Patents by Inventor Dario Bernacchi

Dario Bernacchi 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).

  • Publication number: 20240074374
    Abstract: Rice is described that is tolerant/resistant to AHAS/ALS inhibitors because of a plurality of mutations that act synergistically in providing resistance/tolerance to the herbicide. Tolerance/resistance is due to presence of combined mutations in the rice leading to amino acid substitutions (A205V and G654E) in the AHAS/ALS enzyme. Use of the rice for weed control and methods of producing tolerant/resistant rice are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Dario Bernacchi, Caleb Knepper
  • Patent number: 11877553
    Abstract: Rice is described that is tolerant/resistant to AHAS/ALS inhibitors because of a plurality of mutations that act synergistically in providing resistance/tolerance to the herbicide. Tolerance/resistance is due to presence of combined mutations in the rice leading to amino acid substitutions (A205V and G654E) in the AHAS/ALS enzyme. Use of the rice for weed control and methods of producing tolerant/resistant rice are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: RiceTec, Inc.
    Inventors: Dario Bernacchi, Caleb Knepper
  • Publication number: 20240008436
    Abstract: Rice is described that is tolerant/resistant to AHAS/ALS inhibitors because of a plurality of mutations that act synergistically in providing resistance/tolerance to the herbicide. Tolerance/resistance is due to presence of combined mutations in the rice leading to amino acid substitutions (A205V and G654E) in the AHAS/ALS enzyme. Use of the rice for weed control and methods of producing tolerant/resistant rice are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Dario Bernacchi, Caleb Knepper
  • Publication number: 20210324403
    Abstract: Rice is described that is tolerant/resistant to herbicides, for example, ACCase inhibitors, and HPPD inhibitors, or both. For ACCase inhibitors, 2 different chromosome regions act synergistically in providing resistance/tolerance to the same herbicide class. Use of the herbicide resistant/tolerant rice for weed control and methods of producing tolerant/resistant rice are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Dario Bernacchi, Caleb Knepper, Russell D. Rasmussen, Federico Cuevas, Venu Reddyvari Channarayappa, Melissa Hinga, Melissa Shannon Moon
  • Patent number: 11130959
    Abstract: Rice is described that is tolerant/resistant to herbicides, for example, ACCase inhibitors, and HPPD inhibitors, or both. For ACCase inhibitors, 2 different chromosome regions act synergistically in providing resistance/tolerance to the same herbicide class. Use of the herbicide resistant/tolerant rice for weed control and methods of producing tolerant/resistant rice are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: RICETEC, INC.
    Inventors: Dario Bernacchi, Caleb Knepper, Russell D. Rasmussen, Federico Cuevas, Venu Reddyvari Channarayappa, Melissa Hinga, Melissa Shannon Moon
  • Publication number: 20180216128
    Abstract: Rice is described that is tolerant/resistant to AHAS/ALS inhibitors because of a plurality of mutations that act synergistically in providing resistance/tolerance to the herbicide. Tolerance/resistance is due to presence of combined mutations in the rice leading to amino acid substitutions (A205V and G654E) in the AHAS/ALS enzyme. Use of the rice for weed control and methods of producing tolerant/resistant rice are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Dario Bernacchi, Caleb Knepper
  • Publication number: 20180066276
    Abstract: Rice is described that is tolerant/resistant to herbicides, for example, ACCase inhibitors, and HPPD inhibitors, or both. For ACCase inhibitors, 2 different chromosome regions act synergistically in providing resistance/tolerance to the same herbicide class. Use of the herbicide resistant/tolerant rice for weed control and methods of producing tolerant/resistant rice are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Dario Bernacchi, Caleb Knepper, Russell D. Rasmussen, Federico Cuevas, Venu Reddyvari Channarayappa, Melissa Hinga, Melissa Shannon Moon
  • Patent number: 9357710
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a method for removing selected ellepots from a plurality of germination ellepot trays and remapping the selected ellepots to a planting ellepot tray is provided. The method can include placing one of a plurality of germination ellepot trays onto an ellepot ejection dock of an ellepot workstation. Each germination ellepot tray comprises an array of ellepot receptacles having an ellepot disposed in each receptacle, wherein each ellepot is populated with a plant germinating therein. The method can additionally include, acquiring tray information identifying the respective germination ellepot tray, and automatically dislodging one or more selected populated ellepots from the respective germination ellepot tray utilizing the acquired germination ellepot tray information. Subsequently, each dislodged populated ellepot is sequentially transferred from the respective germination ellepot tray to one of a plurality of receptacles of a planting ellepot tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Kevin L. Deppermann, Dario Bernacchi, Matthew J. Weis, Travis J. Frey
  • Publication number: 20130104454
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a method for removing selected ellepots from a plurality of germination ellepot trays and remapping the selected ellepots to a planting ellepot tray is provided. The method can include placing one of a plurality of germination ellepot trays onto an ellepot ejection dock of an ellepot workstation. Each germination ellepot tray comprises an array of ellepot receptacles having an ellepot disposed in each receptacle, wherein each ellepot is populated with a plant germinating therein. The method can additionally include, acquiring tray information identifying the respective germination ellepot tray, and automatically dislodging one or more selected populated ellepots from the respective germination ellepot tray utilizing the acquired germination ellepot tray information. Subsequently, each dislodged populated ellepot is sequentially transferred from the respective germination ellepot tray to one of a plurality of receptacles of a planting ellepot tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Kevin L Deppermann, Dario Bernacchi, Matthew J. Weis, Travis J. Frey