Patents by Inventor Andrew WORDEN

Andrew 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).

  • Aryloxyphenoxypropionate tolerance in turfrgass species and use of AAD1 as a selectable marker
    Patent number: 10450549
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the use of a grass-active herbicide postemergently applied to AAD1-transformed turfgrasses to selectively control grass weeds in a turf grass crop. Also described is the use of AAD1 as a selectable marker in the production of transgenic turfgrass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Carla N. Yerkes, Barbara A. Zilinskas, Donald J. Merlo, Terry R. Wright, Justin Lira, Nicole Arnold, Gary D. Thompson, Ning Zhou, Andrew Worden
  • regulatory elements and uses thereof
    Patent number: 10047367
    Abstract: Provided are vector constructs and methods for expressing a transgene in plant cells and/or plant tissues using gene regulatory elements, including the promoters, 5?-UTRs, and/or 3?-UTRs, isolated from Zea mays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Manju Gupta, Navin Elango, Karthik N. Muthuraman, Jeffrey Beringer, Sara Bennett, Huixia Wu, Shavell Gorman, Andrew Worden
  • ARYLOXYPHENOXYPROPIONATE TOLERANCE IN TURFRGASS SPECIES AND USE OF AAD1 AS A SELECTABLE MARKER
    Publication number: 20170088855
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the use of a grass-active herbicide postemergently applied to AAD1-transformed turfgrasses to selectively control grass weeds in a turf grass crop. Also described is the use of AAD1 as a selectable marker in the production of transgenic turfgrass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Carla N. Yerkes, Barbara A. Zilinskas, Donald J. Merlo, Terry R. Wright, Justin Lira, Nicole Arnold, Gary D. Thompson, Ning Zhou, Andrew Worden
  • ZEA MAYS REGULATORY ELEMENTS AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150106977
    Abstract: Provided are vector constructs and methods for expressing a transgene in plant cells and/or plant tissues using gene regulatory elements, including the promoters, 5?-UTRs, and/or 3?-UTRs, isolated from Zea mays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Manju GUPTA, Navin ELANGO, Karthik N. MUTHURAMAN, Jeffrey BERINGER, Sara BENNETT, Huixia WU, Shavell GORMAN, Andrew WORDEN