Patents by Inventor Benjamin Laga

Benjamin Laga 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).

  • Brassica plant comprising a mutant indehiscent allele
    Patent number: 11708581
    Abstract: This invention relates to crop plants of which the fruit dehiscence properties are modulated. More specifically the invention relates to improved methods and means for reducing seed shattering, or delaying seed shattering until after harvest, while maintaining at the same time an agronomically relevant treshability of the pods, and for increasing yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: BASF AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS SEED US LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Laga, Bart Den Boer, Bart Lambert
  • Brassica plant comprising a mutant indehiscent allele
    Patent number: 11357189
    Abstract: This invention relates to crop plants of which the fruit dehiscence properties are modulated. More specifically the invention relates to improved methods and means for reducing seed shattering, or delaying seed shattering until after harvest, in plants, while maintaining at the same time an agronomically relevant threshability of the pods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: BASF AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS SEED US LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Laga, Bart den Boer, Bart Lambert
  • Brassica plant comprising mutant fatty acyl-ACP thioesterase alleles
    Patent number: 10837066
    Abstract: The invention relates to crop plants comprising novel seed lipid compositions. Provided are both wild type and mutant nucleic acid molecules encoding Brassica fatty acyl-acyl carrier protein (ACP) thioesterase B proteins (FATB) and the proteins as such. Also provided are Brassica plants, tissue and seeds comprising at least three mutant fatB alleles in their genome, whereby the seed oil fatty acid composition or profile is significantly altered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: BASF AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS SEED, US LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Laga, Bart Den Boer, Bart Lambert
  • Methods for determining fitness in plants
    Patent number: 10793919
    Abstract: Means and methods are provided to produce abiotic stress tolerant plants with improved yield based on the specific identification of a DNA methylation signature in the plants out of a population of the plants. The methods involve identification and utilization of epigenetic features of a plant with high energy use efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Esse Ifebi Herve Akpo, Benjamin Laga, Marc De Block
  • BRASSICA PLANT COMPRISING A MUTANT INDEHISCENT ALLELE
    Publication number: 20200239900
    Abstract: This invention relates to crop plants of which the fruit dehiscence properties are modulated. More specifically the invention relates to improved methods and means for reducing seed shattering, or delaying seed shattering until after harvest, while maintaining at the same time an agronomically relevant treshability of the pods, and for increasing yield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Benjamin LAGA, Bart DEN BOER, Bart LAMBERT
  • plant comprising a mutant indehiscent allele
    Patent number: 10619165
    Abstract: This invention relates to crop plants of which the fruit dehiscence properties are modulated. More specifically the invention relates to improved methods and means for reducing seed shattering, or delaying seed shattering until after harvest, while maintaining at the same time an agronomically relevant treshability of the pods, and for increasing yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: BASF AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS SEED, US LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Laga, Bart Den Boer, Bart Lambert
  • BRASSICA PLANT COMPRISING A MUTANT INDEHISCENT ALLELE
    Publication number: 20190364780
    Abstract: This invention relates to crop plants of which the fruit dehiscence properties are modulated. More specifically the invention relates to improved methods and means for reducing seed shattering, or delaying seed shattering until after harvest, in plants, while maintaining at the same time an agronomically relevant threshability of the pods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Benjamin LAGA, Bart den BOER, Bart LAMBERT
  • plants with modified seed oil composition
    Patent number: 10494642
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Brassica plants comprising mutant FAD2 genes, FAD2 nucleic acid sequences and proteins, as well as methods for generating and identifying said plants and alleles, which can be used to plants with increased levels of C18:1 in the seed oil. The invention further relates to combining the mutant FAD2 alleles with mutant FAD3 alleles to increase the levels of C18:1 and reduce the levels of C18:3 in the seed oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: BASF AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS SEED, US LLC
    Inventors: Peter Denolf, Benjamin Laga
  • plant comprising a mutant ALCATRAZ allele
    Patent number: 10480004
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Brassica plants comprising mutant ALC genes, ALC nucleic acid sequences and proteins, as well as methods for generating and identifying said plants and alleles, which can be used to plants with increased podshatter resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: BASF AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS SEED, US LLC
    Inventor: Benjamin Laga
  • plant comprising a mutant indehiscent allele
    Patent number: 10426118
    Abstract: This invention relates to crop plants of which the fruit dehiscence properties are modulated. More specifically the invention relates to improved methods and means for reducing seed shattering, or delaying seed shattering until after harvest, in plants, while maintaining at the same time an agronomically relevant threshability of the pods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: BASF AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS SEED, US LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Laga, Bart den Boer, Bart Lambert
  • BRASSICA PLANTS WITH ALTERED PROPERTIES IN SEED PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20190153456
    Abstract: The present invention relates to plants having increased number of flowers, pod and increased thousand seed weight (TSW). More specifically, the invention relates to Brassica plants in which expression of Cytokinin oxidase 5 or Cytokinin oxidase 5 and 3 is functionally reduced. Provided are Brassica plants comprising mutant CKX alleles, and Brassica plants in which expression of CKX is reduced. Also provided are methods and means to produce Brassica plants with increased number of flowers, pod or TSW.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Freya LAMMERTYN, Marc BOTS, Benjamin LAGA, Ralf-Christian SCHMIDT, Julia SCHMIDT, Celine MOUCHEL
  • Brassica plants comprising mutant DA1 alleles
    Patent number: 10287603
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and means to increase seed weight in Brassica. More specifically, the invention relates to mutant DA1 genes in Brassica plants and the use thereof to seed weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: BAYER CROPSCIENCE NV
    Inventors: Marc Bots, Benjamin Laga, Celine Mouchel
  • BRASSICA PLANTS WITH MODIFIED SEED OIL COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20190024106
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Brassica plants comprising mutant FAD2 genes, FAD2 nucleic acid sequences and proteins, as well as methods for generating and identifying said plants and alleles, which can be used to plants with increased levels of C18:1 in the seed oil. The invention further relates to combining the mutant FAD2 alleles with mutant FAD3 alleles to increase the levels of C18:1 and reduce the levels of C18:3 in the seed oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Peter DENOLF, Benjamin LAGA
  • METHODS FOR DETERMINING FITNESS IN PLANTS
    Publication number: 20180209000
    Abstract: Means and methods are provided to produce abiotic stress tolerant plants with improved yield based on the specific identification of a DNA methylation signature in the plants out of a population of the plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Esse Ifebi Herve Akpo, Benjamin Laga, Marc De Block
  • plants comprising mutant alleles
    Patent number: 9920303
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Brassica plants comprising mutant FAD3 alleles, FAD3 nucleic acid sequences and proteins, as well as methods for generating and identifying said plants and alleles, which can be used to obtain seed oil with a reduced alpha-linolenic acid content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: BAYER CROPSCIENCE NV
    Inventors: Benjamin Laga, Peter Denolf
  • Methods for determining fitness in plants
    Patent number: 9914981
    Abstract: Means and methods are provided to produce abiotic stress tolerant plants with improved yield based on the specific identification of a DNA methylation signature in the plants out of a population of the plants. The methods involve identification and utilization of epigenetic features of a plant with high energy use efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Bayer CropScience N.V.
    Inventors: Esse Ifebi Herve Akpo, Benjamin Laga, Marc De Block
  • BRASSICA PLANT COMPRISING A MUTANT INDEHISCENT ALLELE
    Publication number: 20170055480
    Abstract: This invention relates to crop plants of which the fruit dehiscence properties are modulated. More specifically the invention relates to improved methods and means for reducing seed shattering, or delaying seed shattering until after harvest, in plants, while maintaining at the same time an agronomically relevant threshability of the pods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Benjamin LAGA, Bart den BOER, Bart LAMBERT
  • plant comprising a mutant INDEHISCENT allele
    Patent number: 9475849
    Abstract: This invention relates to crop plants of which the fruit dehiscence properties are modulated. More specifically the invention relates to improved methods and means for reducing seed shattering, or delaying seed shattering until after harvest, in plants, while maintaining at the same time an agronomically relevant threshability of the pods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Bayer CropScience N.V.
    Inventors: Benjamin Laga, Bart den Boer, Bart Lambert
  • BRASSICA PLANTS COMPRISING MUTANT DA1 ALLELES
    Publication number: 20160040180
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and means to increase seed weight in Brassica. More specifically, the invention relates to mutant DA1 genes in Brassica plants and the use thereof to seed weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Marc BOTS, Benjamin LAGA, Celine MOUCHEL
  • Brassica Plant Comprising Mutant Fatty ACYL-ACP Thioesterase Alleles
    Publication number: 20150232951
    Abstract: The invention relates to crop plants comprising novel seed lipid compositions. Provided are both wild type and mutant nucleic acid molecules encoding Brassica fatty acyl-acyl carrier protein (ACP) thioesterase B proteins (FATB) and the proteins as such. Also provided are Brassica plants, tissue and seeds comprising at least three mutant fatB alleles in their genome, whereby the seed oil fatty acid composition or profile is significantly altered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Benjamin LAGA, Bart DEN BOER, Bart LAMBERT