Patents by Inventor Andre R. Abad
Andre R. 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).
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Publication number: 20240167050Abstract: 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 Lepidopteran and Coleopteran. 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: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2024Publication date: May 23, 2024Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: ANDRE R ABAD, HUA DONG, SUE B LO, BRAD POLAND, XIAOMEI SHI, JIMEI WANG, THOMAS CHAD WOLFE, LAN ZHOU
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Patent number: 11920146Abstract: 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 Lepidopteran and Coleopteran. 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: GrantFiled: September 12, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Andre R Abad, Hua Dong, Sue B Lo, Brad Poland, Xiaomei Shi, Jimei Wang, Thomas Chad Wolfe, Lan Zhou
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Publication number: 20230114140Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: ANDRE R. ABAD, THOMAS CHAD WOLFE, LAN ZHOU
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Patent number: 11548922Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 18, 2019Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Inventors: Andre R Abad, Thomas Chad Wolfe, Lan Zhou
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Publication number: 20220411815Abstract: 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 Lepidopteran and Coleopteran. 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: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: ANDRE R. ABAD, HUA DONG, SUE B. LO, BRAD POLAND, XIAOMEI SHI, JIMEI WANG, THOMAS CHAD WOLFE, LAN ZHOU
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Patent number: 11492639Abstract: 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 Lepidopteran and Coleopteran. 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: GrantFiled: November 14, 2018Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Inventors: Andre R Abad, Hua Dong, Sue B Lo, Brad Poland, Xiaomei Shi, Jimei Wang, Thomas Chad Wolfe, Lan Zhou
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Publication number: 20210198686Abstract: 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 Lepidopteran and Coleopteran. 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: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2018Publication date: July 1, 2021Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: ANDRE R ABAD, HUA DONG, SUE B LO, BRAD POLAND, XIAOMEI SHI, JIMEI WANG, THOMAS CHAD WOLFE, LAN ZHOU
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Patent number: 10480008Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 9, 2015Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: POINEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Andre R. Abad, Andrew C. Crow, Brad Poland, Xiaomei Shi, Thomas C. Wolfe
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Patent number: 10457957Abstract: Compositions and methods for controlling pests are provided. The methods involve transforming organisms with a nucleic acid sequence encoding an insecticidal protein. In particular, the nucleic acid sequences are useful for preparing plants and microorganisms that possess insecticidal activity. Thus, transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, plant tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions are isolated insecticidal proteins and nucleic acids. The sequences find use in the construction of expression vectors for subsequent transformation into organisms of interest, as probes for the isolation of other homologous (or partially homologous) genes. The insecticidal proteins find use in controlling or killing lepidopteran, coleopteran, dipteran, fungal, hemipteran, and nematode pest populations and for producing compositions with insecticidal activity.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED IINTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Andre R Abad, Zhenglin Hou, Lu Liu, Brad Poland, Ute Schellenberger, Ingrid Udranszky, Jimei Wang, Jun-Zhi Wei, Thomas C Wolfe, Weiping Xie, Lan Zhou, Genhai Zhu
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Publication number: 20190241626Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2019Publication date: August 8, 2019Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Andre R Abad, Thomas Chad Wolfe, Lan Zhou
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Publication number: 20180258444Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: ANDRE R. ABAD, HUA DONG, SUE B. LO, XIAOMEI SHI, THOMAS CHAD WOLFE
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Patent number: 10000769Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 31, 2015Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Andre R. Abad, Hua Dong, Sue B. Lo, Xiaomei Shi, Thomas Chad Wolfe
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Publication number: 20180094278Abstract: Compositions and methods for controlling pests are provided. The methods involve transforming organisms with a nucleic acid sequence encoding an insecticidal protein. In particular, the nucleic acid sequences are useful for preparing plants and microorganisms that possess insecticidal activity. Thus, transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, plant tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions are isolated insecticidal proteins and nucleic acids. The sequences find use in the construction of expression vectors for subsequent transformation into organisms of interest, as probes for the isolation of other homologous (or partially homologous) genes. The insecticidal proteins find use in controlling or killing lepidopteran, coleopteran, dipteran, fungal, hemipteran, and nematode pest populations and for producing compositions with insecticidal activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2017Publication date: April 5, 2018Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Andre R Abad, Zhenglin Hou, Lu Liu, Brad Poland, Ute Schellenberger, Ingrid Udranszky, Jimei Wang, Jun-Zhi Wei, Thomas C Wolfe, Weiping Xie, Lan Zhou, Genhai Zhu
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Patent number: 9879277Abstract: Compositions and methods for controlling pests are provided. The methods involve transforming organisms with a nucleic acid sequence encoding an insecticidal protein. In particular, the nucleic acid sequences are useful for preparing plants and microorganisms that possess insecticidal activity. Thus, transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, plant tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions are isolated insecticidal proteins and nucleic acids. The sequences find use in the construction of expression vectors for subsequent transformation into organisms of interest, as probes for the isolation of other homologous (or partially homologous) genes. The insecticidal proteins find use in controlling or killing lepidopteran, coleopteran, dipteran, fungal, hemipteran, and nematode pest populations and for producing compositions with insecticidal activity.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2014Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Andre R. Abad, Zhenglin Hou, Lu Liu, Brad Poland, Ute Schellenberger, Ingrid Udranszky, Jimei Wang, Jun-Zhi Wei, Thomas C. Wolfe, Weiping Xie, Lan Zhou, Genhai Zhu
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Publication number: 20170233759Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2015Publication date: August 17, 2017Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: ANDRE R. ABAD, ANDREW C. CROW, BRAD POLAND, XIAOMEI SHI, THOMAS C. WOLFE
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Publication number: 20170233439Abstract: 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 fmd use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2015Publication date: August 17, 2017Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Andre R. ABAD, Hua DONG, Deirdre M. KAPKA-KITZMAN, Sue B. LO, Xiaomei SHI, Jimei WANG, Thomas Chad WOLFE, Lan ZHOU
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Publication number: 20160376607Abstract: Compositions and methods for controlling pests are provided. The methods involve transforming organisms with a nucleic acid sequence encoding an insecticidal protein. In particular, the nucleic acid sequences are useful for preparing plants and microorganisms that possess insecticidal activity. Thus, transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, plant tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions are isolated insecticidal proteins and nucleic acids. The sequences find use in the construction of expression vectors for subsequent transformation into organisms of interest, as probes for the isolation of other homologous (or partially homologous) genes. The insecticidal proteins find use in controlling or killing lepidopteran, coleopteran, dipteran, fungal, hemipteran, and nematode pest populations and for producing compositions with insecticidal activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2016Publication date: December 29, 2016Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: ANDRE R. ABAD, ZHENGLIN HOU, LU LIU, BRAD POLAND, UTE SCHELLENBERGER, INGRID UDRANSZKY, JIMEI WANG, JUN-ZHI WEI, THOMAS C. WOLFE, WEIPING XIE, LAN ZHOU, GENHAI ZHU
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Patent number: 9403881Abstract: Compositions and methods for controlling pests are provided. The methods involve transforming organisms with a nucleic acid sequence encoding an insecticidal protein. In particular, the nucleic acid sequences are useful for preparing plants and microorganisms that possess insecticidal activity. Thus, transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, plant tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions are isolated insecticidal proteins and nucleic acids. The sequences find use in the construction of expression vectors for subsequent transformation into organisms of interest, as probes for the isolation of other homologous (or partially homologous) genes. The insecticidal proteins find use in controlling or killing lepidopteran, coleopteran, dipteran, fungal, hemipteran, and nematode pest populations and for producing compositions with insecticidal activity.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Andre R Abad, Zhenglin Hou, Lu Liu, Brad Poland, Ute Schellenberger, Ingrid Udranszky, Jimei Wang, Jun-Zhi Wei, Thomas C. Wolfe, Lan Zhou, Genhai Zhu, Weiping Xie
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Patent number: 9404121Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 2, 2014Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Andre R. Abad, Hua Dong, Sue Lo, Xiaomei Shi, Thomas Chad Wolfe
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Publication number: 20160031949Abstract: Compositions and methods for controlling pests are provided. The methods involve transforming organisms with a nucleic acid sequence encoding an insecticidal protein. In particular, the nucleic acid sequences are useful for preparing plants and microorganisms that possess insecticidal activity. Thus, transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, plant tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions are isolated insecticidal proteins and nucleic acids. The sequences find use in the construction of expression vectors for subsequent transformation into organisms of interest, as probes for the isolation of other homologous (or partially homologous) genes. The insecticidal proteins find use in controlling or killing lepidopteran, coleopteran, dipteran, fungal, hemipteran, and nematode pest populations and for producing compositions with insecticidal activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2014Publication date: February 4, 2016Inventors: Andre R. ABAD, Zhenglin HOU, Lu LIU, Brad POLAND, Ute SCHELLENBERGER, Ingrid UDRANSZKY, Jimei WANG, Jun-Zhi WEI, Thomas C. WOLFE, Weiping XIE, Lan ZHOU, Genhai ZHU