Patents by Inventor Andrew C. Crow

Andrew C. Crow 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).

  • Insecticidal polypeptides having broad spectrum activity and uses thereof
    Patent number: 10480008
    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: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: POINEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Andre R. Abad, Andrew C. Crow, Brad Poland, Xiaomei Shi, Thomas C. Wolfe
  • INSECTICIDAL POLYPEPTIDES HAVING BROAD SPECTRUM ACTIVITY AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20170233759
    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: October 9, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: ANDRE R. ABAD, ANDREW C. CROW, BRAD POLAND, XIAOMEI SHI, THOMAS C. WOLFE
  • Root-preferred promoter and methods of use
    Patent number: 9273322
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for regulating expression of heterologous nucleotide sequences in a plant. Compositions include a novel nucleotide sequence for a promoter for the gene encoding Sorghum bicolor pLTP. A method for expressing a heterologous nucleotide sequence in a plant using the promoter sequences disclosed herein is provided. The method comprises transforming a plant or plant cell with a nucleotide sequence operably linked to one of the promoters of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INC
    Inventors: Andrew C. Crow, Scott Diehn, Brooke Peterson-Burch
  • Root-preferred promoter and methods of use
    Patent number: 9243258
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for regulating expression of heterologous nucleotide sequences in a plant. Compositions include a novel nucleotide sequence for a promoter for the gene encoding Sorghum bicolor TIP2-3. A method for expressing a heterologous nucleotide sequence in a plant using the promoter sequences disclosed herein is provided. The method comprises transforming a plant or plant cell with a nucleotide sequence operably linked to one of the promoters of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INC
    Inventors: Andrew C. Crow, Scott Diehn, Brooke Peterson-Burch
  • Root-Preferred Promoter and Methods of Use
    Publication number: 20140283205
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for regulating expression of heterologous nucleotide sequences in a plant. Compositions include a novel nucleotide sequence for a promoter for the gene encoding Sorghum bicolor TIP2-3. A method for expressing a heterologous nucleotide sequence in a plant using the promoter sequences disclosed herein is provided. The method comprises transforming a plant or plant cell with a nucleotide sequence operably linked to one of the promoters of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew C. Crow, Scott Diehn, Brooke Peterson-Burch
  • Root-Preferred Promoter and Methods of Use
    Publication number: 20140283206
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for regulating expression of heterologous nucleotide sequences in a plant. Compositions include a novel nucleotide sequence for a promoter for the gene encoding Sorghum bicolor pLTP. A method for expressing a heterologous nucleotide sequence in a plant using the promoter sequences disclosed herein is provided. The method comprises transforming a plant or plant cell with a nucleotide sequence operably linked to one of the promoters of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew C. Crow, Scott Diehn, Brooke Peterson-Burch