Patents by Inventor Eduardo C. Andrade

Eduardo C. Andrade 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).

  • Double stranded RNA compositions for reducing asian citrus psyllid infestation and methods of use
    Patent number: 10344291
    Abstract: dsRNA generated from D. citri trehalase gene is effective in reducing fitness and/or survival of D. citri. Thus genetically altered plants expressing the dsRNA and plants to which dsRNA solutions are applied increase D. citri mortality and reduce D. citri infestation. With reduced D. citri population, the spread of microorganisms for which D. citri is a vector is reduced. Such microorganisms include, but are not limited to, C. Liberibacter species, including: CLas, CLam, and CLaf. Thus, applying of the D. citri trehalase dsRNA to a plant reduces disease and/or microorganism transmission by killing D. citri that feed on the treated plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignees: The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Empresa Brasileira De Pesquisa Agropecuaria
    Inventors: Wayne B. Hunter, Maria T. Gonzalez, Eduardo C. Andrade
  • DOUBLE STRANDED RNA COMPOSITIONS FOR REDUCING ASIAN CITRUS PSYLLID INFESTATION AND METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20170211082
    Abstract: dsRNA generated from D. citri trehalase gene is effective in reducing fitness and/or survival of D. citri. Thus genetically altered plants expressing the dsRNA and plants to which dsRNA solutions are applied increase D. citri mortality and reduce D. citri infestation. With reduced D. citri population, the spread of microorganisms for which D. citri is a vector is reduced. Such microorganisms include, but are not limited to, C. Liberibacter species, including: CLas, CLam, and CLaf. Thus, applying of the D. citri trehalase dsRNA to a plant reduces disease and/or microorganism transmission by killing D. citri that feed on the treated plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Wayne B. Hunter, Maria T. Gonzalez, Eduardo C. Andrade