Patents by Inventor ANA M. BAILEY

ANA M. BAILEY has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • BIOASSAY FOR GENE SILENCING CONSTRUCTS
    Publication number: 20100257634
    Abstract: The invention provides constructs and methods of screening for constructs useful in conferring resistance in plants to pests by gene silencing. The invention also provides pest-resistant plants transformed with the present constructs. One screening method of the invention comprises the steps of: selecting at least one pest target nucleotide sequence, producing a plurality of dsRNA test agents that target the pest target nucleotide sequence, testing and scoring the plurality of dsRNA test agents for toxicity to the pest, and producing a silencing construct based on a superior-scoring test agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: VENGANZA INC.
    Inventors: ANA M. BAILEY, CHARLES NIBLETT