Patents by Inventor Edmund H. Crane, III

Edmund H. Crane, III 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
    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 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