Patents by Inventor Elena A. Rice

Elena A. Rice 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).

  • Patent number: 11952579
    Abstract: A recombinant DNA construct is disclosed. When the recombinant DNA construct is expressed in a plant or a plant cell, endogenous HD-Zip class II proteins become less able to repress DNA transcription of the genes they typically regulate. The recombinant DNA construct can be expressed in plant cells to produce plants with enhanced phenotypes. Methods of making transgenic plants comprising the recombinant DNA construct, and plants produced thereby are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Cara L. Griffith, Abha Khandelwal, Paul J. Loida, Elena A. Rice, Rebecca L. Thompson, Sivalinganna Manjunath
  • Publication number: 20240093221
    Abstract: This disclosure provides recombinant DNA constructs and transgenic plants having enhanced traits such as increased yield, increased nitrogen use efficiency, and enhanced drought tolerance or water use efficiency. Transgenic plants may include field crops as well as plant propagules and progeny of such transgenic plants. Methods of making and using such transgenic plants are also provided. This disclosure also provides methods of producing seed from such transgenic plants, growing such seed, and selecting progeny plants with enhanced traits. Also disclosed are transgenic plants with altered phenotypes which are useful for screening and selecting transgenic events for the desired enhanced trait.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Edwards M. Allen, Bettina Darveaux, Stephen M. Duff, Mary Fernandes, Barry S. Goldman, Cara L. Griffith, Balasulojini Karunanandaa, Saritha V. Kuriakose, Paul J. Loida, Linda L. Lutfiyya, Robert J. Meister, Monnanda S. Rajani, Dhanalakshmi Ramachandra, Elena A. Rice, Daniel Ruzicka, Anagha M. Sant, Jon J. Schmuke, Rebecca L. Thompson, Srikanth Babu Venkatachalayya, Tyamagondlu V. Venkatesh, Huai Wang, Xiao Yang, Qin Zeng, Jianmin Zhao
  • Patent number: 11873502
    Abstract: This disclosure provides recombinant DNA constructs and transgenic plants having enhanced traits such as increased yield, increased nitrogen use efficiency, and enhanced drought tolerance or water use efficiency. Transgenic plants may include field crops as well as plant propagules and progeny of such transgenic plants. Methods of making and using such transgenic plants are also provided. This disclosure also provides methods of producing seed from such transgenic plants, growing such seed, and selecting progeny plants with enhanced traits. Also disclosed are transgenic plants with altered phenotypes which are useful for screening and selecting transgenic events for the desired enhanced trait.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Edwards M. Allen, Bettina Darveaux, Stephen M. Duff, Mary Fernandes, Barry S. Goldman, Cara L. Griffith, Balasulojini Karunanandaa, Saritha V Kuriakose, Paul J. Loida, Linda L Lutfiyya, Robert J. Meister, Monnanda S. Rajani, Dhanalakshmi Ramachandra, Elena A. Rice, Daniel Ruzicka, Anagha M. Sant, Jon J. Schmuke, Rebecca L. Thompson, Srikanth Babu Venkatachalayya, Tyamagondlu V. Venkatesh, Huai Wang, Xiao Yang, Qin Zeng, Jianmin Zhao
  • Publication number: 20220195452
    Abstract: This disclosure provides recombinant DNA constructs and transgenic plants having enhanced traits such as increased yield, increased nitrogen use efficiency, and enhanced drought tolerance or water use efficiency. Transgenic plants may include field crops as well as plant propagules and progeny of such transgenic plants. Methods of making and using such transgenic plants are also provided. This disclosure also provides methods of producing seed from such transgenic plants, growing such seed, and selecting progeny plants with enhanced traits. Also disclosed are transgenic plants with altered phenotypes which are useful for screening and selecting transgenic events for the desired enhanced trait.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Edwards M. ALLEN, Bettina DARVEAUX, Stephen M. DUFF, Mary FERNANDES, Barry S. GOLDMAN, Cara L. GRIFFITH, Balasulojini KARUNANANDAA, Saritha V. KURIAKOSE, Paul J. LOIDA, Linda L. LUTFIYYA, Robert J. MEISTER, Monnanda S. RAJANI, Dhanalakshmi RAMACHANDRA, Elena A. RICE, Daniel RUZICKA, Anagha M. SANT, Jon J. SCHMUKE, Rebecca L. THOMPSON, Srikanth Babu VENKATACHALAYYA, Tyamagondlu V. VENKATESH, Huai WANG, Xiao YANG, Qin ZENG, Jianmin ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20220090105
    Abstract: The present invention provides recombinant DNA constructs, vectors and molecules comprising a polynucleotide sequence encoding a florigenic FT protein operably linked to a vegetative stage promoter, which may also be a meristem-preferred or meristem-specific promoter. Transgenic plants, plant cells and tissues, and plant parts are further provided comprising a polynucleotide sequence encoding a florigenic FT protein. Transgenic plants comprising a florigenic FT transgene may produce more bolls, siliques, fruits, nuts, or pods per node on the transgenic plant, particularly on the main stem of the plant, relative to a control or wild type plant. Methods are further provided for introducing a florigenic FT transgene into a plant, and planting transgenic FT plants in the field including at higher densities. Transgenic plants of the present invention may thus provide greater yield potential than wild type plants and may be planted at a higher density due to their altered plant architecture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Brent Brower-Toland, Rico A. Caldo, Shunhong Dai, Karen Gabbert, Alexander Goldshmidt, Miya D. Howell, Balasulojini Karunanandaa, Sivalinganna Manjunath, Bradley W. McDill, Daniel J. Ovadya, Sasha Preuss, Elena A. Rice, Beth Savidge, Vijay K. Sharma
  • Patent number: 11225671
    Abstract: The present invention provides recombinant DNA constructs, vectors and molecules comprising a polynucleotide sequence encoding a florigenic FT protein operably linked to a vegetative stage promoter, which may also be a meristem-preferred or meristem-specific promoter. Transgenic plants, plant cells and tissues, and plant parts are further provided comprising a polynucleotide sequence encoding a florigenic FT protein. Transgenic plants comprising a florigenic FT transgene may produce more bolls, siliques, fruits, nuts, or pods per node on the transgenic plant, particularly on the main stem of the plant, relative to a control or wild type plant. Methods are further provided for introducing a florigenic FT transgene into a plant, and planting transgenic FT plants in the field including at higher densities. Transgenic plants of the present invention may thus provide greater yield potential than wild type plants and may be planted at a higher density due to their altered plant architecture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Brent Brower-Toland, Rico A. Caldo, Shunhong Dai, Karen Gabbert, Alexander Goldshmidt, Miya D. Howell, Balasulojini Karunanandaa, Sivalinganna Manjunath, Bradley W. McDill, Daniel J. Ovadya, Sasha Preuss, Elena A. Rice, Beth Savidge, Vijay K. Sharma
  • Patent number: 11015203
    Abstract: The disclosure provides DNA molecules and constructs, as well as their nucleotide sequences, useful for modulating gene expression in plants. The disclosure also provides nucleic acid sequences from Arabidopsis thaliana comprising novel regulatory elements identified from the AtHB17 gene. The disclosure also provides transgenic plants, plant cells, plant parts, and seeds comprising the DNA molecules operably linked to heterologous transcribable polynucleotides are also provided, as are methods of their use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey E. Ahrens, Paul J. Loida, Elena A. Rice, J. Philip Taylor, Rebecca L. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20210095300
    Abstract: A recombinant DNA construct is disclosed. When the recombinant DNA construct is expressed in a plant or a plant cell, endogenous HD-Zip class II proteins become less able to repress DNA transcription of the genes they typically regulate. The recombinant DNA construct can be expressed in plant cells to produce plants with enhanced phenotypes. Methods of making transgenic plants comprising the recombinant DNA construct, and plants produced thereby are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Cara L. Griffith, Abha Khandelwal, Paul J. Loida, Elena A. Rice, Rebecca L. Thompson, Sivalinganna Manjunath
  • Patent number: 10829773
    Abstract: A recombinant DNA construct is disclosed. When the recombinant DNA construct is expressed in a plant or a plant cell, endogenous HD-Zip class II proteins become less able to repress DNA transcription of the genes they typically regulate. The recombinant DNA construct can be expressed in plant cells to produce plants with enhanced phenotypes. Methods of making transgenic plants comprising the recombinant DNA construct, and plants produced thereby are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Cara L. Griffith, Abha Khandelwal, Paul J. Loida, Elena A. Rice, Rebecca L. Thompson, Sivalinganna Manjunath
  • Publication number: 20200199612
    Abstract: This disclosure provides recombinant DNA constructs and transgenic plants having enhanced traits such as increased yield, increased nitrogen use efficiency, and enhanced drought tolerance or water use efficiency. Transgenic plants may include field crops as well as plant propagules and progeny of such transgenic plants. Methods of making and using such transgenic plants are also provided. This disclosure also provides methods of producing seed from such transgenic plants, growing such seed, and selecting progeny plants with enhanced traits. Also disclosed are transgenic plants with altered phenotypes which are useful for screening and selecting transgenic events for the desired enhanced trait.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Edwards M. ALLEN, Bettina DARVEAUX, Stephen M. Duff, Mary FERNANDES, Barry S. GOLDMAN, Cara L. GRIFFITH, Balasulojini KARUNANANDAA, Saritha V. KURIAKOSE, Paul J. LOIDA, Linda L. LUTFIYYA, Robert J. MEISTER, Monnanda S. RAJANI, Dhanalakshmi RAMACHANDRA, Elena A. RICE, Daniel RUZICKA, Anagha M. SANT, Jon J. SCHMUKE, Rebecca L. THOMPSON, Srikanth Babu VENKATACHALAYYA, Tyamagondlu V. VENKATESH, Huai WANG, Xiao YANG, Qin ZENG, Jianmin ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20190382778
    Abstract: The disclosure provides DNA molecules and constructs, as well as their nucleotide sequences, useful for modulating gene expression in plants. The disclosure also provides nucleic acid sequences from Arabidopsis thaliana comprising novel regulatory elements identified from the AtHB17 gene. The disclosure also provides transgenic plants, plant cells, plant parts, and seeds comprising the DNA molecules operably linked to heterologous transcribable polynucleotides are also provided, as are methods of their use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Jeffrey E. Ahrens, Paul J. Loida, Elena A. Rice, J. Philip Taylor, Rebecca L. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20190300890
    Abstract: The present invention provides recombinant DNA constructs, vectors and molecules comprising a polynucleotide sequence encoding a florigenic FT protein operably linked to a vegetative stage promoter, which may also be a meristem-preferred or meristem-specific promoter. Transgenic plants, plant cells and tissues, and plant parts are further provided comprising a polynucleotide sequence encoding a florigenic FT protein. Transgenic plants comprising a florigenic FT transgene may produce more bolls, siliques, fruits, nuts, or pods per node on the transgenic plant, particularly on the main stem of the plant, relative to a control or wild type plant. Methods are further provided for introducing a florigenic FT transgene into a plant, and planting transgenic FT plants in the field including at higher densities. Transgenic plants of the present invention may thus provide greater yield potential than wild type plants and may be planted at a higher density due to their altered plant architecture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Brent Brower-Toland, Rico A. Caldo, Shunhong Dai, Karen Gabbert, Alexander Goldshmidt, Miya D. Howell, Balasulojini Karunanandaa, Sivalinganna Manjunath, Bradley W. McDill, Daniel J. Ovadya, Sasha Preuss, Elena A. Rice, Beth Savidge, Vijay K. Sharma
  • Patent number: 10392626
    Abstract: The disclosure provides DNA molecules and constructs, as well as their nucleotide sequences, useful for modulating gene expression in plants. The disclosure also provides nucleic acid sequences from Arabidopsis thaliana comprising novel regulatory elements identified from the AtHB17 gene. The disclosure also provides transgenic plants, plant cells, plant parts, and seeds comprising the DNA molecules operably linked to heterologous transcribable polynucleotides are also provided, as are methods of their use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey E. Ahrens, Paul J. Loida, Elena A. Rice, J. Philip Taylor, Rebecca L. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20190218563
    Abstract: The present invention provides recombinant DNA constructs, vectors and molecules comprising a polynucleotide sequence encoding a florigenic FT protein operably linked to a vegetative stage promoter, which may also be a meristem-preferred or meristem-specific promoter. Transgenic plants, plant cells and tissues, and plant parts are further provided comprising a polynucleotide sequence encoding a florigenic FT protein. Transgenic plants comprising a florigenic FT transgene may produce more bolls, siliques, fruits, nuts, or pods per node on the transgenic plant, particularly on the main stem of the plant, relative to a control or wild type plant. Methods are further provided for introducing a florigenic FT transgene into a plant, and planting transgenic FT plants in the field including at higher densities. Transgenic plants of the present invention may thus provide greater yield potential than wild type plants and may be planted at a higher density due to their altered plant architecture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Brent Brower-Toland, Rico A. Caldo, Shunhong Dai, Karen Gabbert, Alexander Goldshmidt, Miya D. Howell, Balasulojini Karunanandaa, Sivalinganna Manjunath, Bradley W. McDill, Daniel J. Ovadya, Sasha Preuss, Elena A. Rice, Beth Savidge, Vijay K. Sharma
  • Patent number: 10294486
    Abstract: The present invention provides recombinant DNA constructs, vectors and molecules comprising a polynucleotide sequence encoding a florigenic FT protein operably linked to a vegetative stage promoter, which may also be a meristem-preferred or meristem-specific promoter. Transgenic plants, plant cells and tissues, and plant parts are further provided comprising a polynucleotide sequence encoding a florigenic FT protein. Transgenic plants comprising a florigenic FT transgene may produce more bolls, siliques, fruits, nuts, or pods per node on the transgenic plant, particularly on the main stem of the plant, relative to a control or wild type plant. Methods are further provided for introducing a florigenic FT transgene into a plant, and planting transgenic FT plants in the field including at higher densities. Transgenic plants of the present invention may thus provide greater yield potential than wild type plants and may be planted at a higher density due to their altered plant architecture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Brent Brower-Toland, Rico A. Caldo, Shunhong Dai, Karen Gabbert, Alexander Goldshmidt, Miya D. Howell, Balasulojini Karunanandaa, Sivalinganna Manjunath, Bradley W. McDill, Daniel J. Ovadya, Sasha Preuss, Elena A. Rice, Beth Savidge, Vijay K. Sharma
  • Publication number: 20160304891
    Abstract: The present invention provides recombinant DNA constructs, vectors and molecules comprising a polynucleotide sequence encoding a florigenic FT protein operably linked to a vegetative stage promoter, which may also be a meristem-preferred or meristem-specific promoter. Transgenic plants, plant cells and tissues, and plant parts are further provided comprising a polynucleotide sequence encoding a florigenic FT protein. Transgenic plants comprising a florigenic FT transgene may produce more bolls, siliques, fruits, nuts, or pods per node on the transgenic plant, particularly on the main stem of the plant, relative to a control or wild type plant. Methods are further provided for introducing a florigenic FT transgene into a plant, and planting transgenic FT plants in the field including at higher densities. Transgenic plants of the present invention may thus provide greater yield potential than wild type plants and may be planted at a higher density due to their altered plant architecture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicant: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Brent Brower-Toland, Rico A. Caldo, Shunhong Dai, Karen Gabbert, Alexander Goldshmidt, Miya D. Howell, Balasulojini Karunanandaa, Sivalinganna Manjunath, Bradley W. McDill, Daniel J. Ovadya, Sasha Preuss, Elena A. Rice, Beth Savidge, Vijay K. Sharma
  • Publication number: 20160257968
    Abstract: A recombinant DNA construct is disclosed. When the recombinant DNA construct is expressed in a plant or a plant cell, endogenous HD-Zip class II proteins become less able to repress DNA transcription of the genes they typically regulate. The recombinant DNA construct can be expressed in plant cells to produce plants with enhanced phenotypes. Methods of making transgenic plants comprising the recombinant DNA construct, and plants produced thereby are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Cara L. Griffith, Abha Khandelwal, JR., Paul J. Loida, Elena A. Rice, Rebecca L. Thompson, Sivalinganna Manjunath