Patents Examined by Mykola V Kovalenko
  • Cotton variety 15R537
    Patent number: 10251353
    Abstract: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 15R537. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 15R537. Also provided by the invention are methods of using cotton variety 15R537 and products derived therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 15R537 with itself or another cotton variety and plants and seeds produced by such methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventor: Dawn E. Fraser
  • Cotton variety PX2048-04WRF
    Patent number: 10244697
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a cotton variety, designated PX2048-04WRF, the plants and seeds of the cotton variety PX2048-04WRF, methods for producing a cotton plant, either varietal or hybrid, produced by crossing the cotton variety PX2048-04WRF with itself or with another cotton plant, hybrid cotton seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety PX2048-04WRF with another cotton variety or plan, methods for producing a cotton plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes, and the transgenic cotton plants produced by that method. This disclosure also relates to cotton varieties derived from cotton variety PX2048-04WRF, to methods for producing other cotton varieties derived from cotton variety PX2048-04WRF, and to the varieties derived by the use of those methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Phyotogen Seed Company, LLC
    Inventors: Joel F. Mahill, Mustafa G. McPherson, Jacob M. Rieff
  • Plants having enhanced nitrogen efficiency
    Patent number: 10246720
    Abstract: A transgenic plant comprising a polynucleotide encoding a nitrogen utilization protein operably linked to a PBpr1 promoter is provided. The transgenic plant exhibits increased nitrogen use efficiency, increased biomass and/or increased seed yield. Seeds from such transgenic plants, genetic constructs to prepare such plants, methods of generating and growing transgenic plants are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: BAYER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GMBH
    Inventors: Allen Good, Yee Ying Lock, Perrin H. Beatty
  • Cotton variety PHY764WRF
    Patent number: 10244698
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a cotton variety, designated PHY764WRF, the plants and seeds of the cotton variety PHY764WRF, methods for producing a cotton plant, either varietal or hybrid, produced by crossing the cotton variety PHY764WRF with itself or with another cotton plant, hybrid cotton seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety PHY764WRF with another cotton variety or plan, methods for producing a cotton plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes, and the transgenic cotton plants produced by that method. This disclosure also relates to cotton varieties derived from cotton variety PHY764WRF, to methods for producing other cotton varieties derived from cotton variety PHY764WRF, and to the varieties derived by the use of those methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Phytogen Seed Company, LLC
    Inventor: Joel F. Mahill
  • Cotton variety ST 5115GLT
    Patent number: 10238064
    Abstract: The cotton variety ST 5115GLT is disclosed. The invention relates to seeds, plants, plant cells, plant tissue, harvested products and cotton lint as well as to hybrid cotton plants and seeds obtained by repeatedly crossing plants of variety ST 5115GLT with other plants. The invention also relates to plants and varieties produced by the method of essential derivation from plants of ST 5115GLT and to plants of ST 5115GLT reproduced by vegetative methods, including but not limited to tissue culture of regenerable cells or tissue from ST 5115GLT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignees: BAYER CROPSCIENCE LP, COTTON SEED INTERNATIONAL PROPRIETARY LIMITED
    Inventors: Michael Swindle, Michael Robinson
  • Chimeric insecticidal proteins toxic or inhibitory to Lepidopteran pests
    Patent number: 10233217
    Abstract: Nucleotide sequences are disclosed that encode novel chimeric insecticidal proteins exhibiting Lepidopteran inhibitory activity. Particular embodiments provide compositions and transformed plants, plant parts, and seeds containing the recombinant nucleic acid molecules encoding one or more of the chimeric insecticidal proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: James A. Baum, Sara A. Salvador, Jinling Wang, Stanislaw Flasinski, Thomas A. Cerruti, Crystal L. Dart, Leigh H. English, Xiaoran Fu, Victor M. Guzov, Arlene R. Howe, Jay P. Morgenstern, James K. Roberts
  • Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH301676
    Patent number: 10231402
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH301676. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH301676, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH301676 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 CH301676.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventor: Richard G. Stelpflug
  • Cotton variety 15R513B2XF
    Patent number: 10219463
    Abstract: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 15R513B2XF. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 15R513B2XF. Also provided by the invention are methods of using cotton variety 15R513B2XF and products derived therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 15R513B2XF with itself or another cotton variety and plants and seeds produced by such methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventor: Robert E. McGowen
  • Herbicide-tolerant plants
    Patent number: 10174336
    Abstract: The present invention provides saflufenacil-tolerant plants. The present invention also provides methods for controlling the growth of weeds by applying saflufenacil to which the saflufenacil-tolerant plants of the invention are tolerant. Plants of the invention express a cytochrome P450 polypeptide, the expression of which confers, to the plants, tolerance to the saflufenacil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Inventors: Scots L. Mankin, Dale R. Carlson, Rex Liebl, Jill Stevenson-Paulik, Maciej Pasternak, Annegret Welzel
  • Cotton variety PX8431RF-CB
    Patent number: 10143150
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a cotton variety, designated PX8431RF-CB, the plants and seeds of the cotton variety PX8431RF-CB, methods for producing a cotton plant, either varietal or hybrid, produced by crossing the cotton variety PX8431RF-CB with itself or with another cotton plant, hybrid cotton seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety PX8431RF-CB with another cotton variety or plan, methods for producing a cotton plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes, and the transgenic cotton plants produced by that method. This disclosure also relates to cotton varieties derived from cotton variety PX8431RF-CB, to methods for producing other cotton varieties derived from cotton variety PX8431RF-CB, and to the varieties derived by the use of those methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Phytogen Seed Company, LLC
    Inventor: Joel F. Mahill
  • Cotton variety 15R535B2XF
    Patent number: 10136599
    Abstract: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 15R535B2XF. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 15R535B2XF. Also provided by the invention are methods of using cotton variety 15R535B2XF and products derived therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 15R535B2XF with itself or another cotton variety and plants and seeds produced by such methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventor: Dawn E. Fraser
  • Gene for regulating the floral morphology of an orchid
    Patent number: 10131918
    Abstract: An isolated nucleic acid includes a sequence selected from the group consisting of the following: (i) a first nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO.: 7, SEQ ID NO.: 3, SEQ ID NO.: 9, or SEQ ID NO.: 5; (ii) a second nucleotide sequence encoding the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.: 6, SEQ ID NO.: 4, SEQ ID NO.: 8, or SEQ ID NO.: 10; and (iii) a third nucleotide sequence complementary to the first nucleotide sequence or the second nucleotide sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: National Pingtung University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Fure-Chyi Chen, Jian-Zhi Huang, Chen-Yu Lee, Ting-Chi Cheng, Shih-Wen Chin
  • Soybean variety 01068884
    Patent number: 10117402
    Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01068884. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01068884. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01068884 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01068884 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventor: Christiana E. Wiebbecke
  • Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides, and methods of using same for increasing nitrogen use efficiency, yield, growth rate, vigor, biomass, oil content, and/or abiotic stress tolerance
    Patent number: 10113176
    Abstract: Provided are methods of increasing nitrogen use efficiency, yield, biomass, growth rate, vigor, oil content, fiber yield, fiber quality and/or abiotic stress tolerance of a plant by expressing within the plant an exogenous polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO: 387, 1-386, 388-469, 763-3704 and 3705; or an exogenous polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO: 602, 470-601, 603-762, 3706-5858, 5860-5910, 5912, 5914-5923, 5925-6046 or 6047. Also provided is an isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 387, 1-386, 388-469, 763-3704 and 3705, which can be used to increase the nitrogen use efficiency, yield, biomass, growth rate, vigor, oil content, fiber yield, fiber quality and/or abiotic stress tolerance of a plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Evogene Ltd.
    Inventors: David Panik, Basia Judith Vinocur, Hagai Karchi
  • Cotton variety PX2037-18WRF
    Patent number: 10104849
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a cotton variety, designated PX2037-18WRF, the plants and seeds of the cotton variety PX2037-18WRF, methods for producing a cotton plant, either varietal or hybrid, produced by crossing the cotton variety PX2037-18WRF with itself or with another cotton plant, hybrid cotton seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety PX2037-18WRF with another cotton variety or plan, methods for producing a cotton plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes, and the transgenic cotton plants produced by that method. This disclosure also relates to cotton varieties derived from cotton variety PX2037-18WRF, to methods for producing other cotton varieties derived from cotton variety PX2037-18WRF, and to the varieties derived by the use of those methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Phytogen Seed Company, LLC
    Inventors: Joel F. Mahill, Mustafa G. McPherson, Jacob M. Rieff
  • Cotton variety PX2045-11WRF
    Patent number: 10104850
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a cotton variety, designated PX2045-11WRF, the plants and seeds of the cotton variety PX2045-11WRF, methods for producing a cotton plant, either varietal or hybrid, produced by crossing the cotton variety PX2045-11WRF with itself or with another cotton plant, hybrid cotton seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety PX2045-11WRF with another cotton variety or plan, methods for producing a cotton plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes, and the transgenic cotton plants produced by that method. This disclosure also relates to cotton varieties derived from cotton variety PX2045-11WRF, to methods for producing other cotton varieties derived from cotton variety PX2045-11WRF, and to the varieties derived by the use of those methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Phytogen Seed Company, LLC
    Inventors: Joel F. Mahill, Mustafa G. McPherson, Jacob M. Rieff
  • Plants having increased tolerance to herbicides
    Patent number: 10100329
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a method for controlling undesired vegetation at a plant cultivation site, the method comprising the steps of providing, at said site, a plant that comprises at least one nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a mutated protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO) which is resistant or tolerant to a PPO-inhibiting herbicide by applying to said site an effective amount of said herbicide. The invention further refers to plants comprising mutated PPO enzymes having a substitution at a position corresponding to position Leu397 of SEQ ID NO:2 and an amino acid substitution at a position corresponding to position Phe420 of SEQ ID NO:2, and methods of obtaining such plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: BASF AGRO B.V.
    Inventors: Jens Lerchl, Stefan Tresch, Dario Massa, Tobias Seiser, Matthias Witschel, Raphael Aponte, Jill Marie Paulik, Chad Brommer
  • Hybrid corn variety 22250190
    Patent number: 10091965
    Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated 22250190. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety 22250190, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety 22250190 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 22250190.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Agrigenetics, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael B. Letchworth
  • Hybrid corn variety 17137678
    Patent number: 10076096
    Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated 17137678. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety 17137678, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety 17137678 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 17137678.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Agrigenetics, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael B. Letchworth
  • Soybean cultivar CL1463739
    Patent number: 10070615
    Abstract: The present invention is in the field of soybean variety CL1463739 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety CL1463739 and its seed, cells, germplasm, plant parts, and progeny, and methods of using CL1463739 in a breeding program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: David Scott Lee, Brian Erdahl