Patents Examined by Russell P. Kallis
  • Patent number: 7199284
    Abstract: This invention relates to isolated polynucleotides encoding chlorophyllases. The invention also relates to the construction of recombinant DNA fragments comprising all or a portion of the isolated chlorophyllase-encoding polynucleotides, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the recombinant DNA fragment results in production of altered levels of chlorophyllase in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Edgar B. Cahoon, Rebecca E. Cahoon, Catherine J. Thorpe
  • Patent number: 7199288
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 4N0S63222 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 4N0S63222, to the plants of soybean 4N0S63222, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 4N0S63222 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 4N0S63222 with itself or with another soybean variety. 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. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from soybean variety 4N0S63222, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 4N0S63222 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 the cultivar 4N0S63222 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: Nidera Semillas S.A.
    Inventors: Rodolfo Luis Rossi, Bibiana Amalia Ferrari
  • Patent number: 7196252
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 5834401 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 5834401, to the plants of soybean 5834401, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 5834401 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 5834401 with itself or with another soybean variety. 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. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from soybean variety 5834401, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 5834401 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 the cultivar 5834401 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignees: Stine Seed Farm, Inc., Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventor: William H. Eby
  • Patent number: 7196247
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated isoflavone synthase 1 (IFS1) promoter nucleic acid fragment. The invention also relates to the construction of chimeric genes comprising all or a portion of the IFS1 promoter directing the expression of transgenes, in sense or antisense orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Joan T. Odell, Xiaodan Yu, Xu Hu, Guihua Lu
  • Patent number: 7196250
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated CL722114 with high yield potential and tolerance to Roundup™ herbicide, further including the plants and seeds of the cultivar CL722114, methods for producing a soybean plant by crossing the cultivar CL722114 with itself or another soybean plant. The invention also relates to soybean cultivar CL722114 further comprising one or more single gene traits, and to methods of producing a soybean having such traits by introgression, transformation or mutagenesis. The invention also includes using the soybean cultivar CL722114 to produce other soybean cultivars, breeding lines, and progeny.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Donald B. McClure, David S. Lee
  • Patent number: 7196251
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 5621161 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 5621161, to the plants of soybean 5621161, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 5621161 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 5621161 with itself or with another soybean variety. 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. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from soybean variety 5621161, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 5621161 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 the cultivar 5621161 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignees: Stine Seed Farm, Inc., Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventor: William H. Eby
  • Patent number: 7196253
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 5520279 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 5520279, to the plants of soybean 5520279, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 5520279 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 5520279 with itself or with another soybean variety. 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. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from soybean variety 5520279, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 5520279 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 the cultivar 5520279 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignees: Stine Seed Farm, Inc., Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventor: William H. Eby
  • Patent number: 7193140
    Abstract: Soybean cultivar designated 5741081 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 5741081, to the plants of soybean 5741081, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 5741081 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 5741081 with itself or with another soybean variety. 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. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from soybean variety 5741081, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 5741081 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 the cultivar 5741081 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignees: Stine Seed Farm, Inc., Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventor: William H. Eby
  • Patent number: 7189895
    Abstract: This invention pertains to methods of increasing isoflavonoid production in isoflavonoid-producing plants by transforming plants with at least one construct expressing at least a portion of a flavanone 3-hydroxylase, a C1 myb transcription factor, and an R-type myc transcription factor that regulate expression of genes in the phenylpropanoid pathway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Brian McGonigle, Joan T. Odell
  • Patent number: 7186891
    Abstract: The invention features plant cells and plants that include a nucleic acid molecule encoding a chimeric isoprenoid synthase polypeptide including an asymmetrically positioned homologous domain. The chimeric isoprenoid synthases of the invention catalyze the production of isoprenoid reaction products that are not produced when the asymmetrically positioned homologous domain is positioned at its naturally-occurring site in an isoprenoid synthase polypeptide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: University of Kentucky, Research Foundation
    Inventors: Joseph Chappell, Kyoungwhan Back
  • Patent number: 7186895
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated CL727422 with high yield potential and tolerance to Roundup™ herbicide, further including the plants and seeds of the cultivar CL727422, methods for producing a soybean plant by crossing the cultivar CL727422 with itself or another soybean plant. The invention also relates to soybean cultivar CL727422 further comprising one or more single gene traits, and to methods of producing a soybean having such traits by introgression, transformation or mutagenesis. The invention also includes using the soybean cultivar CL727422 to produce other soybean cultivars, breeding lines, and progeny.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Donald B. McClure, David S. Lee
  • Patent number: 7186885
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a viral movement protein. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a substantial portion of the viral movement protein, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the viral movement protein in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Enno Krebbers, Zude Weng, Rebecca E. Cahoon
  • Patent number: 7186886
    Abstract: A protein which has an amino acid sequence shown by SEQ ID NO: 2, 4, 6, 23, 25, 27 or 29, or any of these amino acid sequences modified, and which has activity for transferring an aliphatic acyl group to a glycosyl group at the 5-position of flavonoids, and a gene encoding the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: International Flower Developments Proprietary Limited
    Inventors: Keiko Sakakibara, Toru Nakayama, Tokuzo Nishino
  • Patent number: 7183468
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 4N2V55022 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 4N2V55022, to the plants of soybean 4N2V55022, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 4N2V55022 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 4N2V55022 with itself or with another soybean variety. 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. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from soybean variety 4N2V55022, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 4N2V55022 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 the cultivar 4N2V55022 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Nidera Semillas S.A.
    Inventors: Rodolfo Luis Rossi, Bibiana Amalia Ferrari
  • Patent number: 7179959
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of plant genetic engineering. More specifically, the present invention relates to seed specific gene expression during a defined period of embryogenesis. The present invention provides promoters capable of transcribing heterologous nucleic acid sequences in seeds, and methods of modifying, producing, and using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Renessen LLC
    Inventors: Qi Wang, Lisa M. Weaver, Tim N. Oulmassov, Jeffrey Ahrens, Patrice Dubois, Jeffery Q. Shen
  • Patent number: 7176349
    Abstract: The invention relates to the genetic manipulation of plants to produce polyhydroxyalkanoate, particularly in the peroxisomes. Methods for producing such polymers in plants and host cells are provided. Such methods find use in producing biodegradable thermoplastics in plants and other organisms. Nucleotide molecules, expression cassettes, and genetically manipulated host cells, plants, plant tissues, and seeds are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignees: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Kanwarpal S. Dhugga, Chun Ping Li, Jian G. Dong, William D. Hitz, Matthias Liebergesell, Scott E. Nichols, Kristen K. Briggs
  • Patent number: 7173170
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing plants with a desired phenotypic trait which comprises subjecting plants to mutagenesis, screening chimeric progeny for plants having the desired phenotypic trait, and propagating the survivors. In an embodiment, the phenotypic trait comprises an altered amino acid content. Preferably, the technique is used to generate Nicotiana tobacum plant lines having an increase in at least one amino acid. In a preferred embodiment, the invention provides improved Nicotiana tobacum plant lines producing at least 1.35 nmole of threonine per milligram of dry plant weight. These plants are useful for improving the flavor and aroma of the tobacco.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Reynolds Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Wennuan Liu, Michael Francis Dube, Luis Mayan Dominguez, Jerry Wayne Lawson
  • Patent number: 7173164
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a genetic sequence encoding a polypeptide having aromatic acyl group transfer activity and the use of the genetic sequence and/or its corresponding polypeptide thereof. More particularly, the present invention provides a genetic sequence encoding a polypeptide having aromatic acyl group transfer activity derived from Petunia, Nierembergia and Viola spp. Even more particularly, the present invention relates to a genetic sequence encoding a polypeptide having aromatic acyl group transferase activity to anthocyanidin-rutinoside. The present invention also provides a genetic sequence encoding a polypeptide having aromatic acyl group transferase activity to anthocyanidin 3-O-rutinoside. The instant invention further relates to antisense and sense molecules corresponding to all or part of the subject genetic sequence as well as genetically modified plants as well as cut flowers, parts and reproductive tissue from such plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: International Flower Developments Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: Filippa Brugliera, Ronald Koes
  • Patent number: 7169976
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 5626085 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 5626085, to the plants of soybean 5626085, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 5626085 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 5626085 with itself or with another soybean variety. 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. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from soybean variety 5626085, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 5626085 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 the cultivar 5626085 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignees: Stine Seed Farm, Inc., Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventor: William H. Eby
  • Patent number: 7169982
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method of producing a starch with unique functionality in plants through mutableness, and/or using biotechnology, and/or breeding practices. Further the invention relates to the starch from maize plants and/or other plants which produce starch storing organs which contain low amylose starch which has an amylose content between 1.5% and 15% and preferably between 1.5% and 10% and most preferably 1.5 and 8%. The invention includes starch extracted from such grain due to at least one mutation induced by ethyl methanesulfonate. Additionally, the invention uses a biotechnology approach involving controlling the activity of the granule bound starch synthase enzyme in starch storing organ. The invention includes the use of the starch for its cooking, paste, and gel properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Basf Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Klucinec, Peter L. Keeling, Padma Commuri, Ming-Tang Chang