Patents by Inventor Dakota STARR

Dakota STARR 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).

  • HAPLOID INDUCTION COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20180332790
    Abstract: Provided here are methods of using a mutated patatin-like phospholipase II? (“pPLAII?,” renamed here MATRILINEAL) to induce haploid induction in plants, cloning a pPLAII? to induce haploid induction in plants, and genetically engineering a plant to contain a mutated pPLAII?. Also provided are methods of applying topical and spray chemicals, lipids, and RNAi molecules to plants during pollination in order to induce haploid production. Further provided are methods of chemically treating plants during pollination to induce haploids while also reducing embryo abortion and increasing seed set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Applicant: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Timothy KELLIHER, Brent DELZER, Satya CHINTAMANANI, David Stewart SKIBBE, Zhongying CHEN, Dakota STARR, Sebastian Volker WENDEBORN, Mark LEDSON, Jeffrey David FOWLER