Patents by Inventor Cara L. Griffith

Cara L. Griffith 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).

  • Patent number: 11952579
    Abstract: A recombinant DNA construct is disclosed. When the recombinant DNA construct is expressed in a plant or a plant cell, endogenous HD-Zip class II proteins become less able to repress DNA transcription of the genes they typically regulate. The recombinant DNA construct can be expressed in plant cells to produce plants with enhanced phenotypes. Methods of making transgenic plants comprising the recombinant DNA construct, and plants produced thereby are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Cara L. Griffith, Abha Khandelwal, Paul J. Loida, Elena A. Rice, Rebecca L. Thompson, Sivalinganna Manjunath
  • Publication number: 20240093221
    Abstract: This disclosure provides recombinant DNA constructs and transgenic plants having enhanced traits such as increased yield, increased nitrogen use efficiency, and enhanced drought tolerance or water use efficiency. Transgenic plants may include field crops as well as plant propagules and progeny of such transgenic plants. Methods of making and using such transgenic plants are also provided. This disclosure also provides methods of producing seed from such transgenic plants, growing such seed, and selecting progeny plants with enhanced traits. Also disclosed are transgenic plants with altered phenotypes which are useful for screening and selecting transgenic events for the desired enhanced trait.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Edwards M. Allen, Bettina Darveaux, Stephen M. Duff, Mary Fernandes, Barry S. Goldman, Cara L. Griffith, Balasulojini Karunanandaa, Saritha V. Kuriakose, Paul J. Loida, Linda L. Lutfiyya, Robert J. Meister, Monnanda S. Rajani, Dhanalakshmi Ramachandra, Elena A. Rice, Daniel Ruzicka, Anagha M. Sant, Jon J. Schmuke, Rebecca L. Thompson, Srikanth Babu Venkatachalayya, Tyamagondlu V. Venkatesh, Huai Wang, Xiao Yang, Qin Zeng, Jianmin Zhao
  • Patent number: 11873502
    Abstract: This disclosure provides recombinant DNA constructs and transgenic plants having enhanced traits such as increased yield, increased nitrogen use efficiency, and enhanced drought tolerance or water use efficiency. Transgenic plants may include field crops as well as plant propagules and progeny of such transgenic plants. Methods of making and using such transgenic plants are also provided. This disclosure also provides methods of producing seed from such transgenic plants, growing such seed, and selecting progeny plants with enhanced traits. Also disclosed are transgenic plants with altered phenotypes which are useful for screening and selecting transgenic events for the desired enhanced trait.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Edwards M. Allen, Bettina Darveaux, Stephen M. Duff, Mary Fernandes, Barry S. Goldman, Cara L. Griffith, Balasulojini Karunanandaa, Saritha V Kuriakose, Paul J. Loida, Linda L Lutfiyya, Robert J. Meister, Monnanda S. Rajani, Dhanalakshmi Ramachandra, Elena A. Rice, Daniel Ruzicka, Anagha M. Sant, Jon J. Schmuke, Rebecca L. Thompson, Srikanth Babu Venkatachalayya, Tyamagondlu V. Venkatesh, Huai Wang, Xiao Yang, Qin Zeng, Jianmin Zhao
  • Patent number: 11845949
    Abstract: The invention provides a transgenic corn event MON 95379, plants, plant cells, seeds, plant parts, progeny plants, and commodity products comprising event MON 95379. The invention also provides polynucleotides specific for event MON 95379 and methods for using and detecting event MON 95379 as well as plants, plant cells, seeds, plant pails, progeny plants, and commodity products comprising event MON 95379.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Heather M. Anderson, Sarah L. Brown, Renato A. Carvalho, Ancideriton A. Castro, Katherine M. Dunkmann, Adam J. Evans, Stanislaw Flasinski, Cara L. Griffith, Tianxiang Shen, Todd R. Smith, Heidi M. Windler
  • Publication number: 20220195452
    Abstract: This disclosure provides recombinant DNA constructs and transgenic plants having enhanced traits such as increased yield, increased nitrogen use efficiency, and enhanced drought tolerance or water use efficiency. Transgenic plants may include field crops as well as plant propagules and progeny of such transgenic plants. Methods of making and using such transgenic plants are also provided. This disclosure also provides methods of producing seed from such transgenic plants, growing such seed, and selecting progeny plants with enhanced traits. Also disclosed are transgenic plants with altered phenotypes which are useful for screening and selecting transgenic events for the desired enhanced trait.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Edwards M. ALLEN, Bettina DARVEAUX, Stephen M. DUFF, Mary FERNANDES, Barry S. GOLDMAN, Cara L. GRIFFITH, Balasulojini KARUNANANDAA, Saritha V. KURIAKOSE, Paul J. LOIDA, Linda L. LUTFIYYA, Robert J. MEISTER, Monnanda S. RAJANI, Dhanalakshmi RAMACHANDRA, Elena A. RICE, Daniel RUZICKA, Anagha M. SANT, Jon J. SCHMUKE, Rebecca L. THOMPSON, Srikanth Babu VENKATACHALAYYA, Tyamagondlu V. VENKATESH, Huai WANG, Xiao YANG, Qin ZENG, Jianmin ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20220049268
    Abstract: The invention provides a transgenic corn event MON 95379, plants, plant cells, seeds, plant parts, progeny plants, and commodity products comprising event MON 95379. The invention also provides polynucleotides specific for event MON 95379 and methods for using and detecting event MON 95379 as well as plants, plant cells, seeds, plant pails, progeny plants, and commodity products comprising event MON 95379.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Heather M. Anderson, Sarah L. Brown, Renato A. Carvalho, Ancideriton A. Castro, Katherine M. Dunkmann, Adam J. Evans, Stanislaw Flasinski, Cara L. Griffith, Tianxiang Shen, Todd R. Smith, Heidi M. Windler
  • Patent number: 11198887
    Abstract: The invention provides a transgenic corn event MON 95379, plants, plant cells, seeds, plant parts, progeny plants, and commodity products comprising event MON 95379. The invention also provides polynucleotides specific for event MON 95379 and methods for using and detecting event MON 95379 as well as plants, plant cells, seeds, plant parts, progeny plants, and commodity products comprising event MON 95379.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Heather M. Anderson, Sarah L. Brown, Renato A. Carvalho, Ancideriton A. Castro, Katherine M. Dunkmann, Adam J. Evans, Stanislaw Flasinski, Cara L. Griffith, Tianxiang Shen, Todd R. Smith, Heidi M. Windler
  • Publication number: 20210095300
    Abstract: A recombinant DNA construct is disclosed. When the recombinant DNA construct is expressed in a plant or a plant cell, endogenous HD-Zip class II proteins become less able to repress DNA transcription of the genes they typically regulate. The recombinant DNA construct can be expressed in plant cells to produce plants with enhanced phenotypes. Methods of making transgenic plants comprising the recombinant DNA construct, and plants produced thereby are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Cara L. Griffith, Abha Khandelwal, Paul J. Loida, Elena A. Rice, Rebecca L. Thompson, Sivalinganna Manjunath
  • Publication number: 20200362360
    Abstract: This disclosure provides recombinant DNA constructs and modified or transgenic plants having enhanced traits such as increased yield, increased nitrogen use efficiency, and enhanced drought tolerance or water use efficiency. Modified or transgenic plants may include field crops as well as plant propagules, plant parts and progeny of such modified or transgenic plants. Methods of making and using such modified or transgenic plants are also provided, as are methods of producing seed from such modified or transgenic plants, growing such seed, and selecting progeny plants with enhanced traits. Further disclosed are modified or transgenic plants with altered phenotypes or traits which are useful for screening and selecting transgenic events, edits or mutations with a desired enhanced trait.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Robert M. Alba, Edwards M. Allen, Brent Brower-Toland, Molian Deng, Todd DeZwaan, Charles Dietrich, Alexander Goldshmidt, Cara L. Griffith, Miya D. Howell, Niranjani J. Iyer, Hongwu Jia, Saritha V. Kuriakose, Hong Li, Linda L. Lutfiyya, Anil Neelam, Shengzhi Pang, Mingsheng Peng, Monnanda Somaiah Rajani, Daniel Ruzicka, Daniel P. Schachtman, Vijay K. Sharma, Tyamagondlu V. Venkatesh, Huai Wang, Xiaoyun Wu, Nanfei Xu
  • Patent number: 10829773
    Abstract: A recombinant DNA construct is disclosed. When the recombinant DNA construct is expressed in a plant or a plant cell, endogenous HD-Zip class II proteins become less able to repress DNA transcription of the genes they typically regulate. The recombinant DNA construct can be expressed in plant cells to produce plants with enhanced phenotypes. Methods of making transgenic plants comprising the recombinant DNA construct, and plants produced thereby are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Cara L. Griffith, Abha Khandelwal, Paul J. Loida, Elena A. Rice, Rebecca L. Thompson, Sivalinganna Manjunath
  • Publication number: 20200199612
    Abstract: This disclosure provides recombinant DNA constructs and transgenic plants having enhanced traits such as increased yield, increased nitrogen use efficiency, and enhanced drought tolerance or water use efficiency. Transgenic plants may include field crops as well as plant propagules and progeny of such transgenic plants. Methods of making and using such transgenic plants are also provided. This disclosure also provides methods of producing seed from such transgenic plants, growing such seed, and selecting progeny plants with enhanced traits. Also disclosed are transgenic plants with altered phenotypes which are useful for screening and selecting transgenic events for the desired enhanced trait.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Edwards M. ALLEN, Bettina DARVEAUX, Stephen M. Duff, Mary FERNANDES, Barry S. GOLDMAN, Cara L. GRIFFITH, Balasulojini KARUNANANDAA, Saritha V. KURIAKOSE, Paul J. LOIDA, Linda L. LUTFIYYA, Robert J. MEISTER, Monnanda S. RAJANI, Dhanalakshmi RAMACHANDRA, Elena A. RICE, Daniel RUZICKA, Anagha M. SANT, Jon J. SCHMUKE, Rebecca L. THOMPSON, Srikanth Babu VENKATACHALAYYA, Tyamagondlu V. VENKATESH, Huai WANG, Xiao YANG, Qin ZENG, Jianmin ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20200032289
    Abstract: The invention provides a transgenic corn event MON 95379, plants, plant cells, seeds, plant parts, progeny plants, and commodity products comprising event MON 95379. The invention also provides polynucleotides specific for event MON 95379 and methods for using and detecting event MON 95379 as well as plants, plant cells, seeds, plant parts, progeny plants, and commodity products comprising event MON 95379.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Heather M. Anderson, Sarah L. Brown, Renato A. Carvalho, Ancideriton A. Castro, Katherine M. Dunkmann, Adam J. Evans, Stanislaw Flasinski, Cara L. Griffith, Tianxiang Shen, Todd R. Smith, Heidi M. Windler
  • Publication number: 20160257968
    Abstract: A recombinant DNA construct is disclosed. When the recombinant DNA construct is expressed in a plant or a plant cell, endogenous HD-Zip class II proteins become less able to repress DNA transcription of the genes they typically regulate. The recombinant DNA construct can be expressed in plant cells to produce plants with enhanced phenotypes. Methods of making transgenic plants comprising the recombinant DNA construct, and plants produced thereby are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Cara L. Griffith, Abha Khandelwal, JR., Paul J. Loida, Elena A. Rice, Rebecca L. Thompson, Sivalinganna Manjunath