Patents Examined by Russell Kallis
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Patent number: 12035714Abstract: Compositions having pesticidal activity and methods for their use are provided. Compositions include isolated and recombinant polypeptides having pesticidal activity, recombinant and synthetic nucleic acid molecules encoding the polypeptides, DNA constructs and vectors comprising the nucleic acid molecules, host cells comprising the vectors, and antibodies to the polypeptides. Nucleotide sequences encoding the polypeptides can be used in DNA constructs or expression cassettes for transformation and expression in organisms of interest. The compositions and methods provided are useful for producing organisms with enhanced pest resistance or tolerance. Transgenic plants and seeds comprising a nucleotide sequence that encodes a pesticidal protein of the invention are also provided. Such plants are resistant to insects and other pests. Methods are provided for producing the various polypeptides disclosed herein, and for using those polypeptides for controlling or killing a pest.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2021Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: AgBiome, Inc.Inventors: Jessica Parks, Kira Bulazel Roberts, Rebecca E. Thayer
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Patent number: 12024712Abstract: Provided herein is the identification and markers and genes associated with day-neutral autoflowering in plants and their use in selecting plants, including Cannabis plants, having autoflowering activity. The markers are useful for breeding autoflowering plants by obtaining nucleic acids, detecting one or more markers that indicate autoflowering activity, and establishing plant lines having such characteristics. Also provided are methods of editing plants to establish plant lines having autoflowering allelic variations.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2022Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: Phylos Bioscience, Inc.Inventors: Erica Bakker, Alisha Holloway, Kristen Waterman
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Patent number: 12018266Abstract: Certain embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and products for enhancing the rate of photosynthesis in a plant. In addition, certain embodiments relate to transgenic plants and progeny thereof which comprise an exogenous Rieske Iron Sulphur protein.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2022Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX ENTERPRISES LIMITEDInventor: Christine Raines
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Patent number: 12018265Abstract: The gene encoding N-methylputrescine oxidase (MPO) and constructs comprising such DNA are provided, including methods of regulating MPO expression independently or with other alkaloid biosynthesis genes to modulate alkaloid production in plants and host cells. MPO genes or fragments thereof are useful for reducing pyrrolidine or tropane alkaloid production in plants, for increasing pyrrolidine or tropane alkaloid production in plants, and for producing an MPO enzyme in host cells.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2022Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: 22nd Century Limited, LLCInventors: Jonathan E Page, Enwu Liu
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Patent number: 12016288Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011215. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011215, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011215 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 CH011215.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2021Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventors: Gregory J. Holland, Jeffrey M. Sernett, Gary R. Stangland, Clinton J. Turnbull
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Patent number: 11980148Abstract: A neutron ray irradiation target apparatus 100 of the present invention is used to irradiate irradiation targets (seeds, etc.) with a neutron ray generated by a neutron ray irradiation apparatus. The neutron ray irradiation target apparatus 100 has a holding means 70 for holding the irradiation targets. The holding means 70 holds at least one closed container 30 which can accommodate the irradiation targets 20 stacked randomly and three-dimensionally. In the case where the irradiation targets are stacked three-dimensionally and accommodated in the closed container, the irradiation targets overlapping each other are irradiated with the neutron ray in a chain reaction fashion. The neutron ray irradiation target apparatus 100 can be used in a method for irradiating a large amount of irradiation targets (seeds of crops, etc.) with a neutron ray, while reducing a required time, thereby efficiently inducing mutations in the irradiation targets.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2022Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: Quantum Flowers & Foods Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroya Isozaki, Norio Kikuchi, Kohei Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 11970702Abstract: The present invention generally relates to methods and materials involved in producing tobacco plants having reduced levels of conversion of nicotine to nornicotine. In certain embodiments, the invention is directed to mutations in a nicotine demethylase gene, tobacco plants comprising mutations in a nicotine demethylase gene, and tobacco compositions and products thereof. In other embodiments, the invention is directed toward nicotine demethylase RNA interference, tobacco plants comprising a nicotine demethylase RNA interference transgene, and tobacco compositions and products thereof.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLCInventors: Dongmei Xu, Mark T. Nielsen, Yanxin Shen
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Patent number: 11963509Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01091775. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01091775. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01091775 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01091775 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventor: Thomas L. Floyd
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Patent number: 11930769Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01091763. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01091763. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01091763 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01091763 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventor: Leandro Mozzoni
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Patent number: 11930756Abstract: A method of plant genetics and plant breeding including wheat plants carrying restorer of fertility genes specific to T. timopheevii CMS cytoplasm.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: LIMAGRAIN EUROPEInventors: Pierrick Varenne, Jordi Comadran, Sébastien Specel, Mickaël Throude, Jérémy Derory
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Patent number: 11930770Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01091765. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01091765. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01091765 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01091765 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventors: James Behm, Thomas L. Floyd
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Patent number: 11930768Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01091702. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01091702. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01091702 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01091702 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventor: Roger L Lussenden
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Patent number: 11926838Abstract: The invention provides specific transgenic cotton plants, plant material and seeds, characterized in that these products harbor a specific herbicide tolerance transformation event at a specific location in the cotton genome. Tools are also provided which allow rapid and unequivocal identification of the event in biological samples.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: BASF AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS SEED US LLCInventors: Stefan Jansens, Rozemarijn Dreesen, Wendy Aartsen, Jonas Vanhaelen, Hal Moser, Ginger Light
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Patent number: 11920140Abstract: Provided herein are methods and systems for altering the genome of an organelle. In some embodiments, the method comprises introducing into an organelle a recombinant DNA construct comprising a first polynucleotide encoding at least one guide RNA and a second polynucleotide encoding a polynucleotide guided polypeptide; and growing a cell comprising the organelle under conditions in which the first polynucleotide and the second polynucleotide are each expressed.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: NAPIGEN, INC.Inventors: Hajime Sakai, Byung-Chun Yoo, Emil Meyer Orozco, Jr., Ganesh Kishore, Narendra Singh Yadav
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Patent number: 11917972Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01091777. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01091777. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01091777 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01091777 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventor: Craig K. Moots
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Patent number: 11895960Abstract: The present invention relates to non-transgenic and transgenic plants, preferably crop plants, comprising a mutation causing an alteration of the amino acid sequence in the CATD domain of the centromere histone H3 (CENH3), preferably within the loop1 or the ?2-helix of the CATD domain, which have the biological activity of a haploid inducer. Further, the present invention provides methods of generating the plants of the present invention and haploid and double haploid plants obtainable by crossing the plants of the present invention with wildtype plants as well as methods of facilitating cytoplasm exchange.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaAInventors: Andreas Houben, Raheleh Karimi-Ashiyani, Takayoshi Ishii, Nils Stein, Jochen Kumlehm, Christof Bolduan, Frank Breuer, Monika Kloiber-Maitz, Markus Niessen, Milena Ouzunova, Britta Schulz, Silke Wieckhorst
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Patent number: 11889811Abstract: The present disclosure provides tobacco inbred plants TND950 (phph) SRC, Narrow Leaf Madole (phph) SRC, Narrow Leaf Madole SRC, CMS TND950 SRC, CMS Narrow Leaf Madole SRC, and CMS KY171 SRC, and hybrids PD7305 SRC, PD7309 SRC, PD7312 SRC, PD7318 SRC, and PD7319 SRC. The present disclosure also provides parts of such plants and products made from those parts. The present disclosure also includes progeny of the provided plants including hybrids.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Marcos Fernando de Godoy Lusso, Andrew Carl Adams
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Patent number: 11871721Abstract: This disclosure relates to a white-fruited, perfect-flowered, bunch grapevine having white fruit due to a non-VvMybA1 genetic mutation. Methods for producing the grapevine can utilize or include, for example, breeding, mutagenesis, recombinant DNA, and/or gene editing. The grapevine can be used to obtain achieve new grape colors and/or new combinations of color and flavor.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2020Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: E&J Gallo WineryInventor: Peter Samuel Melugin Cousins
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Patent number: 11866716Abstract: The present invention generally provides methods to generate plants with high frequency of spontaneous haploid genome doubling for use in doubled haploid production. The invention relates to the BUBR1 nucleic acid and protein sequences identified, which are associated with spontaneous haploid genome doubling.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Lubberstedt, Ursula Karoline Frei
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Patent number: 11864500Abstract: The present invention includes broccoli plants with curds having detached florets and methods for obtaining such broccoli plants. The present invention also provides reagents that can be used in methods for obtaining such broccoli plants.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.Inventors: Franciscus van den Bosch, Meinardus Petrus Boon