Patents by Inventor Caleb Knepper

Caleb Knepper 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).

  • EFFECTS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTATIONS TO IMPROVE HERBICIDE RESISTANCE/TOLERANCE IN RICE
    Publication number: 20240074374
    Abstract: Rice is described that is tolerant/resistant to AHAS/ALS inhibitors because of a plurality of mutations that act synergistically in providing resistance/tolerance to the herbicide. Tolerance/resistance is due to presence of combined mutations in the rice leading to amino acid substitutions (A205V and G654E) in the AHAS/ALS enzyme. Use of the rice for weed control and methods of producing tolerant/resistant rice are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Dario Bernacchi, Caleb Knepper
  • Effects of a plurality of mutations to improve herbicide resistance/tolerance in rice
    Patent number: 11877553
    Abstract: Rice is described that is tolerant/resistant to AHAS/ALS inhibitors because of a plurality of mutations that act synergistically in providing resistance/tolerance to the herbicide. Tolerance/resistance is due to presence of combined mutations in the rice leading to amino acid substitutions (A205V and G654E) in the AHAS/ALS enzyme. Use of the rice for weed control and methods of producing tolerant/resistant rice are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: RiceTec, Inc.
    Inventors: Dario Bernacchi, Caleb Knepper
  • EFFECTS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTATIONS TO IMPROVE HERBICIDE RESISTANCE/TOLERANCE IN RICE
    Publication number: 20240008436
    Abstract: Rice is described that is tolerant/resistant to AHAS/ALS inhibitors because of a plurality of mutations that act synergistically in providing resistance/tolerance to the herbicide. Tolerance/resistance is due to presence of combined mutations in the rice leading to amino acid substitutions (A205V and G654E) in the AHAS/ALS enzyme. Use of the rice for weed control and methods of producing tolerant/resistant rice are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Dario Bernacchi, Caleb Knepper
  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR COMBINATIONS OF MUTATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH HERBICIDE RESISTANCE/TOLERANCE IN RICE
    Publication number: 20210324403
    Abstract: Rice is described that is tolerant/resistant to herbicides, for example, ACCase inhibitors, and HPPD inhibitors, or both. For ACCase inhibitors, 2 different chromosome regions act synergistically in providing resistance/tolerance to the same herbicide class. Use of the herbicide resistant/tolerant rice for weed control and methods of producing tolerant/resistant rice are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Dario Bernacchi, Caleb Knepper, Russell D. Rasmussen, Federico Cuevas, Venu Reddyvari Channarayappa, Melissa Hinga, Melissa Shannon Moon
  • Methods and compositions for combinations of mutations associated with herbicide resistance/tolerance in rice
    Patent number: 11130959
    Abstract: Rice is described that is tolerant/resistant to herbicides, for example, ACCase inhibitors, and HPPD inhibitors, or both. For ACCase inhibitors, 2 different chromosome regions act synergistically in providing resistance/tolerance to the same herbicide class. Use of the herbicide resistant/tolerant rice for weed control and methods of producing tolerant/resistant rice are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: RICETEC, INC.
    Inventors: Dario Bernacchi, Caleb Knepper, Russell D. Rasmussen, Federico Cuevas, Venu Reddyvari Channarayappa, Melissa Hinga, Melissa Shannon Moon
  • EFFECTS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTATIONS TO IMPROVE HERBICIDE RESISTANCE/TOLERANCE IN RICE
    Publication number: 20180216128
    Abstract: Rice is described that is tolerant/resistant to AHAS/ALS inhibitors because of a plurality of mutations that act synergistically in providing resistance/tolerance to the herbicide. Tolerance/resistance is due to presence of combined mutations in the rice leading to amino acid substitutions (A205V and G654E) in the AHAS/ALS enzyme. Use of the rice for weed control and methods of producing tolerant/resistant rice are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Dario Bernacchi, Caleb Knepper
  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR COMBINATIONS OF MUTATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH HERBICIDE RESISTANCE/TOLERANCE IN RICE
    Publication number: 20180066276
    Abstract: Rice is described that is tolerant/resistant to herbicides, for example, ACCase inhibitors, and HPPD inhibitors, or both. For ACCase inhibitors, 2 different chromosome regions act synergistically in providing resistance/tolerance to the same herbicide class. Use of the herbicide resistant/tolerant rice for weed control and methods of producing tolerant/resistant rice are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Dario Bernacchi, Caleb Knepper, Russell D. Rasmussen, Federico Cuevas, Venu Reddyvari Channarayappa, Melissa Hinga, Melissa Shannon Moon
  • Method of enhancing plant drought tolerance by expression of NDR1
    Patent number: 9644213
    Abstract: A method of producing improved drought tolerance in a plant by introducing into a plant or plant part a vector having a nucleic acid molecule which expresses or increases a polypeptide that confers drought tolerance compared to a plant in which no vector with the nucleic acid is introduced. The polypeptide is a NON-RACE-SPECIFIC DISEASE RESISTANCE 1 (NDR1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Brad Day, Patricia Santos, Caleb Knepper
  • METHOD OF ENHANCING PLANT DROUGHT TOLERANCE BY EXPRESSION OF NDR1
    Publication number: 20150047070
    Abstract: A method of producing improved drought tolerance in a plant by introducing into a plant or plant part a vector having a nucleic acid molecule which expresses or increases a polypeptide that confers drought tolerance compared to a plant in which no vector with the nucleic acid is introduced. The polypeptide is a NON-RACE-SPECIFIC DISEASE RESISTANCE 1 (NDR1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Brad Day, Patricia Santos, Caleb Knepper