Patents by Inventor Edmund H. Crane

Edmund H. Crane 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).

  • Compositions and methods of zearalenone detoxification
    Patent number: 6812380
    Abstract: The present invention provides nucleotide sequences encoding zearalenone detoxification polypeptides, and methods for mycotoxin detoxification using the sequences. One method comprises stably incorporating into the genome of a plant cell, a nucleotide sequence of the present invention operably linked to a heterologous promoter and regenerating a stably transformed plant that expresses the nucleotide sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Petr Karlovsky, Edmund H. Crane, III, Jacob T. Gilliam, Joyce R. Maddox
  • Maize NPR1 promoter and methods of use in plant gene expression
    Patent number: 6713665
    Abstract: The invention provides isolated NPR1 nucleic acids and their encoded proteins. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering NPR1 concentration and/or composition of plants. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells, and transgenic plants. Additionally, the present invention provides NPR1 promoter elements capable of initiating constitutive expression in a plant expression constructs comprising them, cells, plants and seeds comprising the constructs, and methods of using them to express heterologous nucleic acids in a plant. Further, the present invention provides for methods for screening putative activators of a plant resistance pathway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Edmund H. Crane, III, Douglas A. Rice
  • Maize Rar1 polynucleotides and methods of use
    Publication number: 20040045052
    Abstract: The invention provides isolated Rar1 nucleic acids and their encoded proteins. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering Rar1 concentration and/or composition of plants. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells, and transgenic plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Applicant: Plant Bioscience Limited
    Inventor: Edmund H. Crane
  • Maize Rar1 polynucleotides and methods of use
    Patent number: 6627796
    Abstract: The invention provides isolated Rar1 nucleic acids and their encoded proteins. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering Rar1 concentration and/or composition of plants. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells, and transgenic plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: Plant Bioscience Limited
    Inventors: Edmund H. Crane, III, Pietro Piffanelli, Carl R. Simmons
  • Maize Rar1-interactor polynucleotides and methods of use
    Publication number: 20030167504
    Abstract: The invention provides isolated Rar1-interactor nucleic acids and their encoded proteins. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering the Rar1-interactor protein concentration and/or composition of plants. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells, and transgenic plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2002
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Applicant: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventor: Edmund H. Crane
  • Compositions and methods of zearalenone detoxification
    Publication number: 20030073239
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for detoxification of mycotoxins. Compositions include novel nucleotide sequences encoding zearalenone detoxification polypeptides, and biologically active variants thereof. Further provided are methods for mycotoxin detoxification using the sequences disclosed herein. One method comprises stably incorporating into the genome of a plant cell, a nucleotide sequence of the present invention operably linked to a heterologous promoter and regenerating a stably transformed plant that expresses the nucleotide sequence. An additional method comprises incorporating a nucleotide sequence of the present invention operably linked to a heterologous promoter into a microorganism and applying said microorganism to a plant or grain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Applicant: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Petr Karlovsky, Edmund H. Crane, Jacob T. Gilliam, Joyce R. Maddox
  • Maize NPR1 polynucleotides and methods of use
    Patent number: 6504084
    Abstract: The invention provides isolated NPR1 nucleic acids and their encoded proteins. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering NPR1 concentration and/or composition of plants. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells, and transgenic plants. Additionally, the present invention provides promoter elements capable of initiating constitutive expression in a plant. Further, the present invention provides for methods for screening putative activators of a plant resistance pathway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Edmund H. Crane, III, Douglas A. Rice, Carl R. Simmons, John T. Tossberg, Gary A. Sandahl, Lingyu Zhang
  • Maize NPR1 polynucleotides and methods of use
    Publication number: 20020170094
    Abstract: The invention provides isolated NPR1 nucleic acids and their encoded proteins. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering NPR1 concentration and/or composition of plants. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells, and transgenic plants. Additionally, the present invention provides promoter elements capable of initiating constitutive expression in a plant. Further, the present invention provides for methods for screening putative activators of a plant resistance pathway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2002
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Inventors: Edmund H. Crane, Douglas A. Rice
  • NPR1-interactors and methods of use
    Publication number: 20020042113
    Abstract: The invention provides isolated NPR1-interacting nucleic acids and their encoded proteins. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering NPR1 concentration and/or composition of plants. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells, and transgenic plants. Additionally, the present invention provides promoter elements capable of initiating constitutive expression in a plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2000
    Publication date: April 11, 2002
    Inventor: Edmund H. Crane
  • Maize pathogenesis-related polynucleotide and methods of use
    Publication number: 20010049834
    Abstract: The invention provides isolated PR1-C10 nucleic acids and their encoded polypeptides. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering PR1-C10 concentration and/or composition of plants. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells, and transgenic plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Publication date: December 6, 2001
    Inventors: Edmund H. Crane, Virginia C. Crane
  • Maize Rar1 polynucleotides and methods of use
    Publication number: 20010047521
    Abstract: The invention provides isolated Rar1 nucleic acids and their encoded proteins. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering Rar1 concentration and/or composition of plants. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells, and transgenic plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2001
    Publication date: November 29, 2001
    Inventors: Edmund H. Crane, Pietro Piffanelli, Carl R. Simmons