Patents by Inventor Dale Wayne Skalla

Dale Wayne Skalla 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).

  • Genetic markers associated with drought tolerance in maize
    Patent number: 10736289
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter relates to methods and compositions for identifying, selecting, and/or producing drought tolerant maize plants or germplasm. Maize plants or germplasm that have been identified, selected, and/or produced by any of the methods of the presently disclosed subject matter are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Venkata Krishna Kishore, Paul Altendorf, Thomas Joseph Prest, Chris Zinselmeier, Daolong Wang, William Briggs, Sonali Gandhi, David Foster, Christine Chaulk-Grace, Joseph Dallas Clarke, Allen Sessions, Kari Denise Kust, Jon Aaron Tucker Reinders, Libardo Andres Gutierrez Rojas, Meijuan Li, Todd Warner, Nicolas Martin, Robert Lynn Miller, John Arbuckle, Dale Wayne Skalla, Molly Dunn, Gayle Dace, Vance Cary Kramer
  • MicroRNA polymorphisms conferring enhanced drought tolerance in a plant
    Patent number: 10337073
    Abstract: Methods of identifying a single nucleotide polymorphism associated with a plant trait and methods of identifying a plant having an improved trait. The plant trait is correlated with at least one single nucleotide polymorphism in a microRNA region of a plant genome. Isolated nucleic acids, transgenic plants, and methods of producing the same are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Dale Wayne Skalla, Joseph Dallas Clarke, V, Ju-Kyung Yu, Daolong Wang, Jianwei Lu
  • Genetic markers associated with drought tolerance in maize
    Patent number: 10231399
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter relates to methods and compositions for identifying, selecting, and/or producing drought tolerant maize plants or germplasm. Maize plants or germplasm that have been identified, selected, and/or produced by any of the methods of the presently disclosed subject matter are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Venkata Krishna Kishore, Paul Altendorf, Thomas Joseph Prest, Chris Zinselmeier, Daolong Wang, William Briggs, Sonali Gandhi, David Foster, Christine Chaulk-Grace, Joseph Dallas Clarke, V, Allen Sessions, Kari Denise Kust, Jon Aaron Tucker Reinders, Libardo Andres Gutierrez Rojas, Meijuan Li, Todd Warner, Nicolas Martin, Robert Lynn Miller, John Arbuckle, Dale Wayne Skalla, Molly Dunn, Gayle Dace, Vance Cary Kramer
  • GENETIC MARKERS ASSOCIATED WITH DROUGHT TOLERANCE IN MAIZE
    Publication number: 20180295801
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter relates to methods and compositions for identifying, selecting, and/or producing drought tolerant maize plants or germplasm. Maize plants or germplasm that have been identified, selected, and/or produced by any of the methods of the presently disclosed subject matter are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Venkata Krishna Kishore, Paul Altendorf, Thomas Joseph Prest, Chris Zinselmeier, Daolong Wang, William Briggs, Sonali Gandhi, David Foster, Christine Chaulk-Grace, Joseph Dallas Clarke, Allen Sessions, Kari Denise Kust, Jon Aaron Tucker Reinders, Libardo Andres Gutierrez Rojas, Meijuan Li, Todd Warner, Nicolas Martin, Robert Lynn Miller, John Arbuckle, Dale Wayne Skalla, Molly Dunn, Gayle Dace, Vance Cary Kramer
  • Genetic markers associated with drought tolerance in maize
    Patent number: 10028457
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter relates to methods and compositions for identifying, selecting, and/or producing drought tolerant maize plants or germplasm. Maize plants or germplasm that have been identified, selected, and/or produced by any of the methods of the presently disclosed subject matter are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Venkata Krishna Kishore, Paul Altendorf, Thomas Joseph Prest, Chris Zinselmeier, Daolong Wang, William Briggs, Sonali Gandhi, David Foster, Christine Chaulk-Grace, Joseph Dallas Clarke, V, Allen Sessions, Kari Denise Kust, Jon Aaron Tucker Reinders, Libardo Andres Gutierrez Rojas, Meijuan Li, Todd Warner, Nicolas Martin, Robert Lynn Miller, John Arbuckle, Dale Wayne Skalla, Molly Dunn, Gayle Dace, Vance Cary Kramer
  • MICRORNA POLYMORPHISMS CONFERRING ENHANCED DROUGHT TOLERANCE IN A PLANT
    Publication number: 20170204476
    Abstract: Methods of identifying a single nucleotide polymorphism associated with a plant trait and methods of identifying a plant having an improved trait. The plant trait is correlated with at least one single nucleotide polymorphism in a microRNA region of a plant genome. Isolated nucleic acids, transgenic plants, and methods of producing the same are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Applicant: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Dale Wayne SKALLA, Joseph Dallas CLARKE, V, Ju-Kyung YU, Daolong WANG, Jianwei LU
  • MicroRNA polymorphisms conferring enhanced drought tolerance in a plant
    Patent number: 9644243
    Abstract: Methods of identifying a single nucleotide polymorphism associated with a plant trait and methods of identifying a plant having an improved trait. The plant trait is correlated with at least one single nucleotide polymorphism in a microRNA region of a plant genome. Isolated nucleic acids, transgenic plants, and methods of producing the same are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Dale Wayne Skalla, Joseph Dallas Clarke, V, Ju-Kyung Yu, Daolong Wang, Jianwei Lu
  • GENETIC MARKERS ASSOCIATED WITH DROUGHT TOLERANCE IN MAIZE
    Publication number: 20170049067
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter relates to methods and compositions for identifying, selecting, and/or producing drought tolerant maize plants or germplasm. Maize plants or germplasm that have been identified, selected, and/or produced by any of the methods of the presently disclosed subject matter are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Venkata Krishna KISHORE, Paul ALTENDORF, Thomas Joseph PREST, Chris ZINSELMEIER, Daolong WANG, William BRIGGS, Sonali GANDHI, David FOSTER, Christine Chaulk-GRACE, Joseph Dallas CLARKE, V, Allen SESSIONS, Kari Denise KUST, Jon Aaron Tucker REINDERS, Libardo Andres GUTIERREZ ROJAS, Meijuan LI, Todd WARNER, Nicolas MARTIN, Robert Lynn MILLER, John ARBUCKLE, Dale Wayne SKALLA, Molly DUNN, Gayle DACE, Vance Cary KRAMER
  • Genetic markers associated with drought tolerance in maize
    Patent number: 9526218
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter relates to methods and compositions for identifying, selecting, and/or producing drought tolerant maize plants or germplasm. Maize plants or germplasm that have been identified, selected, and/or produced by any of the methods of the presently disclosed subject matter are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Venkata Krishna Kishore, Paul Altendorf, Thomas Joseph Prest, Chris Zinselmeier, Daolong Wang, William Briggs, Sonali Gandhi, David Foster, Christine Chaulk-Grace, Joseph Dallas Clarke, V, Allen Sessions, Kari Denise Kust, Jon Aaron Tucker Reinders, Libardo Andres Gutierrez Rojas, Meijuan Li, Todd Warner, Nicolas Martin, Robert Lynn Miller, John Arbuckle, Dale Wayne Skalla, Molly Dunn, Gayle Dace, Vance Cary Kramer
  • MICRORNA POLYMORPHISMS CONFERRING ENHANCED DROUGHT TOLERANCE IN A PLANT
    Publication number: 20160355895
    Abstract: Methods of identifying a single nucleotide polymorphism associated with a plant trait and methods of identifying a plant having an improved trait. The plant trait is correlated with at least one single nucleotide polymorphism in a microRNA region of a plant genome. Isolated nucleic acids, transgenic plants, and methods of producing the same are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Dale Wayne SKALLA, Joseph Dallas CLARKE, V, Ju-Kyung YU, Daolong WANG, Jianwei LU
  • MICRORNA POLYMORPHISMS CONFERRING ENHANCED DROUGHT TOLERANCE IN A PLANT
    Publication number: 20160177405
    Abstract: Methods of identifying a single nucleotide polymorphism associated with a plant trait and methods of identifying a plant having an improved trait. The plant trait is correlated with at least one single nucleotide polymorphism in a microRNA region of a plant genome. Isolated nucleic acids, transgenic plants, and methods of producing the same are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Dale Wayne SKALLA, Joseph Dallas CLARKE, V, Ju-Kyung YU, Daolong WANG, Jianwei LU
  • MicroRNA polymorphisms conferring enhanced drought tolerance in a plant
    Patent number: 9309526
    Abstract: Methods of identifying a single nucleotide polymorphism associated with a plant trait and methods of identifying a plant having an improved trait. The plant trait is correlated with at least one single nucleotide polymorphism in a microRNA region of a plant genome. Isolated nucleic acids, transgenic plants, and methods of producing the same are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Dale Wayne Skalla, Joseph Dallas Clarke, V, Ju-Kyung Yu, Daolong Wang, Jianwei Lu
  • Genetic markers associated with drought tolerance in maize
    Patent number: 9060475
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter relates to methods and compositions for identifying, selecting, and/or producing drought tolerant maize plants or germplasm. Maize plants or germplasm that have been identified, selected, and/or produced by any of the methods of the presently disclosed subject matter are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Venkata Krishna Kishore, Paul Altendorf, Thomas Joseph Prest, Chris Zinselmeier, Daolong Wang, William Briggs, Sonali Gandhi, David Foster, Christine Chaulk-Grace, Joseph Dallas Clarke, V, Allen Sessions, Kari Denise Kust, Jon Aaron Tucker Reinders, Libardo Andres Gutierrez Rojas, Meijuan Li, Todd Warner, Nicolas Martin, Robert Lynn Miller, John Arbuckle, Dale Wayne Skalla, Molly Dunn, Gayle Dace, Vance Cary Kramer
  • GENETIC MARKERS ASSOCIATED WITH DROUGHT TOLERANCE IN MAIZE
    Publication number: 20150033406
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter relates to methods and compositions for identifying, selecting, and/or producing drought tolerant maize plants or germplasm. Maize plants or germplasm that have been identified, selected, and/or produced by any of the methods of the presently disclosed subject matter are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
    Inventors: Venkata Krishna KISHORE, Paul ALTENDORF, Thomas Joseph PREST, Chris ZINSELMEIER, Daolong WANG, William Briggs, Sonali GANDHI, David FOSTER, Christine Chaulk-GRACE, Joseph Dallas CLARKE, V, Allen SESSIONS, Kari Denise KUST, Jon Aaron Tucker REINDERS, Libardo Andres GUTIERREZ ROJAS, Meijuan LI, Todd WARNER, Nicolas MARTIN, Robert Lynn MILLER, John Arbuckle, Dale Wayne SKALLA, Molly DUNN, Gayle DACE, Vance Cary KRAMER
  • GENETIC MARKERS ASSOCIATED WITH DROUGHT TOLERANCE IN MAIZE
    Publication number: 20150020240
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter relates to methods and compositions for identifying, selecting, and/or producing drought tolerant maize plants or germplasm. Maize plants or germplasm that have been identified, selected, and/or produced by any of the methods of the presently disclosed subject matter are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
    Inventors: Venkata Krishna KISHORE, Paul ALTENDORF, Thomas Joseph PREST, Chris ZINSELMEIER, Daolong WANG, William Briggs, Sonali GANDHI, David FOSTER, Christine Chaulk-GRACE, Joseph Dallas CLARKE, V, Allen SESSIONS, Kari Denise KUST, Jon Aaron Tucker REINDERS, Libardo Andres GUTIERREZ ROJAS, Meijuan LI, Todd WARNER, Nicolas MARTIN, Robert Lynn MILLER, John Arbuckle, Dale Wayne SKALLA, Molly DUNN, Gayle DACE, Vance Cary KRAMER
  • GENETIC MARKERS ASSOCIATED WITH DROUGHT TOLERANCE IN MAIZE
    Publication number: 20140317774
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter relates to methods and compositions for identifying, selecting, and/or producing drought tolerant maize plants or germplasm. Maize plants or germplasm that have been identified, selected, and/or produced by any of the methods of the presently disclosed subject matter are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
    Inventors: Venkata Krishna KISHORE, Paul ALTENDORF, Thomas Joseph PREST, Chris ZINSELMEIER, Daolong WANG, William Briggs, Sonali GANDHI, David FOSTER, Christine Chaulk-GRACE, Joseph Dallas CLARKE, V, Allen SESSIONS, Kari Denise KUST, Jon Aaron Tucker REINDERS, Libardo Andres GUTIERREZ ROJAS, Meijuan LI, Todd WARNER, Nicolas MARTIN, Robert Lynn MILLER, John Arbuckle, Dale Wayne SKALLA, Molly DUNN, Gayle DACE, Vance Cary KRAMER
  • Genetic markers associated with drought tolerance in maize
    Patent number: 8822755
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter relates to methods and compositions for identifying, selecting, and/or producing drought tolerant maize plants or germplasm. Maize plants or germplasm that have been identified, selected, and/or produced by any of the methods of the presently disclosed subject matter are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Venkata Krishna Kishore, Paul Altendorf, Thomas Joseph Prest, Chris Zinselmeier, Daolong Wang, William Briggs, Sonali Gandhi, David Foster, Christine Chaulk-Grace, Joseph Dallas Clarke, V, Allen Sessions, Kari Denise Kust, Jon Aaron Tucker Reinders, Libardo Andres Gutierrez Rojas, Meijuan Li, Todd Warner, Nicolas Martin, Robert Lynn Miller, John Arbuckle, Dale Wayne Skalla, Molly Dunn, Gayle Dace, Vance Cary Kramer
  • MICRORNA POLYMORPHISMS CONFERRING ENHANCED DROUGHT TOLERANCE IN A PLANT
    Publication number: 20120011623
    Abstract: Methods of identifying a single nucleotide polymorphism associated with a plant trait and methods of identifying a plant having an improved trait. The plant trait is correlated with at least one single nucleotide polymorphism in a microRNA region of a plant genome. Isolated nucleic acids, transgenic plants, and methods of producing the same are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
    Inventors: Dale Wayne Skalla, Joseph Dallas Clarke, V, Ju-Kyung Yu, Daolong Wang, Jianwei Lu
  • GENETIC MARKERS ASSOCIATED WITH DROUGHT TOLERANCE IN MAIZE
    Publication number: 20110191892
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter relates to methods and compositions for identifying, selecting, and/or producing drought tolerant maize plants or germplasm. Maize plants or germplasm that have been identified, selected, and/or produced by any of the methods of the presently disclosed subject matter are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventors: Venkata Krishna Kishore, Paul Altendorf, Thomas Joseph Prest, Chris Zinselmeier, Daolong Wang, William Briggs, Sonali Gandhi, David Foster, Christine Chaulk-Grace, Joseph Dallas Clarke, V, Allen Sessions, Kari Denise Kust, Jon Aaron Tucker Reinders, Libardo Andres Gutierrez Rojas, Meijuan Li, Todd Warner, Nicolas Martin, Robert Lynn Miller, John Arbuckle, Dale Wayne Skalla
  • Promoter from maize prolamin seed storage protein and uses thereof
    Patent number: 7119255
    Abstract: Provided is a nucleotide sequence of a promoter from a gene encoding a 55 kDa maize prolamin family protein. Also provided are methods that utilize the 55 kDa maize prolamin family gene promoter to express heterologous sequences in plants, expression cassettes that include the 55 kDa maize prolamin family gene promoter, and plants transformed with expression cassettes that include the 55 kDa maize prolamin family gene promoter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations, AG
    Inventors: Scott Betts, Dale Wayne Skalla, Sandra Lynn Voltrath, Koen Hendrickx