Patents by Inventor Devin Lee O'Connor

Devin Lee O'Connor 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).

  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR CONTROLLING MERISTEM SIZE FOR CROP IMPROVEMENT
    Publication number: 20240060081
    Abstract: This invention relates to compositions and methods for modifying COMPACT PLANT2 (CT2) genes in plants, optionally to modify meristem size. The invention further relates to plants having improved yield traits produced using the methods and compositions of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventor: Devin Lee O'Connor
  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR CONTROLLING MERISTEM SIZE FOR CROP IMPROVEMENT
    Publication number: 20240002873
    Abstract: This invention relates to compositions and methods for modifying FASCIATED EAR2 (FEA2) genes in plants, optionally to modify meristem size. The invention further relates to plants having increased kernel row number produced using the methods and compositions of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventor: Devin Lee O'Connor
  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR CONTROLLING MERISTEM SIZE FOR CROP IMPROVEMENT
    Publication number: 20240000031
    Abstract: This invention relates to compositions and methods for modifying FASCIATED EAR2 (FEA2) genes in plants, optionally to modify meristem size. The invention further relates to plants having increased kernel row number produced using the methods and compositions of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventor: Devin Lee O'Connor
  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IMPROVING YIELD TRAITS
    Publication number: 20230383305
    Abstract: This invention relates to compositions and methods for modifying NAC7 genes in plants, optionally to improve yield traits. The invention further relates to plants having improved plant architecture and/or improved yield traits produced using the methods and compositions of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Nicholas Bate, Devin Lee O'Connor
  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR ENHANCING YIELD AND DISEASE RESISTANCE
    Publication number: 20230348922
    Abstract: This invention relates to compositions and methods for modifying IDEAL PLANT ARCHITECTURE 1 (IPA1) genes, or orthologues thereof, encoding SQUAMOSA PROMOTER BINDING PROTEIN-LIKE (SPL) transcription factors in plants. The invention further relates to plants and/or parts thereof comprising one or more mutations in endogenous IPA1 genes, or orthologues thereof, produced using the methods and compositions of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Marisa Miller, Devin Lee O'Connor, Lolita George Mathew