Patents by Inventor Andrew F. Worden

Andrew F. Worden 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).

  • Publication number: 20230374529
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for the repair of site specific nuclease binding sites by targeted integration and/or targeted excision of one or more sequences into a cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE LLC
    Inventors: DAVID R. CORBIN, WEI CHEN, STEPHEN NOVAK, RYAN M. LEE, SANDEEP KUMAR, ANDREW ASBERRY, ANDREW F. WORDEN
  • Patent number: 11634721
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for the repair of site specific nuclease binding sites by targeted integration and/or targeted excision of one or more sequences into a cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Inventors: David R. Corbin, Wei Chen, Stephen Novak, Ryan M. Lee, Sandeep Kumar, Andrew Asberry, Andrew F. Worden
  • Publication number: 20230117437
    Abstract: The current disclosure relates to methods and compositions for improving plant varieties through plant breeding and plant genetics. For instance, the disclosure concerns increasing the recombination frequency of a heterozygous trait genetically linked to a second trait within plants. Further, the disclosure concerns breaking the genetic linkage between a first allele and a second allele.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE LLC
    Inventors: SANDEEP KUMAR, RYAN M. LEE, STEPHEN NOVAK, ANDREW F. WORDEN
  • Patent number: 11519000
    Abstract: The current disclosure relates to methods and compositions for improving plant varieties through plant breeding and plant genetics. For instance, the disclosure concerns increasing the recombination frequency of a heterozygous trait genetically linked to a second trait within plants. Further, the disclosure concerns breaking the genetic linkage between a first allele and a second allele.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE LLC
    Inventors: Sandeep Kumar, Ryan M. Lee, Stephen Novak, Andrew F. Worden
  • Publication number: 20200377899
    Abstract: The current disclosure relates to methods and compositions for improving plant varieties through plant breeding and plant genetics. For instance, the disclosure concerns increasing the recombination frequency of a heterozygous trait genetically linked to a second trait within plants. Further, the disclosure concerns breaking the genetic linkage between a first allele and a second allele.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Sandeep Kumar, Ryan M. Lee, Stephen Novak, Andrew F. Worden
  • Patent number: 10781455
    Abstract: The current disclosure relates to methods and compositions for improving plant varieties through plant breeding and plant genetics. For instance, the disclosure concerns increasing the recombination frequency of a heterozygous trait genetically linked to a second trait within plants. Further, the disclosure concerns breaking the genetic linkage between a first allele and a second allele.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Sandeep Kumar, Andrew F. Worden, Stephen Novak, Ryan M. Lee
  • Patent number: 10669551
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for targeted integration of an exogenous sequence into a predetermined target site in a plant genome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignees: Dow AgroSciences LLC, Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Qihua C. Cai, Jeffrey C. Miller, William M. Ainley, Robbi J. Garrison, Joseph F. Petolino, Beth C. Rubin-Wilson, Lisa L. Schulenberg, Andrew F. Worden
  • Patent number: 10450577
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for promoting transcription of a nucleotide sequence in a plant or plant cell, employing a promoter from a Panicum virgatum metallothionein-like gene (mtl). Some embodiments relate to a promoter from a Panicum virgatum metallothionein-like gene (mtl) that functions in plants to promote transcription of operably linked nucleotide sequences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Sandeep Kumar, Daren Hemingway, Carla Ausmus, Andrew F. Worden, Andrew Asberry
  • Patent number: 10443067
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for promoting transcription of a nucleotide sequence in a plant or plant cell, employing a promoter from a Brachypodium distachyon metallothionein-like gene (mtl). Some embodiments relate to a promoter from a Brachypodium distachyon metallothionein-like gene (mtl) that functions in plants to promote transcription of operably linked nucleotide sequences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Sandeep Kumar, Daren Hemingway, Carla Ausmus, Andrew F. Worden, Andrew Asberry
  • Patent number: 10294485
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for promoting transcription and translation of a nucleotide sequence in a plant or plant cell, employing a 3?UTR from Arabidopsis thaliana Ubiquitin C9 gene. Some embodiments relate to a 3? UTR from a Arabidopsis thaliana Ubiquitin C9 gene that functions in plants to terminate transcription of operably linked nucleotide sequences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Manju Gupta, Sara Bennett, Andrew F. Worden
  • Publication number: 20180163218
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for the repair of site specific nuclease binding sites by targeted integration and/or targeted excision of one or more sequences into a cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: David H. Corbin, Wei Chen, Stephen Novak, Ryan M. Lee, Sandeep Kumar, Andrew Asberry, Andrew F. Worden
  • Publication number: 20180142249
    Abstract: Compositions and methods to modify at least one target locus in a plant cell are provided, which comprises providing a plant cell, a plant, or a plant part with one or more target loci and one or more donor loci, providing at least one cleaving site specific nuclease to produce a double strand break within the target loci, followed by non-homologous end joining of at least one donor locus within at least one target locus. Target loci, donor loci and nuclease loci used in these methods, and plant cells, plants and plant parts comprising these target loci, donor loci, nuclease loci and/or the recombined loci are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Sandeep Kumar, Joseph F. Petolino, Andrew F. Worden, Pierluigi Barone, Matthew A. Simpson, Tonya L. Strange
  • Publication number: 20180087064
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for promoting transcription of a nucleotide sequence in a plant or plant cell, employing a promoter from a Panicum virgatum metallothionein-like gene (mtl). Some embodiments relate to a promoter from a Panicum virgatum metallothionein-like gene (mtl) that functions in plants to promote transcription of operably linked nucleotide sequences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Sandeep Kumar, Daren Hemingway, Carla Ausmus, Andrew F. Worden, Andrew Asberry
  • Publication number: 20180087063
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for promoting transcription of a nucleotide sequence in a plant or plant cell, employing a promoter from a Brachypodium distachyon metallothionein-like gene (mtl). Some embodiments relate to a promoter from a Brachypodium distachyon metallothionein-like gene (mtl) that functions in plants to promote transcription of operably linked nucleotide sequences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Sandeep Kumar, Daren Hemingway, Carla Ausmus, Andrew F. Worden, Andrew Asberry
  • Patent number: 9914933
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for promoting transcription of a nucleotide sequence in a plant or plant cell, employing a promoter from a Brachypodium distachyon metallothionein-like gene (mtl). Some embodiments relate to a promoter from a Brachypodium distachyon metallothionein-like gene (mtl) that functions in plants to promote transcription of operably linked nucleotide sequences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Sandeep Kumar, Daren Hemingway, Carla Ausmus, Andrew F. Worden, Andrew Asberry
  • Patent number: 9914934
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for promoting transcription of a nucleotide sequence in a plant or plant cell, employing a promoter from a Panicum virgatum metallothionein-like gene (mtl). Some embodiments relate to a promoter from a Panicum virgatum metallothionein-like gene (mtl) that functions in plants to promote transcription of operably linked nucleotide sequences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Sandeep Kumar, Daren Hemingway, Carla Ausmus, Andrew F. Worden, Andrew Asberry
  • Publication number: 20170362600
    Abstract: The current disclosure relates to methods and compositions for improving plant varieties through plant breeding and plant genetics. For instance, the disclosure concerns increasing the recombination frequency of a heterozygous trait genetically linked to a second trait within plants. Further, the disclosure concerns breaking the genetic linkage between a first allele and a second allele.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Sandeep Kumar, Andrew F. Worden, Stephen Novak, Ryan M. Lee
  • Publication number: 20170298373
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for promoting transcription of a nucleotide sequence in a plant or plant cell, employing a Zea mays GRMZM2G138258 promoter. Some embodiments relate to a Zea mays GRMZM2G138258 promoter that functions in plants to promote transcription of operably linked nucleotide sequences. Other embodiments relate to a Zea mays GRMZM2G138258 3?UTR that functions in plants to terminate transcription of operably linked nucleotide sequences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Manju Gupta, Sandeep Kumar, Shavell Gorman, Andrew F. Worden
  • Publication number: 20170137834
    Abstract: Provided are constructs and methods for expressing a transgene in plant cells and/or plant tissues using Zea mays GRMZM2G015295 gene regulatory elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Manju Gupta, Sandeep Kumar, Navin Elango, Jeffrey Beringer, Shavell Gorman, Andrew F. Worden, Sara Bennett, Daren Hemingway, Wei Chen, Huixia Wu, Ning Zhou, Michelle Sprint Smith
  • Patent number: 9650640
    Abstract: Provided are constructs and methods for expressing a transgene in plant cells and/or plant tissues using the regulatory elements, including the promoters and/or 3?-UTRs, isolated from Panicum virgatum ubiquitin genes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Sandeep Kumar, Andrew F. Worden