Patents by Inventor Haley Moon

Haley Moon 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: 20060168683
    Abstract: The subject invention relates to insecticidal toxin complex (“TC”) fusion proteins and to polynucleotides that encode these fusion proteins. The subject invention also includes polynucleotides that encode the subject TC fusion proteins, and vectors comprising said polynucleotides. In some embodiments, the invention provides a fusion protein comprising a Class A protein, a Class B protein, and a Class C TC protein fused together to form a single protein. In some other embodiments, the invention provides a fusion protein comprising a Class B and a Class C TC proteins fused together. In the latter embodiments, the BC or CB fusion protein can be used to enhance or potentiate the anti-insect activity of a “Toxin A” or Class A protein. Heretofore, there was no expectation that such fusion proteins would properly function and retain their activity when fused together. The subject invention advantageously reduces the number of genes needed to transform plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2005
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Timothy Hey, Thomas Meade, Stephanie Burton, Donald Merlo, Qihua Cai, Haley Moon, Joel Sheets, Aaron Woosley