Rahman, Zhongyi Li, Qing Liu, Surinder Pal Singh, Robert Charles de Feyter
  • Patent number: 9351465
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated S140151 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S140151, to the plants of soybean cultivar S140151, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S140151, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S140151. 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 S140151. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S140151, 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 S140151 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: M.S. Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Justin T. Mason
  • Patent number: 9351466
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated S140156 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S140156, to the plants of soybean cultivar S140156, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S140156, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S140156. 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 S140156. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S140156, 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 S140156 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: M.S. Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Justin T. Mason
  • Patent number: 9345221
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated S140154 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S140154, to the plants of soybean cultivar S140154, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S140154, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S140154. 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 S140154. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S140154, 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 S140154 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: M.S. Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Justin T. Mason
  • Patent number: 9338958
    Abstract: The present invention is in the field of soybean variety GO1112037 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety GO1112037 and its progeny, and methods of making GO1112037.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventor: Jean Robert Gelin
  • Patent number: 9338957
    Abstract: The present invention is in the field of soybean variety GO1110272 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety GO1110272 and its progeny, and methods of making GO1110272.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventor: Jean Robert Gelin
  • Patent number: 9338959
    Abstract: The present invention is in the field of soybean variety WN1118516 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety WN1118516 and its progeny, and methods of making WN1118516.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventor: Kevin Chris Threlkeld