Patents by Inventor Geert Plaetinck
Geert Plaetinck 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).
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Publication number: 20240117373Abstract: The present invention relates to control of pest infestation by inhibiting one or more biological functions. The invention provides methods and compositions for such control, By feeding one or more recombinant double stranded RNA molecules provided by the invention to the pest, a reduction in pest infestation is obtained through suppression of gene expression. The invention is also directed to methods for making transgenic plants that express the double stranded RNA molecules, and to particular combinations of transgenic pesticidal agents for use in protecting plants from pest infestation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: James A. Baum, Claire A. CaJacob, Pascale Feldmann, Gregory R. Heck, Irene Maria Antonia Nooren, Geert Plaetinck, Wendy T. Maddelein, Ty T. Vaughn
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Patent number: 11939589Abstract: The present invention relates to control of pest infestation by inhibiting one or more biological functions. The invention provides methods and compositions for such control, By feeding one or more recombinant double stranded RNA molecules provided by the invention to the pest, a reduction in pest infestation is obtained through suppression of gene expression. The invention is also directed to methods for making transgenic plants that express the double stranded RNA molecules, and to particular combinations of transgenic pesticidal agents for use in protecting plants from pest infestation.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventors: James A. Baum, Claire A. CaJacob, Pascale Feldmann, Gregory R. Heck, Irene Maria Antonia Nooren, Geert Plaetinck, Wendy T. Maddelein, Ty T. Vaughn
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Publication number: 20220315945Abstract: The present invention relates to control of pest infestation by inhibiting one or more biological functions. The invention provides methods and compositions for such control, By feeding one or more recombinant double stranded RNA molecules provided by the invention to the pest, a reduction in pest infestation is obtained through suppression of gene expression. The invention is also directed to methods for making transgenic plants that express the double stranded RNA molecules, and to particular combinations of transgenic pesticidal agents for use in protecting plants from pest infestation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: James A. Baum, Claire A. CaJacob, Pascale Feldman, Gregory R. Heck, Irene Maria Antonia Nooren, Geert Plaetinck, Wendy T. Maddelein, Ty T. Vaughn
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Patent number: 11312975Abstract: The present invention relates to control of pest infestation by inhibiting one or more biological functions. The invention provides methods and compositions for such control, By feeding one or more recombinant double stranded RNA molecules provided by the invention to the pest, a reduction in pest infestation is obtained through suppression of gene expression. The invention is also directed to methods for making transgenic plants that express the double stranded RNA molecules, and to particular combinations of transgenic pesticidal agents for use in protecting plants from pest infestation.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventors: James A. Baum, Claire A. CaJacob, Pascale Feldman, Gregory R. Heck, Irene Maria Antonia Nooren, Geert Plaetinck, Wendy T. Maddelein, Ty T. Vaughn
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Publication number: 20200172922Abstract: The present invention relates to control of pest infestation by inhibiting one or more biological functions. The invention provides methods and compositions for such control, By feeding one or more recombinant double stranded RNA molecules provided by the invention to the pest, a reduction in pest infestation is obtained through suppression of gene expression. The invention is also directed to methods for making transgenic plants that express the double stranded RNA molecules, and to particular combinations of transgenic pesticidal agents for use in protecting plants from pest infestation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2019Publication date: June 4, 2020Inventors: James A. Baum, Claire A. CaJacob, Pascale Feldman, Gregory R. Heck, Irene Maria Antonia Nooren, Geert Plaetinck, Wendy T. Maddelein, Ty T. Vaughn
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Patent number: 10538783Abstract: The present invention relates to control of pest infestation by inhibiting one or more biological functions. The invention provides methods and compositions for such control. By feeding one or more recombinant double stranded RNA molecules provided by the invention to the pest, a reduction in pest infestation is obtained through suppression of gene expression. The invention is also directed to methods for making transgenic plants that express the double stranded RNA molecules, and to particular combinations of transgenic pesticidal agents for use in protecting plants from pest infestation.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2017Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventors: James A. Baum, Claire A. CaJacob, Pascale Feldmann, Gregory R. Heck, Irene Maria Antonia Nooren, Geert Plaetinck, Wendy T. Maddelein, Ty T. Vaughn
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Patent number: 9982258Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for controlling pest infestation using double stranded RNA molecules. The invention provides methods for producing transgenic cells expressing the double stranded RNA molecules, as well as compositions and commodity products containing or treated with such molecules.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2014Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: Devgen NVInventors: Romaan Raemaekers, Pascale Feldmann, Geert Plaetinck, Irene Nooren, Frederic Pecqueur, Laurent Kubler, Nicole Damme, Lies Degrave, Isabel Remory, Thierry Bogaert
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Publication number: 20180142237Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for controlling pest infestation using double stranded RNA molecules. The invention provides methods for producing transgenic cells expressing the double stranded RNA molecules, as well as compositions and commodity products containing or treated with such molecules.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2014Publication date: May 24, 2018Applicant: DEVGEN NVInventors: Romaan RAEMAEKERS, Pascale FELDMANN, Geert PLAETINCK, Irene NOOREN, Els VAN BLEU, Frederic PECQUEUR, Laurent KUBLER, Nicole DAMME, Lies DEGRAVE, Isabel REMORY, Thierry BOGAERT
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Patent number: 9957523Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for controlling pest infestation using double stranded RNA molecules. The invention provides methods for making transgenic plants that express the double stranded RNA molecules, as well as pesticidal agents and commodity products produced by the inventive plants.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2014Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: Devgen NVInventors: Romaan Raemaekers, Pascale Feldmann, Irene Nooren, Geert Plaetinck, Frederic Pecqueur, Els Van Bleu, Thierry Bogaert
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Publication number: 20170283828Abstract: The present invention relates to control of pest infestation by inhibiting one or more biological functions. The invention provides methods and compositions for such control. By feeding one or more recombinant double stranded RNA molecules provided by the invention to the pest, a reduction in pest infestation is obtained through suppression of gene expression. The invention is also directed to methods for making transgenic plants that express the double stranded RNA molecules, and to particular combinations of transgenic pesticidal agents for use in protecting plants from pest infestation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2017Publication date: October 5, 2017Inventors: James A. Baum, Claire A. CaJacob, Pascale Feldmann, Gregory R. Heck, Irene Maria Antonia Nooren, Geert Plaetinck, Wendy T. Maddelein, Ty T. Vaughn
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Patent number: 9695439Abstract: The present invention relates to control of pest infestation by inhibiting one or more biological functions. The invention provides methods and compositions for such control, By feeding one or more recombinant double stranded RNA molecules provided by the invention to the pest, a reduction in pest infestation is obtained through suppression of gene expression. The invention is also directed to methods for making transgenic plants that express the double stranded RNA molecules, and to particular combinations of transgenic pesticidal agents for use in protecting plants from pest infestation.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2013Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventors: James A. Baum, Claire A. CaJacob, Pascale Feldmann, Gregory R. Heck, Irene Maria Antonia Nooren, Geert Plaetinck, Ty T. Vaughn, Wendy Maddelein
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Publication number: 20170114362Abstract: The present invention relates to control of pest infestation by inhibiting one or more biological functions. The invention provides methods and compositions for such control, By feeding one or more recombinant double stranded RNA molecules provided by the invention to the pest, a reduction in pest infestation is obtained through suppression of gene expression. The invention is also directed to methods for making transgenic plants that express the double stranded RNA molecules, and to particular combinations of transgenic pesticidal agents for use in protecting plants from pest infestation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2016Publication date: April 27, 2017Inventors: James A. Baum, Claire A. CaJacob, Pascale Feldmann, Gregory R. Heck, Irene Maria Antonia Nooren, Geert Plaetinck, Wendy T. Maddelein, Ty T. Vaughn
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Publication number: 20150128303Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for controlling pest infestation using double stranded RNA molecules. The invention provides methods for making transgenic plants that express the double stranded RNA molecules, as well as pesticidal agents and commodity products produced by the inventive plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2014Publication date: May 7, 2015Applicant: DEVGEN NVInventors: Romaan RAEMAEKERS, Pascale FELDMANN, Irene NOOREN, Geert PLAETINCK, Frederic PECQUEUR, Els VAN BLEU, Thierry BOGAERT
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Publication number: 20150065557Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for controlling pest infestation using double stranded RNA molecules. The invention provides methods for producing transgenic cells expressing the double stranded RNA molecules, as well as compositions and commodity products containing or treated with such molecules.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2014Publication date: March 5, 2015Applicant: DEVGEN NVInventors: Romaan RAEMAEKERS, Pascale FELDMANN, Geert PLAETINCK, Irene NOOREN, Els VAN BLEU, Frederic PECQUEUR, Laurent KUBLER, Nicole DAMME, Lies DEGRAVE, Isabel REMORY, Thierry BOGAERT
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Patent number: 8933042Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for controlling pest infestation using double stranded RNA molecules. The invention provides methods for producing transgenic cells expressing the double stranded RNA molecules, as well as compositions and commodity products containing or treated with such molecules.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2006Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: Devgen NVInventors: Romaan Raemaekers, Pascale Feldmann, Geert Plaetinck, Irene Nooren, Els Van Bleu, Frederic Pecqueur, Laurent Kubler, Nicole Damme, Lies Degrave, Isabel Remory
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Publication number: 20140373194Abstract: The present invention relates in generally to RNAi and its use in gene silencing. In particular, the present invention relates to methods and constructs for delivering double stranded RNA (dsRNA) to pest organisms.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2014Publication date: December 18, 2014Applicant: DEVGEN N.V.Inventors: Thierry Andre Olivier Eddy Bogaert, Richard Zwaal, Geert Plaetinck, Jan Octaaf De Kerpel, Titus Jan Kaletta
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Patent number: 8853489Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for controlling pest infestation using double stranded RNA molecules. The invention provides methods for making transgenic plants that express the double stranded RNA molecules, as well as pesticidal agents and commodity products produced by the inventive plants. The invention also provides transgenic plants that are resistant to insect pest infestation.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2006Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Devgen NVInventors: Romaan Raemaekers, Pascale Feldmann, Irene Nooren, Geert Plaetinck, Frederic Pecqueur, Els Van Bleu, Thierry Bogaert
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Patent number: 8759611Abstract: The present invention relates to control of pest infestation by inhibiting one or more biological functions. The invention provides methods and compositions for such control, By feeding one or more recombinant double stranded RNA molecules provided by the invention to the pest, a reduction in pest infestation is obtained through suppression of gene expression. The invention is also directed to methods for making transgenic plants that express the double stranded RNA molecules, and to particular combinations of transgenic pesticidal agents for use in protecting plants from pest infestation.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2010Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventors: James A. Buam, Claire A. Cajacob, Pascale Feldmann, Gregory R. Heck, Irene Nooren, Geert Plaetinck, Wendy Maddelein, Ty T. Vaughn
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Publication number: 20120137387Abstract: The present invention relates to control of pest infestation by inhibiting one or more biological functions. The invention provides methods and compositions for such control, By feeding one or more recombinant double stranded RNA molecules provided by the invention to the pest, a reduction in pest infestation is obtained through suppression of gene expression. The invention is also directed to methods for making transgenic plants that express the double stranded RNA molecules, and to particular combinations of transgenic pesticidal agents for use in protecting plants from pest infestation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2010Publication date: May 31, 2012Applicants: DevGen NV, Monsanto Technology LLCInventors: James A. Baum, Claire A. Cajacob, Pascale Feldmann, Gregory R. Heck, Irene Nooren, Geert Plaetinck, Wendy Maddelein, Ty T. Vaughn
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Patent number: 8114980Abstract: There is provided a method of identifying DNA responsible for conferring a particular phenotype in a cell which method comprises a) constructing a cDNA or genomic library of the DNA of the cell in a suitable vector in an orientation relative to a promoter(s) capable of initiating transcription of the cDNA or DNA to double stranded (ds) RNA upon binding of an appropriate transcription factor to the promoter(s), b) introducing the library into one or more of the cells comprising the transcription factor, and c) identifying and isolating a particular phenotype of the cell comprising the library and identifying the DNA or cDNA fragment from the library responsible for conferring the phenotype.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2004Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: Devgen NVInventors: Geert Plaetinck, Christ Platteeuw, Katharine Mortier, Thierry Bogaert