Patents by Inventor Jacob Gilliam
Jacob Gilliam 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: 20240049710Abstract: Compositions and methods for controlling pests are provided. The methods involve transforming organisms with a nucleic acid sequence encoding an insecticidal protein. In particular, the nucleic acid sequences are useful for preparing plants and microorganisms that possess insecticidal activity. Thus, transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, plant tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions are insecticidal nucleic acids and proteins of bacterial species. The sequences find use in the construction of expression vectors for subsequent transformation into organisms of interest including plants, as probes for the isolation of other homologous (or partially homologous) genes. The pesticidal proteins find use in controlling, inhibiting growth or killing Lepidopteran, Coleopteran, Dipteran, fungal, Hemipteran and nematode pest populations and for producing compositions with insecticidal activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: JENNIFER KARA BARRY, HUA DONG, JAMES J ENGLISH, JACOB GILLIAM, KAI M HILLMAN, DANIEL JAMES THORPE, THOMAS CHAD WOLFE, NASSER YALPANI
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Patent number: 11825843Abstract: Compositions and methods for controlling pests are provided. The methods involve transforming organisms with a nucleic acid sequence encoding an insecticidal protein. In particular, the nucleic acid sequences are useful for preparing plants and microorganisms that possess insecticidal activity. Thus, transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, plant tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions are insecticidal nucleic acids and proteins of bacterial species. The sequences find use in the construction of expression vectors for subsequent transformation into organisms of interest including plants, as probes for the isolation of other homologous (or partially homologous) genes. The pesticidal proteins find use in controlling, inhibiting growth or killing Lepidopteran, Coleopteran, Dipteran, fungal, Hemipteran and nematode pest populations and for producing compositions with insecticidal activity.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Inventors: Jennifer Kara Barry, Hua Dong, James J English, Jacob Gilliam, Kai M Hillman, Daniel James Thorpe, Thomas Chad Wolfe, Nasser Yalpani
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Publication number: 20220087259Abstract: Compositions and methods for controlling pests are provided. The methods involve transforming organisms with a nucleic acid sequence encoding an insecticidal protein. In particular, the nucleic acid sequences are useful for preparing plants and microorganisms that possess insecticidal activity. Thus, transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, plant tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions are insecticidal nucleic acids and proteins of bacterial species. The sequences find use in the construction of expression vectors for subsequent transformation into organisms of interest including plants, as probes for the isolation of other homologous (or partially homologous) genes. The pesticidal proteins find use in controlling, inhibiting growth or killing Lepidopteran, Coleopteran, Dipteran, fungal, Hemipteran and nematode pest populations and for producing compositions with insecticidal activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: JENNIFER KARA BARRY, HUA DONG, JAMES J ENGLISH, JACOB GILLIAM, KAI M HILLMAN, DANIEL JAMES THORPE, THOMAS CHAD WOLFE, NASSER YALPANI
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Publication number: 20220056469Abstract: Compositions and methods for controlling pests are provided. The methods involve transforming organisms with a nucleic acid sequence encoding an insecticidal protein. In particular, the nucleic acid sequences are useful for preparing plants and microorganisms that possess insecticidal activity. Thus, transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, plant tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions are insecticidal nucleic acids and proteins of bacterial species. The sequences find use in the construction of expression vectors for subsequent transformation into organisms of interest including plants, as probes for the isolation of other homologous (or partially homologous) genes. The pesticidal proteins find use in controlling, inhibiting growth or killing Lepidopteran, Coleopteran, Dipteran, fungal, Hemipteran and nematode pest populations and for producing compositions with insecticidal activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2019Publication date: February 24, 2022Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: DANIEL J ALTIER, JENNIFER KARA BARRY, CHRISTIAN BARTHOLOMAY, HUA DONG, RYAN MICHAEL GERBER, JACOB GILLIAM, STEVEN D GRUVER, LU LIU, JARRED KENNETH ORAL, JESSICA O'REAR, UTE SCHELLENBERGER, ERIC SCHEPERS, DANIEL JAMES THORPE, THOMAS CHAD WOLFE, WEIPING XIE, NASSER YALPANI, YOU YOU, GENHAI ZHU
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Patent number: 11213028Abstract: Compositions and methods for controlling pests are provided. The methods involve transforming organisms with a nucleic acid sequence encoding an insecticidal protein. In particular, the nucleic acid sequences are useful for preparing plants and microorganisms that possess insecticidal activity. Thus, transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, plant tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions are insecticidal nucleic acids and proteins of bacterial species. The sequences find use in the construction of expression vectors for subsequent transformation into organisms of interest including plants, as probes for the isolation of other homologous (or partially homologous) genes. The pesticidal proteins find use in controlling, inhibiting growth or killing Lepidopteran, Coleopteran, Dipteran, fungal, Hemipteran and nematode pest populations and for producing compositions with insecticidal activity.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2017Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Inventors: Jennifer Kara Barry, Hua Dong, James English, Jacob Gilliam, Kai M. Hillman, Daniel James Thorpe, Thomas Chad Wolfe, Nasser Yalpani
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Publication number: 20190364894Abstract: Compositions and methods for controlling pests are provided. The methods involve transforming organisms with a nucleic acid sequence encoding an insecticidal protein. In particular, the nucleic acid sequences are useful for preparing plants and microorganisms that possess insecticidal activity. Thus, transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, plant tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions are insecticidal nucleic acids and proteins of bacterial species. The sequences find use in the construction of expression vectors for subsequent transformation into organisms of interest including plants, as probes for the isolation of other homologous (or partially homologous) genes. The pesticidal proteins find use in controlling, inhibiting growth or killing Lepidopteran, Coleopteran, Dipteran, fungal, Hemipteran and nematode pest populations and for producing compositions with insecticidal activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2017Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: JENNIFER KARA BARRY, HUA DONG, JAMES ENGLISH, JACOB GILLIAM, KAI M. HILLMAN, DANIEL JAMES THORPE, THOMAS CHAD WOLFE, NASSER YALPANI
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Publication number: 20070192899Abstract: Compositions and methods for protecting a plant from a pathogen, particularly a fungal pathogen, are provided. Compositions include an amino acid sequence, and variants and fragments thereof, for an antipathogenic polypeptide that was isolated from a fungal fermentation broth. Nucleic acid molecules that encode the antipathogenic polypeptides of the invention, and antipathogenic domains thereof, are also provided. A method for inducing pathogen resistance in a plant using the nucleotide sequences disclosed herein is further provided. The method comprises introducing into a plant an expression cassette comprising a promoter operably linked to a nucleotide sequence that encodes an antipathogenic polypeptide of the invention. Compositions comprising an antipathogenic polypeptide or a transformed microorganism comprising a nucleic acid of the invention in combination with a carrier and methods of using these compositions to protect a plant from a pathogen are further provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2007Publication date: August 16, 2007Applicants: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., E.I. du PONT de NEMOURS and COMPANY, The Regents of The University of CaliforniaInventors: Daniel Altier, I.A. Ellanskaya, Jacob Gilliam, Jennie Hunter-Cevera, James Presnail, Eric Schepers, Carl Simmons, Tamas Torok, Nasser Yalpani
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Publication number: 20060162009Abstract: The present invention provides polynucleotides and related polypeptides of the enzyme APAO isolated from Exophiala spinifera and Rhinocladiella atrovirens. The polynucleotides may be mutated to remove glycosylation sites and cysteine residues. Additionally, the present invention provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells, transgenic plants, and transgenic seed. The present invention also provides for polynucleotides containing both APAO and a fumonisin esterase. In addition, the present invention provides methods for producing the APAO enzyme in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic systems, methods for detecting fumonisins, and methods for identifying transformed plant cells. Methods for degrading fungal toxins in plants, grain, grain processing, silage, food crops and in animal feed are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2003Publication date: July 20, 2006Applicants: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Curagen CorporationInventors: Jonathan Duvick, Jacob Gilliam, Joyce Maddox, Aragula Rao, Oswald Crasta, Otto Folkerts
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Patent number: 6822140Abstract: Compositions and methods for the complete detoxification of fumonisin and fumonisin degradation products are provided. Particularly, nucleotide sequences corresponding to the detoxification enzymes are provided. The sequences find use in preparing expression cassettes for the transformation of a broad variety of host cells and organisms.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2001Date of Patent: November 23, 2004Assignees: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., CuraGen CorporationInventors: Jon Duvick, Joyce Maddox, Jacob Gilliam, Otto Folkerts, Oswald R. Crasta
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Publication number: 20030167510Abstract: Compositions and methods for enhancing disease resistance, and modulating levels of flavor molecules in plants are provided. The compositions comprise nucleotide sequences encoding maize HPL genes. The methods comprise expressing hydroperoxide lyase (HPL) genes in plants, plant cells, and plant tissues. Expression cassettes comprising the HPL sequences of the invention are provided, as well as transformed plant cells, plant tissues, and plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2002Publication date: September 4, 2003Applicant: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.Inventors: Jon Duvick, Jacob Gilliam
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Patent number: 6538177Abstract: Compositions and methods for the complete detoxification of fumonisin and fumonisin degradation products are provided. Particularly, nucleotide sequences corresponding to the detoxification enzymes are provided. The sequences find use in preparing expression cassettes for the transformation of a broad variety of host cells and organisms.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 1999Date of Patent: March 25, 2003Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.Inventors: Jon Duvick, Joyce Maddox, Jacob Gilliam
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Patent number: 6534291Abstract: Compositions and methods for the complete detoxification of fumonisin and fumonisin degradation products are provided. Particularly, nucleotide sequences corresponding to the detoxification enzymes are provided. The sequences find use in preparing expression cassettes for the transformation of a broad variety of host cells and organisms.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2000Date of Patent: March 18, 2003Assignees: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., CuraGen CorporationInventors: Jon Duvick, Joyce Maddox, Jacob Gilliam, Otto Folkerts, Oswald R. Crasta
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Publication number: 20030009782Abstract: Compositions and methods for the complete detoxification of fumonisin and fumonisin degradation products are provided. Particularly, nucleotide sequences corresponding to the detoxification enzymes are provided. The sequences find use in preparing expression cassettes for the transformation of a broad variety of host cells and organisms.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2001Publication date: January 9, 2003Applicant: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.Inventors: Jon Duvick, Joyce Maddox, Jacob Gilliam, Otto Folkerts, Oswald R. Crasta
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Patent number: 6482621Abstract: Compositions and methods for the complete detoxification of fumonisin and fumonisin degradation products are provided. Particularly, nucleotide sequences corresponding to the detoxification enzymes are provided. The sequences find use in preparing expression cassettes for the transformation of a broad variety of host cells and organisms.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2000Date of Patent: November 19, 2002Assignees: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., CuraGen CorporationInventors: Jon Duvick, Joyce Maddox, Jacob Gilliam, Otto Folkerts, Oswald R. Crasta
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Patent number: 6444874Abstract: Compositions and methods for enhancing disease resistance, and modulating levels of flavor molecules in plants are provided. The compositions comprise nucleotide sequences encoding maize HPL genes. The methods comprise expressing hydroperoxide lyase (HPL) genes in plants, plant cells, and plant tissues. Expression cassettes comprising the HPL sequences of the invention are provided, as well as transformed plant cells, plant tissues, and plants.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 1999Date of Patent: September 3, 2002Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.Inventors: Jon Duvick, Jacob Gilliam
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Patent number: 6388171Abstract: Compositions and methods for the complete detoxification of fumonisin and fumonisin degradation products are provided. Particularly, nucleotide sequences corresponding to the detoxification enzymes are provided. The sequences find use in preparing expression cassettes for the transformation of a broad variety of host cells and organisms.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 1999Date of Patent: May 14, 2002Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.Inventors: Jon Duvick, Joyce Maddox, Jacob Gilliam, Otto Folkerts, Oswald R. Crasta
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Publication number: 20010007156Abstract: Compositions and methods for enhancing disease resistance, and modulating levels of flavor molecules in plants are provided. The compositions comprise nucleotide sequences encoding maize HPL genes. The methods comprise expressing hydroperoxide lyase (HPL) genes in plants, plant cells, and plant tissues. Expression cassettes comprising the HPL sequences of the invention are provided, as well as transformed plant cells, plant tissues, and plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2001Publication date: July 5, 2001Applicant: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.Inventors: Jon Duvick, Jacob Gilliam