Patents by Inventor Hagai Karchi

Hagai Karchi 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).

  • Publication number: 20190119695
    Abstract: Provided are isolated polynucleotides encoding a polypeptide at least 80% homologous to the amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 757, 456-756, 758-774, 8385-10836, and 10838-14462; and isolated polynucleotide comprising nucleic acid sequences at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO: 377, 1-376, 378-455, and 775-8384. Also provided are nucleic acid constructs comprising same, isolated polypeptides encoded thereby, transgenic cells and transgenic plants comprising same and methods of using same for increasing yield, biomass, growth rate, vigor, oil content, fiber yield, fiber quality, abiotic stress tolerance, and/or nitrogen use efficiency of a plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: Evogene Ltd.
    Inventors: Noa MATARASSO, Eyal EMMANUEL, David PANIK, Inbal Nurith DANGOOR, Hagai KARCHI
  • Patent number: 10260073
    Abstract: Provided are isolated polynucleotides and nucleic acid constructs which comprise a nucleic acid sequence at least 80% identical to a nucleic acid sequence selected form the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-219, 367-5628, 9688-9700, and 9709-9752; and isolated polypeptides which comprise an amino acid sequence at least 80% homologous to an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 220-366, 5629-9400, 9701-9708, and 9753-9796. Also provided are transgenic cells and plants expressing same and methods of using same for increasing yield, growth rate, biomass, vigor, oil content, seed yield, fiber yield, fiber quality, nitrogen use efficiency, and/or abiotic stress of a plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Evogene Ltd.
    Inventors: Avital Adato, Hagai Karchi
  • Patent number: 10253327
    Abstract: Provided are isolated polynucleotides comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO: 422, 362-421, 423-601, 2429-4085 and 4086, such as a polynucleotide which is at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO: 260, 1-259, 261-361, 602-2427 and 2428, nucleic acid constructs comprising same, plant cells comprising same, transgenic plants expressing same, and methods of generating thereof for increasing the yield, biomass, growth rate, vigor, oil content, fiber yield, fiber quality, nitrogen use efficiency and/or abiotic stress tolerance of a plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Evogene Ltd.
    Inventors: Noa Matarasso, Hagai Karchi
  • Publication number: 20190100767
    Abstract: Provided are methods of increasing tolerance of a plant to abiotic stress, and/or increasing biomass, growth rate, vigor and/or yield of a plant. The methods are effected by expressing within the plant an exogenous polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence at least 90% homologous to the amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:201, 207, 212, 202-206, 208-211, 213-391, 1655, 961-1529, and 1660-1663. Also provided are polynucleotides, nucleic acid constructs, polypeptides and transgenic plants expressing same which can be used to increase tolerance of a plant to abiotic stress, and/or increase biomass, growth rate, vigor and/or yield of a plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: Evogene Ltd.
    Inventors: Gil RONEN, Hagai KARCHI, Alex DIBER, Basia Judith VINOCUR, Sharon AYAL, Eyal EMMANUEL, Michael GANG, Dotan DIMET
  • Publication number: 20190093121
    Abstract: Provided are methods of increasing nitrogen use efficiency, fertilizer use efficiency, yield, growth rate, vigor, biomass, oil content and/or abiotic stress tolerance of a plant by expressing within the plant an exogenous polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO: 2560, 2557, 184, 238, 188, 154-156, 158-161, 163-183, 185-187, 189-197, 200-237, 239-264, 266-269, 1351, 1365-1425, 1429-1457, 1459, 1461-1730, 1735, 1739-2397, 2533-2541, 2544-2556, 2558, 2559, 2561-2562 or 2563. Also provided are isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides which can be used to increase nitrogen use efficiency, fertilizer use efficiency, yield, growth rate, vigor, biomass, oil content and/or abiotic stress tolerance of a plant of a plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: Evogene Ltd.
    Inventors: Basia Judith VINOCUR, Sharon AYAL, Alex DIBER, Eyal EMMANUEL, Gil RONEN, Michael GANG, Dotan DIMET, Hagai KARCHI, Yoav HERSCHKOVITZ
  • Publication number: 20190085353
    Abstract: Provided are isolated polypeptides which are at least 80% homologous to SEQ ID NO: 474-643, 645-679, 681-755, 757-760, 4806-6390, 6395-6396, 6401-6895, 6897-7249, 7251-7685, 7687-7693, 7695-7700, 7702-7708, 7710-7796, 7798-7816, 7818, 7820-7837, 7839-7840, 7842-7861, 7863-8134, 8136-8163 or 8164, isolated polynucleotides which are at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NOs: 1-170, 172-267, 269-424, 426-473, 761-2486, 2489-2494, 2496-4803 or 4804, nucleic acid constructs comprising same, transgenic cells expressing same, transgenic plants expressing same and method of using same for increasing yield, harvest index, abiotic stress tolerance, growth rate, biomass, vigor, oil content, photosynthetic capacity, seed yield, fiber yield, fiber quality, fiber length, and/or nitrogen use efficiency of a plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: Evogene Ltd.
    Inventors: Ilya PANKRATOV, Hagai KARCHI
  • Publication number: 20190085038
    Abstract: Provided are isolated polypeptides, isolated polynucleotides encoding same, nucleic acid constructs comprising same, transgenic cells expressing same, transgenic plants expressing same and method of using same for increasing yield, abiotic stress tolerance, growth rate, biomass, vigor, oil content, photosynthetic capacity, seed yield, fiber yield, fiber quality, fiber length, early flowering, grain filling period, harvest index, plant height, and/or nitrogen use efficiency of a plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Yaacov Micha BROG, Yael GALON WOLFENSON, Shlomo Zev GOREN, Dror HILMAN, Hagai KARCHI, Michal LIEBERMAN-LAZAROVICH, Ronit RIMON KNPOF, Ruth VAN-OSS PINHASI
  • Patent number: 10227607
    Abstract: Polynucleotides and isolated polypeptides, nucleic acid constructs comprising the isolated polynucleotides, transgenic plants expressing same and methods of using same for increasing abiotic stress tolerance, yield, biomass, growth rate, vigor, oil content, fiber yield, fiber quality, and/or nitrogen use efficiency of a plant are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Evogene Ltd.
    Inventors: Sharon Ayal, Basia Judith Vinocur, Alex Diber, Hagai Karchi, Limor Poraty-Gavra
  • Publication number: 20190062773
    Abstract: Provided are methods of increasing nitrogen use efficiency, yield, biomass, growth rate, vigor, oil content, fiber yield, fiber quality and/or abiotic stress tolerance of a plant by expressing within the plant an exogenous polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO: 387, 1-386, 388-469, 763-3704 and 3705; or an exogenous polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO: 602, 470-601, 603-762, 3706-5858, 5860-5910, 5912, 5914-5923, 5925-6046 or 6047. Also provided is an isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 387, 1-386, 388-469, 763-3704 and 3705, which can be used to increase the nitrogen use efficiency, yield, biomass, growth rate, vigor, oil content, fiber yield, fiber quality and/or abiotic stress tolerance of a plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Evogene Ltd.
    Inventors: David Panik, Basia Judith Vinocur, Hagai Karchi
  • Patent number: 10214749
    Abstract: Isolated polynucleotides having a nucleic acid sequence at least 80% homologous to SEQ ID NO:1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162-204, 206-211, 214-287 and/or encoding polypeptides having an amino acid sequence at least 80% homologous to SEQ ID NO: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13-56, 58-63, 66-121, 141-156 or 157 are provided. Also provided are methods of utilizing same for increasing the tolerance of a plant to abiotic stresses and/or increasing the biomass, vigor and/or yield of a plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Evogene Ltd.
    Inventors: Hagai Karchi, Gil Ronen, Rodrigo Yelin, Larisa Rabinovich
  • Patent number: 10214748
    Abstract: Provided are isolated polypeptides which are at least 80% homologous to SEQ ID NO: 474-643, 645-679, 681-755, 757-760, 4806-6390, 6395-6396, 6401-6895, 6897-7249, 7251-7685, 7687-7693, 7695-7700, 7702-7708, 7710-7796, 7798-7816, 7818, 7820-7837, 7839-7840, 7842-7861, 7863-8134, 8136-8163 or 8164, isolated polynucleotides which are at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NOs: 1-170, 172-267, 269-424, 426-473, 761-2486, 2489-2494, 2496-4803 or 4804, nucleic acid constructs comprising same, transgenic cells expressing same, transgenic plants expressing same and method of using same for increasing yield, harvest index, abiotic stress tolerance, growth rate, biomass, vigor, oil content, photosynthetic capacity, seed yield, fiber yield, fiber quality, fiber length, and/or nitrogen use efficiency of a plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Evogene Ltd.
    Inventors: Ilya Pankratov, Hagai Karchi
  • Patent number: 10208316
    Abstract: Provided are methods of increasing nitrogen use efficiency, fertilizer use efficiency, yield, growth rate, vigor, biomass, oil content and/or abiotic stress tolerance of a plant by expressing within the plant an exogenous polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO: 2560, 2557, 184, 238, 188, 154-156, 158-161, 163-183, 185-187, 189-197, 200-237, 239-264, 266-269, 1351, 1365-1425, 1429-1457, 1459, 1461-1730, 1735, 1739-2397, 2533-2541, 2544-2556, 2558, 2559, 2561-2562 or 2563. Also provided are isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides which can be used to increase nitrogen use efficiency, fertilizer use efficiency, yield, growth rate, vigor, biomass, oil content and/or abiotic stress tolerance of a plant of a plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Evogene Ltd.
    Inventors: Basia Judith Vinocur, Sharon Ayal, Alex Diber, Eyal Emmanuel, Gil Ronen, Michael Gang, Dotan Dimet, Hagai Karchi, Yoav Herschkovitz
  • Publication number: 20190032075
    Abstract: Provided are methods of increasing tolerance of a plant to abiotic stress, and/or increasing biomass, growth rate, vigor and/or yield of a plant. The methods are effected by expressing within the plant an exogenous polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence at least 90% homologous to the amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:201, 207, 212, 202-206, 208-211, 213-391, 1655, 961-1529, and 1660-1663. Also provided are polynucleotides, nucleic acid constructs, polypeptides and transgenic plants expressing same which can be used to increase tolerance of a plant to abiotic stress, and/or increase biomass, growth rate, vigor and/or yield of a plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: Evogene Ltd.
    Inventors: Gil Ronen, Hagai Karchi, Alex Diber, Basia Judith Vinocur, Sharon Ayal, Eyal Emmanuel, Michael Gang, Dotan Dimet
  • Patent number: 10184132
    Abstract: Provided are methods of increasing the tolerance of a plant to abiotic stresses and/or increasing the biomass and/or increasing the yield of a plant by expressing within the plant an exogenous polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide homologous to SEQ ID NO:236, such as the polynucleotide set forth by SEQ ID NO:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Evogene Ltd.
    Inventors: Gil Ronen, Ezekiel Golan, Hagai Karchi, Rafael Meissner
  • Publication number: 20180362996
    Abstract: Provided are isolated polypeptides which are at least 80% homologous to SEQ ID NOs: 552-897 and 6029-10629, isolated polynucleotides which are at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NOs: 1-551 and 898-6028, nucleic acid constructs comprising same, transgenic cells expressing same, transgenic plants expressing same and method of using same for increasing yield, abiotic stress tolerance, growth rate, biomass, vigor, oil content, photosynthetic capacity, seed yield, fiber yield, fiber quality, fiber length, and/or nitrogen use efficiency of a plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: Evogene Ltd.
    Inventors: Inbal Nurith DANGOOR, Yifat Louba OFIR-BIRIN, Yaacov Micha BROG, Basia Judith VINOCUR, Hagai KARCHI
  • Patent number: 10155957
    Abstract: Provided are methods of increasing tolerance of a plant to abiotic stress, and/or increasing biomass, growth rate, vigor and/or yield of a plant. The methods are effected by expressing within the plant an exogenous polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence at least 90% homologous to the amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:201, 207, 212, 202-206, 208-211, 213-391, 1655, 961-1529, and 1660-1663. Also provided are polynucleotides, nucleic acid constructs, polypeptides and transgenic plants expressing same which can be used to increase tolerance of a plant to abiotic stress, and/or increase biomass, growth rate, vigor and/or yield of a plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Evogene Ltd.
    Inventors: Gil Ronen, Hagai Karchi, Alex Diber, Basia Judith Vinocur, Sharon Ayal, Eyal Emmanuel, Michael Gang, Dotan Dimet
  • Publication number: 20180312860
    Abstract: Provided are isolated polynucleotides comprising a nucleic acid sequence at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO:619, 617, 606, 615, 629, 1-36, 40, 41, 43-45, 49, 52-56, 58, 113-343, 351, 354-358, 605, 607-614, 616, 618, 620-628, 630-638, 642, 645, 650, 651, 670, or 671. Also provided are nucleic acid constructs comprising same, isolated polypeptides encoded thereby, transgenic cells and transgenic plants comprising same and methods of using same for increasing abiotic stress tolerance, yield, biomass, growth rate, vigor, oil content, fiber yield, fiber quality, and/or nitrogen use efficiency of a plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: Evogene Ltd.
    Inventors: Sharon AYAL, Eyal EMMANUEL, Zur GRANEVITZE, Alex DIBER, Basia Judith VINOCUR, Hagai KARCHI, Yoav HERSCHKOVITZ
  • Patent number: 10113176
    Abstract: Provided are methods of increasing nitrogen use efficiency, yield, biomass, growth rate, vigor, oil content, fiber yield, fiber quality and/or abiotic stress tolerance of a plant by expressing within the plant an exogenous polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO: 387, 1-386, 388-469, 763-3704 and 3705; or an exogenous polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO: 602, 470-601, 603-762, 3706-5858, 5860-5910, 5912, 5914-5923, 5925-6046 or 6047. Also provided is an isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 387, 1-386, 388-469, 763-3704 and 3705, which can be used to increase the nitrogen use efficiency, yield, biomass, growth rate, vigor, oil content, fiber yield, fiber quality and/or abiotic stress tolerance of a plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Evogene Ltd.
    Inventors: David Panik, Basia Judith Vinocur, Hagai Karchi
  • Publication number: 20180258443
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and compositions for increasing resistance or tolerance to a nematode plant pest in a plant or part thereof. Nucleotide sequences that confer resistance or tolerance to nematode plant pests when expressed in a plant are provided as well as compositions comprising the polypeptides encoded by the nucleotide sequences, and transgenic plants and parts thereof comprising the nucleotide sequences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicants: Syngenta Participations AG, Evogene Ltd.
    Inventors: Dror SHALITIN, Hagai KARCHI, Xiang HUANG
  • Publication number: 20180245094
    Abstract: Provided are isolated polynucleotides at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NOs: 1-479, 813-5173, 8511, 8513, 8515, 8517, 8519, 8521, 8523, 9096-9141 and 9142; and isolated polypeptides at least 80% homologous to an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 624, 480-623, 625-812, 5174-7015, 7017-7021, 7024, 7026-8510, 8512, 8514, 8516, 8518, 8520, 8522, 8524, 9143-9177, such as the polypeptides set forth in SEQ ID NO:480-812, 5174-8510, 8512, 8514, 8516, 8518, 8520, 8522, 8524, and 9143-9177, nucleic acid constructs comprising same, transgenic cells and plants expressing same and methods of using same for increasing yield, biomass, growth rate, vigor, oil content, fiber yield, fiber quality, nitrogen use efficiency, and/or abiotic stress tolerance of a plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: Evogene Ltd.
    Inventors: Limor Poraty-Gavra, Eyal Emmanuel, Hagai Karchi