Patents by Inventor Jacqueline Heard
Jacqueline Heard 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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Patent number: 8633353Abstract: The present invention provides nucleic acid constructs, including plasmids, expression vectors or expression cassettes comprising polynucleotides encoding CCAAT-binding transcription factor polypeptides that have the ability to increase a plant's tolerance to abiotic stress. Polynucleotides encoding functional CCAAT-binding transcription factors were incorporated into expression vectors, introduced into plants, and ectopically expressed. The encoded polypeptides of the invention significantly increased the cold and water deficit tolerance of the transgenic plants, as compared to tolerance to these stresses of control plants.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2007Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: Mendel Biotechnology, Inc.Inventors: Oliver J. Ratcliffe, Jacqueline Heard, Roderick W. Kumimoto, Peter P. Repetti, T. Lynne Reuber, Robert Creelman, Frederick D. Hempel, Neal L. Gutterson, Roger Canales
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Patent number: 7858848Abstract: The invention is directed to transgenic plants transformed with nucleic acids that encode a plant transcription factor that increases the transgenic plant's size and yield and/or delays flowering in the plant, and methods of using and producing the transgenic plants.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2006Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: Mendel Biotechnology Inc.Inventors: T. Lynne Reuber, Oliver Ratcliffe, Jacqueline Heard, Jose Luis Riechmann, Omaira Pineda, Luc Adam
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Patent number: 7659446Abstract: The invention relates to plant transcription factor polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, homologs from a variety of plant species, and methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to produce transgenic plants having advantageous properties compared to a reference plant. Sequence information related to these polynucleotides and polypeptides can also be used in bioinformatic search methods is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2004Date of Patent: February 9, 2010Assignee: Mendel Biotechnology, Inc.Inventors: Bradley K. Sherman, Jose Luis Riechmann, Oliver Ratcliffe, Cai-Zhong Jiang, Jacqueline Heard, Volker Haake, Robert A. Creelman, Luc J. Adam, Lynne Reuber, James S. Keddie, Arnold Dubell, Omaira Pineda, Peter P. Repetti, Karen S. Century, Neal Gutterson, Guo-Liang Yu, Pierre Broun, Roderick Kumimoto, Marsha L. Pilgrim
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Publication number: 20080040973Abstract: Disclosed herein are novel compositions of NF-YB proteins and recombinant DNA for expressing NF-YB proteins that are used to produce transgenic plants with enhanced yield and/or enhanced water deficit stress tolerance.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2007Publication date: February 21, 2008Inventors: Donald Nelson, Jacqueline Heard, Shoba Cherian, Targolli Jayaprakash, Santanu Dasgupta, Wei Wu, Karen Gabbert
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Publication number: 20070240243Abstract: The invention relates to plant transcription factor polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, homologs from a variety of plant species, and methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to produce transgenic plants having improved abiotic stress tolerance, such as drought stress tolerance, as compared to wild-type or reference plants. Sequence information related to these polynucleotides and polypeptides can also be used in bioinformatic search methods to identify related sequences and is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2003Publication date: October 11, 2007Applicant: Mendel Biotechnology, Inc.Inventors: Jacqueline Heard, Jose Riechmann, Robert Creelman, Oliver Ratcliffe, Roger Canales, Peter Repetti, Roderick Kumimoto, Neal Gutterson, T. Reuber, Omaira Pineda, Bradley Sherman
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Publication number: 20070209086Abstract: The invention relates to plant transcription factor polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, homologs from a variety of plant species, and methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to produce transgenic plants having advantageous properties compared to a reference plant. Sequence information related to these polynucleotides and polypeptides can also be used in bioinformatic search methods and is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2007Publication date: September 6, 2007Applicant: Mendel BiotechnologyInventors: Oliver Ratcliffe, Jose Riechmann, Luc Adam, Arnold Dubell, Jacqueline Heard, Marsha Pilgrim, Cai-Zhong Jiang, T. Reuber, Robert Creelman, Omaira Pineda, Guo-Liang Yu, Pierre Broun
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Publication number: 20070186308Abstract: The invention relates to plant transcription factor polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, homologs from a variety of plant species, and methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to produce transgenic plants having advantageous properties compared to a reference plant. Sequence information related to these polynucleotides and polypeptides can also be used in bioinformatic search methods and is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2007Publication date: August 9, 2007Applicant: Mendel BiotechnologyInventors: T. Reuber, Jose Riechmann, Jacqueline Heard, Cai-Zhong Jiang, Luc Adam, Arnold Dubell, Oliver Ratcliffe, Omaira Pineda, Guo-Liang Yu, Pierre Broun
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Patent number: 7223904Abstract: Compositions and methods are provided for modifying a trait of a plant. Isolated polynucleotide and polypeptide sequences are provided, along with an expression vector comprising the isolated polynucleotide, a host cell comprising the isolated polynucleotide, and a transgenic plant comprising the isolated polynucleotide. Also provided is a method for producing a transgenic plant, a method for screening for a compound that may modify the trait and a method for identifying other homologous polynucleotide and polypeptide sequences.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2002Date of Patent: May 29, 2007Assignee: Mendel Biotechnology, Inc.Inventors: Jacqueline Heard, Omaira Pineda
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Publication number: 20070101454Abstract: The invention relates to plant transcription factor polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, homologs from a variety of plant species, and methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to produce transgenic plants having advantageous properties compared to a reference plant. Sequence information related to these polynucleotides and polypeptides can also be used in bioinformatic search methods and is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2006Publication date: May 3, 2007Applicant: Mendel BiotechnologyInventors: Cai-Zhong Jiang, Jacqueline Heard, Oliver Ratcliffe, Robert Creelman, Luc Adam, T. Reuber, Jose Riechmann, Volker Haake, Arnold DuBell, James Keddie, Bradley Shermann
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Publication number: 20070061911Abstract: The invention relates to plant transcription factor polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, homologs from a variety of plant species, and methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to produce transgenic plants having advantageous properties compared to a reference plant. Sequence information related to these polynucleotides and polypeptides can also be used in bioinformatic search methods and is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2003Publication date: March 15, 2007Inventors: James Zhang, Michael Fromm, Jacqueline Heard, Jose Riechmann, Luc Adam, Pierre Broun, Omaira Pineda, T. Reuber, James Keddie, Guo-Liang Yu, Cai-Zhong Jiang, Raymond Samaha, Marsha Pilgrim, Robert Creelman, Arnold DuBell, Oliver Ratcliffe, Roderick Kumimoto, Bradley Sherman
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Publication number: 20070033671Abstract: The invention relates to plant transcription factor polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, homologs from a variety of plant species, and methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to produce transgenic plants having advantageous properties compared to a reference plant. Sequence information related to these polynucleotides and polypeptides can also be used in bioinformatic search methods and is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2003Publication date: February 8, 2007Inventors: Cai-Zhong Jiang, Jacqueline Heard, Oliver Ratcliffe, Robert Creelman, Luc Adam, T. Reuber, Jose Riechmann, Volker Haake, Arnold DuBell, James Keddie, Bradley Sherman
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Patent number: 7166270Abstract: Screening procedures are disclosed for identifying compounds useful for inhibiting infection or pathogenicity. Methods are also disclosed for identifying pathogenic virulence factors.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 1997Date of Patent: January 23, 2007Assignees: The Netherlands Cancer Institute, The General Hospital CorporationInventors: Frederick M. Ausubel, Laurence G. Rahme, Man-Wah Tan, Gary B. Ruvkun, Shalina Mahajan-Miklos, Annegien Broeks, Ronald H. A. Plasterk, Georg Jander, Jacqueline Heard
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Publication number: 20060272060Abstract: The invention relates to plant transcription factor polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, homologs from a variety of plant species, and methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to produce transgenic plants having improved tolerance to drought, shade, and low nitrogen conditions, as compared to wild-type or reference plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2006Publication date: November 30, 2006Applicant: Mendel BiotechnologyInventors: Jacqueline Heard, Jose Riechmann, Robert Creelman, Oliver Ratcliffe, Roger Canales, Peter Repetti, Roderick Kumimoto, Neal Gutterson, T. Reuber, Omaira Pineda, Bradley Sherman, Tracy Morrison, James Keddie, Cai-Zhong Jiang, Karen Century, Luc Adam, James Zhang, Frederick Hempel, Jeffrey Libby
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Publication number: 20060242738Abstract: The invention relates to plant transcription factor polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, homologs from a variety of plant species, and methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to produce transgenic plants having advantageous properties compared to a reference plant. Sequence information related to these polynucleotides and polypeptides can also be used in bioinformatic search methods is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2004Publication date: October 26, 2006Applicant: Mendel BiotechnologyInventors: Bradley Sherman, Jose Riechmann, Oliver Ratcliffe, Cai-Zhong Jiang, Jacqueline Heard, Volker Haake, Robert Creelman, Luc Adam, Lynne Reuber, James Keddie, Omaira Pineda, Peter Repetti, Karen Century, Neal Gutterson, Guo-Liang Yu, Pierre Broun, Roderick Kumimoto, Marsha Pilgrim
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Publication number: 20060195944Abstract: The invention relates to plant transcription factor polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, homologs from a variety of plant species, and methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to produce transgenic plants having advantageous properties compared to a reference or control plant, including increased plant size, seed size, increased leaf size, lignification, water deprivation tolerance, cold tolerance, or altered flowering time. Sequence information related to these polynucleotides and polypeptides can also be used in bioinformatic search methods and is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2006Publication date: August 31, 2006Applicant: Mendel Biotechnology, Inc.Inventors: Jacqueline Heard, Jose Riechmann, Oliver Ratcliffe, Omaira Pineda
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Publication number: 20060179511Abstract: This disclosure describes screening a population of transgenic plants derived from plant cells transformed with recombinant DNA for expression of proteins with homeobox domains to identify plant cells of specific transgenic events that are useful for imparting enhanced traits to transgenic crop plants. Traits include enhanced nitrogen use efficiency, increased yield, enhanced water use efficiency, enhanced tolerance to cold stress and/or improved seed compositions. Also disclosed are transgenic seeds for growing a transgenic plant having the recombinant DNA in its genome and exhibiting the screened enhance trait. Also disclosed are methods for generating seed and plants based on the transgenic events.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2005Publication date: August 10, 2006Inventors: Paul Chomet, Donald Anstrom, Jacqueline Heard, Adrian Lund, Jill Deikman
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Publication number: 20060162006Abstract: The invention relates to plant transcription factor polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, homologs from a variety of plant species, and methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to produce transgenic plants having advantageous properties compared to a reference plant. Sequence information related to these polynucleotides and polypeptides can also be used in bioinformatic search methods and is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2003Publication date: July 20, 2006Inventors: Bradley Sherman, Jose Riechmann, Cai-Zhong Jiang, Jacqueline Heard, Volker Haake, Robert Creelman, Oliver Ratcliffe, Luc Adam, T. Reuber, James Keddie, Pierre Broun, Marsha Pilgrim, Arnold DuBell, Omaira Pineda, Guo-Liang Yu
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Publication number: 20060015972Abstract: The invention relates to plant transcription factor polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, homologs from a variety of plant species, and methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to produce transgenic plants having improved abiotic stress tolerance, such as drought stress tolerance, as compared to wild-type or reference plants. Sequence information related to these polynucleotides and polypeptides can also be used in bioinformatic search methods to identify related sequences and is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2003Publication date: January 19, 2006Applicant: Mendel Biotechnology, Inc.Inventors: Jacqueline Heard, Jose Riechmann, Robert Creelman, Oliver Ratcliffe, Roger Canales, Peter Repetti, Roderick Kumimoto, Neal Gutterson, T. Reuber, Omaira Pineda, Bradley Sherman
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Publication number: 20050172364Abstract: The invention relates to plant transcription factor polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, homologs and orthologs from a variety of plant species, and methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to produce transgenic plants having advantageous properties compared to a reference plant. Sequence information related to these polynucleotides and polypeptides can also be used in bioinformatic search methods and is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2005Publication date: August 4, 2005Applicant: Mendel Biotechnology, Inc.Inventor: Jacqueline Heard
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Publication number: 20050160493Abstract: The invention relates to plant transcription factor polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, homologs from a variety of plant species, and methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to produce transgenic plants having advantageous properties compared to a reference plant. Sequence information related to these polynucleotides and polypeptides can also be used in bioinformatic search methods and is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2002Publication date: July 21, 2005Inventors: Oliver Ratcliffe, Jose Riechmann, Luc Adam, Arnold Dubell, Jacqueline Heard, Marsha Pilgrim, Cai-Zhong Jiang, T. Reuber, Robert Creelman, Omaira Pineda, Guo-Liang Yu, Pierre Broun