Patents by Inventor Daniel J. Thorpe

Daniel J. Thorpe 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).

  • ENGINEERING PLANT RESISTANCE TO DISEASES CAUSED BY PATHOGENS
    Publication number: 20110191903
    Abstract: Methods for identifying one or more amino acid substitutions in an oxalate oxidase (OXOX) variant polypeptide that confer maintained or increased OXOX activity are described herein. Methods and compositions for increasing a plant's resistance to a pathogen using the modified OXOX variant polypeptides are provided. Transformed plants, plant cell, tissues, seed, and expression vectors are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: James Joseph English, Xu Hu, Azalea Sukfun Ong, Daniel J. Thorpe, Gusui Wu