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).

  • Methods of screening compounds useful for prevention of infection or pathogenicity
    Patent number: 6905670
    Abstract: Screening procedures are disclosed for identifying compounds useful for inhibiting fungal infection or pathogenicity. Methods are also disclosed for identifying fungal pathogenic virulence factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Frederick M. Ausubel, Stephen B. Calderwood, Eleftherios Mylonakis, Andrew Diener, Julia Plotnikova, Costi D. Sifri, Laurence G. Rahme, Man-Wah Tan, Gary B. Ruvkun, Georg Jander, Jacqueline Heard
  • Stress-related polynucleotides and polypeptides in plants
    Publication number: 20050120408
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2002
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Inventors: T. Reuber, Jose Riechmann, Jacqueline Heard, Cai-Zhong Jiang, Luc Adam, Arnold DuBell, Oliver Ratcliffe, Omaira Pineda, Guo-Liang Yu, Pierre Broun
  • Transcriptional regulation of plant biomass and abiotic stress tolerance
    Publication number: 20050097638
    Abstract: 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, including increased biomass or improved cold or other osmotic stress tolerance, as compared to wild-type or reference plants. The invention also pertains to expression systems that may be used to regulate these transcription factor polynucleotides, providing constitutive, transient, inducible and tissue-specific regulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2004
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Applicant: Mendel Biotechnology, Inc.
    Inventors: Cai-Zhong Jiang, Jacqueline Heard, Oliver Ratcliffe, Neal Gutterson, Frederick Hempel, Roderick Kumimoto, James Keddie, Bradley Sherman, Jeffrey Libby
  • Plant transcriptional regulators of abiotic stress
    Publication number: 20050086718
    Abstract: 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, including improved abiotic stress tolerance. 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: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Applicant: Mendel Biotechnology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacqueline Heard, James Keddie, Robert Creelman, Omaira Pineda, Cai-Zhong Jiang, Oliver Ratcliffe, Roderick Kumimoto, Neal Gutterson, Bradley Sherman
  • Transgenic plants comprising polynucleotides encoding transcription factors that confer disease tolerance
    Patent number: 6664446
    Abstract: Plants transformed with a plant APZ transcription factor encoding polynucleotide, isolated from Arabidopsis, that enhances tolerance to fungal diseases, especially fungal diseases caused by Fusarium, Erysiphe, Sclerotinia and Botrytis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: Mendel Biotechnology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacqueline Heard, Pierre Broun, Jose Luis Riechmann, James Keddie, Omaira Pineda, Luc Adam, Raymond Samaha, James Zhang, Guo-Liang Yu, Oliver Ratcliffe, Marsha Pilgrim, Cai-Zhong Jiang, Lynne Reuber
  • Plant gene sequences II
    Publication number: 20030229915
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2002
    Publication date: December 11, 2003
    Inventors: James Keddie, Michael Fromm, Jacqueline Heard, Jose Luis Riechmann, Luc Adam, Pierre Broun, Omaira Pineda, Lynne Reuber, James Zhang, Guo-Liang Yu, Cai-Zhong Jiang, Raymond Samaha, Marsha Pilgrim, Robert Creelman
  • Genes for modifying plant traits xi
    Publication number: 20030188330
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventor: Jacqueline Heard
  • Stress-induced polynucleotides
    Publication number: 20030131386
    Abstract: Recombinant polynucleotides and methods for altering the regulation of gene expression in plants are provided to modify a plant's traits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventors: Raymond Samaha, Jacqueline Heard, Cai-Zhong Jiang, Omaira Pineda, Lynne Reuber, Jose Luis Riechmann, Guo-Liang Yu, James Keddie, Oliver Ratcliffe, Marsha Pilgrim, Luc Adam, Pierre Broun, James Zhang
  • Genes for modifying plant traits IV
    Publication number: 20030121070
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2001
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventors: Luc Adam, James Keddie, Robert Creelman, Jose Luis Riechmann, Cai-Zhong Jiang, Jacqueline Heard, Marsha L. Pilgrim, Arnold Dubell, Oliver Ratcliffe, T. Lynne Reuber, Guo-Liang Yu, Omaira Pineda
  • Plant gene sequences I
    Publication number: 20030101481
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Publication date: May 29, 2003
    Inventors: James Zhang, Michael Fromm, Jacqueline Heard, Jose Luis Riechmann, Luc Adam, Pierre Broun, Omaira Pineda, Lynne Reuber, James Keddie, Gui-Liang Yu, Cai-Zhong Jiang
  • Polynucleotides for seed trait alteration
    Publication number: 20030093837
    Abstract: Recombinant polynucleotides and methods for altering the regulation of plant gene expression are provided. In this manner, a plant's traits may be altered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventors: James Keddie, Jose Luis Riechmann, Oliver Ratcliffe, James Zhang, Cai-Zhong Jiang, Omaira Pineda, Jacqueline Heard, Guo-Liang Yu, Luc Adam, Pierre Broun, Lynne Reuber, Marsha Pilgrim, Raymond Samaha
  • Methods of screening compounds useful for prevention of infection or pathogenicity
    Publication number: 20030086871
    Abstract: Screening procedures are disclosed for identifying compounds useful for inhibiting fungal infection or pathogenicity. Methods are also disclosed for identifying fungal pathogenic virulence factors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2002
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Inventors: Frederick M. Ausubel, Stephen B. Calderwood, Eleftherios Mylonakis, Andrew Diener, Julia Plotnikova, Costi D. Sifri, Laurence G. Rahme, Man-Wah Tan, Gary B. Ruvkun, Georg Jander, Jacqueline Heard
  • Polynucleotides for root trait alteration
    Publication number: 20030061637
    Abstract: Recombinant polynucleotides and methods for altering the regulation of plant gene expression are provided. In this manner, a plant's trait may be altered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2002
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventors: Cai-Zhong Jiang, Pierre Broun, Jose Luis Riechmann, Omaira Pineda, James Zhang, Guo-Liang Yu, Marsha Pilgrim, James Keddie, Jacqueline Heard, Lynne Reuber, Oliver Ratcliffe, Luc Adam, Raymond Samaha
  • TRANSGENIC PLANTS COMPRISING POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS THAT CONFER DISEASE TOLERANCE
    Publication number: 20030046723
    Abstract: Recombinant polynucleotides and methods for altering the regulation of gene expression in plants are provided to modify a plant's traits, in particular disease tolerance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2000
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventors: Jacqueline Heard, Pierre Broun, Jose Luis Riechmann, James Keddie, Omaira Pineda, Luc Adam, Raymond Samaha, James Zhang, Guo-Liang Yu, Oliver Ratcliffe, Marsha Pilgrim, Cai-Zhong Jiang, Lynne Reuber