Patents by Inventor HEATHER E. PENCE

HEATHER E. PENCE 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).

  • MODULATION OF TRANSGENE EXPRESSION IN PLANTS
    Publication number: 20260002168
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns the use of endogenous plant RNAi machinery to preferentially or specifically reduce transgene expression. In some embodiments, the disclosure concerns specific reduction of transgene expression in seed tissues of a dicot plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2025
    Publication date: January 1, 2026
    Applicant: CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE LLC
    Inventors: ANDREW J. BOWLING, MARCELO ARIEL GERMAN, TODD P. GLANCY, SANDEEP KUMAR, HEATHER E. PENCE, ANDREW E. ROBINSON, SHREEDHARAN SRIRAM, POHAO WANG, CARLA N. YERKES
  • Modulation of transgene expression in plants
    Patent number: 12421522
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns the use of endogenous plant RNAi machinery to preferentially or specifically reduce transgene expression. In some embodiments, the disclosure concerns specific reduction of transgene expression in seed tissues of a dicot plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2025
    Assignee: CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew J. Bowling, Marcelo Ariel German, Todd P. Glancy, Sandeep Kumar, Heather E. Pence, Andrew E. Robinson, Shreedharan Sriram, Pohao Wang, Carla N. Yerkes
  • MODULATION OF TRANSGENE EXPRESSION IN PLANTS
    Publication number: 20240209386
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns the use of endogenous plant RNAi machinery to preferentially or specifically reduce transgene expression. In some embodiments, the disclosure concerns specific reduction of transgene expression in seed tissues of a dicot plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE LLC
    Inventors: ANDREW J. BOWLING, MARCELO ARIEL GERMAN, TODD P. GLANCY, SANDEEP KUMAR, HEATHER E. PENCE, ANDREW E. ROBINSON, SHREEDHARAN SRIRAM, POHAO WANG, CARLA N. YERKES