Patents by Inventor Daqi Tu

Daqi Tu 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).

  • Pesticidal toxin proteins active against coleopteran insects
    Patent number: 9957524
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to the field of insect inhibitory toxin proteins. A novel class of proteins exhibiting insect inhibitory activity against agriculturally relevant pests of crop plants and seeds are disclosed. Insecticidal activity is particularly effective against the Coleopteran order of insect pests. Plants, plant parts, and seed are provided containing a polynucleotide construct encoding one or more of the toxin proteins disclosed herein. The proteins are referred to herein variously as the TIC2463-related toxin protein class or family, the TIC2463-related toxin proteins, the TIC2463-related protein genus, toxin proteins related to the TIC2463 toxin protein, proteins related to TIC2463, TIC2463-related toxin polypeptides, TIC2463-related pesticidal proteins, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: David J. Bowen, Catherine A. Chay, Stanislaw Flasinski, Xiaoran Fu, Uma R. Kesanapalli, Jason S. Milligan, Rachael N. Slightom, Daqi Tu, Andrew M. Wollacott, Yong Yin
  • Pesticidal Toxin Proteins Active Against Coleopteran Insects
    Publication number: 20150274786
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to the field of insect inhibitory toxin proteins. A novel class of proteins exhibiting insect inhibitory activity against agriculturally relevant pests of crop plants and seeds are disclosed. Insecticidal activity is particularly effective against the Coleopteran order of insect pests. Plants, plant parts, and seed are provided containing a polynucleotide construct encoding one or more of the toxin proteins disclosed herein. The proteins are referred to herein variously as the TIC2463-related toxin protein class or family, the TIC2463-related toxin proteins, the TIC2463-related protein genus, toxin proteins related to the TIC2463 toxin protein, proteins related to TIC2463, TIC2463-related toxin polypeptides, TIC2463-related pesticidal proteins, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: David J. Bowen, Catherine A. Chay, Stanislaw Flasinski, Xiaoran Fu, Uma R. Kesanapalli, Jason S. Milligan, Rachael N. Slightom, Daqi Tu, Andrew M. Wollacott, Yong Yin