Patents by Inventor André Roger Abad

André Roger Abad 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).

  • Broad spectrum insecticidal polypeptide against lepidopteran pests and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 11692013
    Abstract: The disclosure provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the disclosure provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Inventors: Andre Roger Abad, Andrew Carl Crow, Brad Poland, Jimei Wang
  • BROAD SPECTRUM INSECTICIDAL POLYPEPTIDE AGAINST LEPIDOPTERAN PESTS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20210277070
    Abstract: The disclosure provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the disclosure provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: ANDRE ROGER ABAD, ANDREW CARL CROW, BRAD POLAND, JIMEI WANG
  • Broad spectrum insecticidal polypeptide against lepidopteran pests and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 11008371
    Abstract: The disclosure provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the disclosure provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Inventors: Andre Roger Abad, Andrew Carl Crow, Brad Poland, Jimei Wang
  • gene with lepidopteran activity
    Patent number: 10669555
    Abstract: The disclosure provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the disclosure provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Andre Roger Abad, David Charles Cerf, Scott Henry Diehn, Hua Dong, Xiaomei Shi, Thomas Chad Wolfe, Lan Zhou
  • BROAD SPECTRUM INSECTICIDAL POLYPEPTIDE AGAINST LEPIDOPTERAN PESTS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20190270780
    Abstract: The disclosure provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the disclosure provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: ANDRE ROGER ABAD, ANDREW CARL CROW, BRAD POLAND, JIMEI WANG
  • Insecticidal polypeptides having broad spectrum activity and uses thereof
    Patent number: 10287329
    Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera and Coleoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Andre Roger Abad, Thomas Chad Wolfe, Lan Zhou
  • NOVEL BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS GENE WITH LEPIDOPTERAN ACTIVITY
    Publication number: 20190085037
    Abstract: The disclosure provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the disclosure provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: ANDRE ROGER ABAD, DAVID CHARLES CERF, SCOTT HENRY DIEHN, HUA DONG, XIAOMEI SHI, THOMAS CHAD WOLFE, LAN ZHOU
  • INSECTICIDAL POLYPEPTIDES HAVING BROAD SPECTRUM ACTIVITY AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20160194364
    Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera and Coleoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: ANDRE ROGER ABAD, THOMAS CHAD WOLFE, LAN ZHOU
  • NOVEL BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS GENE WITH LEPIDOPTERAN ACTIVITY
    Publication number: 20140352000
    Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Andre Roger Abad, Hua Dong, Sue Lo, Xiaomei Shi, Thomas Chad Wolfe
  • NOVEL BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS GENE WITH LEPIDOPTERAN ACTIVITY
    Publication number: 20140352001
    Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Andre Roger Abad, Hua Dong, Sue Lo, Xiaomei Shi, Thomas Chad Wolfe
  • Novel Bacillus thuringiensis Gene with Coleopteran Activity
    Publication number: 20110154537
    Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Coleoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Andre Roger Abad, Hua Dong, Sue B. Lo, Xiaomei Shi
  • Novel Bacillus thuringiensis Gene with Coleopteran Activity
    Publication number: 20110154535
    Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Coleoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Andre Roger Abad, Hua Dong, Sue B. Lo, Xiaomei Shi, Thomas C. Wolfe
  • Novel Bacillus thuringiensis Gene with Lepidopteran Activity
    Publication number: 20110154536
    Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Andre Roger Abad, Hua Dong, Deirdre M. Kapka-Kitzman, Sue B. Lo, Xiaomei Shi
  • Novel Bacillus thuringiensis Gene with Lepidopteran Activity
    Publication number: 20110112013
    Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: André Roger Abad, Hua Dong, Sue B. Lo, Xiaomei Shi, Thomas Chad Wolfe