Patents by Inventor Jack Q. Wilkinson

Jack Q. Wilkinson 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).

  • Plastid transit peptides
    Patent number: 7193133
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel plastid transit peptides that direct localization of attached moieties (e.g., polypeptides) into plant plastids. The present invention also relates to methods and compositions for localizing polypeptides to plant plastids including, but not limited to, transgenic plant production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Inventors: Michael Lassner, Jack Q. Wilkinson
  • Glyphosate resistant plants using hybrid promoter constructs
    Patent number: 7141722
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel plant expression constructs. More specifically the present invention provides DNA constructs comprising 5? regulatory sequences for modulating the expression of operably linked genes in plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Karen L Fincher, Stanislaw Flasinski, Jack Q Wilkinson
  • Plants having high plant map values
    Patent number: 7112725
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel plant expression constructs. More specifically the present invention provides DNA constructs comprising 5? regulatory sequences for modulating the expression of operably linked genes in plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Karen L Fincher, Stanislaw Flasinski, Jack Q Wilkinson
  • Chimeric figwort mosaic virus-elongation factor 1 ? promoters and methods of using them
    Patent number: 6949696
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel plant expression constructs. More specifically the present invention provides DNA constructs comprising 5? regulatory sequences for modulating the expression of operably linked genes in plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology
    Inventors: Karen L. Fincher, Stanislaw Flasinski, Jack Q. Wilkinson
  • Chimeric cauliflower mosaic virus 35S-arabidopsis actin 8 promoters and methods of using them
    Patent number: 6919495
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel plant expression constructs. More specifically the present invention provides DNA constructs comprising 5? regulatory sequences for modulating the expression of operably linked genes in plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Karen L. Fincher, Stanislaw Flasinski, Jack Q. Wilkinson
  • Genetic construct having heterologous 3' polyadenylation signal motifs that function in plants
    Publication number: 20040092020
    Abstract: The present invention relates to heterologous genes comprising non-plant 3′ termination sequences and plant expression cassettes incorporating the heterologous genes. The present invention also comprises methods for construction of the plant expression cassettes and introducing the cassettes into plant cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2003
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Inventors: Jack Q. Wilkinson, Kevin McBride, Sean Bertain
  • Plant expression constructs
    Patent number: 6660911
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel plant expression constructs. More specifically the present invention provides DNA constructs comprising 5′ regulatory sequences for modulating the expression of operably linked genes in plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Karen L. Fincher, Stanislaw Flasinski, Jack Q. Wilkinson
  • Novel plant expression constructs
    Publication number: 20030199682
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel plant expression constructs. More specifically the present invention provides DNA constructs comprising 5′ regulatory sequences for modulating the expression of operably linked genes in plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2003
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Applicant: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Karen L. Fincher, Stanislaw Flasinski, Jack Q. Wilkinson
  • Novel plant expression constructs
    Publication number: 20030199681
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel plant expression constructs. More specifically the present invention provides DNA constructs comprising 5′ regulatory sequences for modulating the expression of operably linked genes in plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2003
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Applicant: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Karen L. Fincher, Stanislaw Flasinski, Jack Q. Wilkinson
  • Plant expression constructs
    Patent number: 6462258
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel plant expression construct. More specifically the present invention provides a DNA construct comprising 5′ regulatory sequences for modulating the expression of operably linked genes in plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Karen L. Fincher, Jack Q. Wilkinson
  • Novel plant expression constructs
    Publication number: 20020144304
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel plant expression constructs. More specifically the present invention provides DNA constructs comprising 5′ regulatory sequences for modulating the expression of operably linked genes in plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2000
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventors: Karen L. Fincher, Stanislaw Flasinski, Jack Q. Wilkinson