Patents Examined by Phuong T. Bui
  • Disease control of the plant bacterial pathogens causing citrus canker and rice blight
    Patent number: 10626375
    Abstract: The present invention describes applications and methods (1) to use bacterophage Cf and its variants to prevent and treat the citrus canker pathogen, Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri; (2) to engineer recombinant Cf phages that the infectivity is controllable without being harmful to the rest of environment; (3) to engineer and produce recombinant Cf phages with longer storage shelf life; (4) to use Cf phage as a vector for the introduction and insertion of foreign genetic material into Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri. genome; (5) to use and engineer Xp12 and Xf bacteriophages to inhibit Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae, the causal agent of the rice blight disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Auxergen, Inc.
    Inventor: Ting-Yu Yeh
  • Soybean variety 01067827
    Patent number: 10617089
    Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01067827. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01067827. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01067827 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01067827 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventor: Leandro Mozzoni
  • Fertility gene and use thereof
    Patent number: 10619168
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a fertility gene and the use thereof, and relates to the biotechnology field, particularly to a method of plant hybrid breeding including creation of a sterile line and preparation of hybrid seeds, more particularly to a fertility gene FL2, a mutant thereof and use thereof in hybrid breeding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignees: SHENZHEN INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR CROP DESIGN, HUNAN WANGHUA AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, SHENZHEN XINGWANG BIOSEED CO., LTD., XINGWANG INVESTMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaoyan Tang, Zhufeng Chen, Gang Xie, Na Wang, Jianwei Lu, Zaoxia Li
  • Soybean variety 01068163
    Patent number: 10617090
    Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01068163. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01068163. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01068163 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01068163 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventor: Heinrich S. Wohleser
  • Fertility gene and use thereof
    Patent number: 10612040
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an expression vector for restoring male sterility in a plant. The expression vector comprises a regulatory region sequence operably linked to a heterologous nucleotide sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignees: SHENZHEN INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR CROP DESIGN, HUNAN WANGHUA AGRICULTERAL BIOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., SHENZHEN XINGWANG BIOSEED CO., LTD., XINGWANG INVESTMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaoyan Tang, Zhufeng Chen, Gang Xie, Na Wang, Jiawei Lu, Zaoxia Li
  • Hybrid tomato variety ‘H1776’
    Patent number: 10602711
    Abstract: Hybrid tomato variety ‘H1776’ is described. The tomato variety is a ground-culture hybrid tomato variety suitable for machine harvest, and is adaptable to the climactic conditions of regions such as California (USA), Portugal, and Spain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: H.J. Heinz Company Brands LLC
    Inventor: Richard Henry Ozminkowski, Jr.
  • Tomato line PSQ-9Z16-9148
    Patent number: 10595480
    Abstract: The invention provides seeds and plants of tomato line PSQ-9Z16-9148. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato line PSQ-9Z16-9148 and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a tomato plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato line PSQ-9Z16-9148 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventor: Chad Kramer
  • Transgenic plants with altered nitrate levels in leaves
    Patent number: 10597666
    Abstract: The present invention relates to genetic constructs, which can be used in the preparation of transgenic plants. The constructs can have the ability of reducing nitrate concentration in the plant, in particular the plant's leaves. The invention extends to plant cells transformed with such constructs, and to the transgenic plants themselves. The invention also relates to methods of producing transgenic plants, and to methods of reducing nitrate content in plants. The invention also relates to harvested plant leaves, for example tobacco leaves, that have been transformed with the genetic constructs, and to various tobacco articles, such as smoking articles, comprising such harvested plant leaves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited
    Inventors: Susan Davenport, Pascaline Le Lay, Juan Pablo Sanchez Tamburrino
  • Tomato line PSQ-9Z16-9141
    Patent number: 10595481
    Abstract: The invention provides seeds and plants of tomato line PSQ-9Z16-9141. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato line PSQ-9Z16-9141 and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a tomato plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato line PSQ-9Z16-9141 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventor: Chad Kramer
  • Manipulation of glutamine symthetases (GS) to improve nitrogen use efficiency and grain yield in higher plants
    Patent number: 10548270
    Abstract: The present invention provides polynucleotides and related polypeptides of the protein GS. The invention provides genomic sequence for the GS gene. GS is responsible for controlling nitrogen utilization efficiency in plants. Glutamine synthase sequences are provided for improving grain yield and plant growth. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells and transgenic plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Rajeev Gupta, Kanwarpal Singh Dhugga
  • Plant regulatory sequence
    Patent number: 10538777
    Abstract: The present invention relates to regulatory sequences. In particular, the invention relates to a regulatory nucleic acid molecule, at least part of which has a transcription initiation function directing expression of an operably associated protein encoding polynucleotide of interest to non-tassel tissue in maize, but not or substantially not to tassel. The invention further relates to chimeric genes and expression cassettes comprising the regulatory nucleic acid molecule and to transgenic plants comprising the chimeric genes and expression cassettes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Mikyong Lee, Michael L. Nuccio, Joseph Clarke
  • Terminator sequence for gene expression in plants
    Patent number: 10538775
    Abstract: The present invention discloses polynucleotide sequences that can be used to regulate gene expression in plants. Terminator sequences from Sorghum bicolor that are functional in plants are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Shane E Abbitt, Rudolf Jung
  • Androecious cucurbit plants, methods of obtaining and uses of said cucurbit plants
    Patent number: 10519463
    Abstract: Plants of the Cucurbitaceae family and seeds of such plants with an androecious phenotype, whereas this sexual type is not natural in the plants, and the use of the plants and of the plant seeds of the invention. Moreover, the nucleic acid sequence responsible for androecy in the plants of the invention and on the polypeptide encoded by the nucleic acid sequence. Finally, methods of identifying the plants and the seeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignees: INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE (INRA), VILMORIN ET CIE
    Inventors: Abdelhafid Bendahmane, Christelle Troadec, Adnane Boualem, Daniele Hosemans, Julie Fauve
  • Soybean U6 polymerase III promoter and methods of use
    Patent number: 10519457
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to gene expression regulatory sequences from soybean, specifically to the promoter of a soybean U6 polymerase III gene and fragments thereof and their use in promoting the expression of one or more heterologous nucleic acid fragments in plants. The invention further discloses compositions, polynucleotide constructs, transformed host cells, mutated plants, transgenic plants and seeds containing the recombinant construct with the promoter, and methods for preparing and using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Zhongsen Li, Zhan-Bin Liu
  • plants with modified seed oil composition
    Patent number: 10494642
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Brassica plants comprising mutant FAD2 genes, FAD2 nucleic acid sequences and proteins, as well as methods for generating and identifying said plants and alleles, which can be used to plants with increased levels of C18:1 in the seed oil. The invention further relates to combining the mutant FAD2 alleles with mutant FAD3 alleles to increase the levels of C18:1 and reduce the levels of C18:3 in the seed oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: BASF AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS SEED, US LLC
    Inventors: Peter Denolf, Benjamin Laga
  • Tomato hybrid SV0599TM
    Patent number: 10477792
    Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of tomato hybrid SV0599TM and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid SV0599TM and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another tomato 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: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventor: Teresa Beck Bunn
  • Tomato line FIRKL13-4132
    Patent number: 10477793
    Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of tomato line FIRKL13-4132. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of line FIRKL13-4132 and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another tomato 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: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventor: Bernardus van den Bosch
  • Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH805584
    Patent number: 10470405
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH805584. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH805584, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH805584 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 CH805584.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Rafael A. Mateo, Richard G. Stelpflug
  • Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH532426
    Patent number: 10470417
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH532426. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH532426, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH532426 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 CH532426.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Christian J. Buffard, Jeffrey M. Sernett, Gary R. Stangland
  • Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH389868
    Patent number: 10470412
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH389868. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH389868, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH389868 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 CH389868.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Sandeep Bhatnagar, Gregory J. Holland, Duane A. Potrzeba, Gary R. Stangland