Patents by Inventor James Patrick Connell
James Patrick Connell 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: 20200277621Abstract: Provided are methods, vectors and gene constructs for enhancing expression of a recombinant nucleic acid sequence in transgenic plants and plant tissues. According to the present invention, nucleic acid sequences are obtained and/or derived from the 3? untranslated regions of Zea mays chlorophyll a/b binding protein gene and engineered to flank respective portions of a selected coding region of a vector. The vector construct may be introduced into plants and/or plant tissues through conventional or gene targeting procedures, resulting in enhanced expression of the selected coding region. In some embodiments, the selected coding region is a chimeric gene or gene fragment expressing one or more proteins known to impart a level of insecticidal activity to a transgenic plant and/or plant tissue.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2018Publication date: September 3, 2020Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLCInventors: Delkin O. Gonzalez, David Mann, John Davies, James Patrick Connell, Jeffrey Church, Holly Jean Butler, Megan Sopko, Kristina M. Woodall
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Patent number: 10731171Abstract: This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for promoting transcription of a nucleotide sequence in a plant or plant cell, employing a promoter from a Zea mays KN1 gene. Some embodiments relate to a promoter from a Zea mays KN1 gene that functions in plants to promote transcription of operably linked nucleotide sequences.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2019Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLCInventors: John Davies, David Mann, James Patrick Connell, William T. Beeson, IV
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Patent number: 10443065Abstract: This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for promoting transcription and translation of a nucleotide sequence in a plant or plant cell, employing a promoter and/or a 3?UTR from Zea mays Zrp2 gene. Some embodiments relate to a promoter from a Zea mays Zrp2 gene that is operably linked to a Zea mays Ubiquitin 1 intron and functions in plants to promote transcription of operably linked nucleotide sequences. Other embodiments relate to a 3? UTR from a Zea mays Zrp2 gene that functions in plants to terminate transcription of operably linked nucleotide sequences.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2016Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLCInventors: Delkin O. Gonzalez, Megan Sopko, Jeffrey Church, James Patrick Connell, Kristina M. Woodall, David Mann
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Publication number: 20190161762Abstract: This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for promoting transcription of a nucleotide sequence in a plant or plant cell, employing a promoter from a Zea mays KN1 gene. Some embodiments relate to a promoter from a Zea mays KN1 gene that functions in plants to promote transcription of operably linked nucleotide sequences.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2019Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLCInventors: John Davies, David Mann, James Patrick Connell, William T. Beeson, IV
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Patent number: 10280429Abstract: This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for promoting transcription of a nucleotide sequence in a plant or plant cell, employing a promoter from a Zea mays KN1 gene. Some embodiments relate to a promoter from a Zea mays KN1 gene that functions in plants to promote transcription of operably linked nucleotide sequences.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2016Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLCInventors: John Davies, David Mann, James Patrick Connell, William T. Beeson, IV
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Publication number: 20170121726Abstract: This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for promoting transcription of a nucleotide sequence in a plant or plant cell, employing a promoter from a Zea mays ZAG1 gene. Some embodiments relate to a promoter from a Zea mays ZAG1 gene that functions in plants to promote transcription of operably linked nucleotide sequences.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2016Publication date: May 4, 2017Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLCInventors: John Davies, David Mann, James Patrick Connell
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Publication number: 20170114355Abstract: This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for promoting transcription of a nucleotide sequence in a plant or plant cell, employing a promoter from a Zea mays KN1 gene. Some embodiments relate to a promoter from a Zea mays KN1 gene that functions in plants to promote transcription of operably linked nucleotide sequences.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2016Publication date: April 27, 2017Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLCInventors: John Davies, David Mann, James Patrick Connell, William T. Beeson, IV
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Publication number: 20170051298Abstract: This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for promoting transcription and translation of a nucleotide sequence in a plant or plant cell, employing a promoter and/or a 3?UTR from Zea mays Zrp2 gene. Some embodiments relate to a promoter from a Zea mays Zrp2 gene that is operably linked to a Zea mays Ubiquitin 1 intron and functions in plants to promote transcription of operably linked nucleotide sequences. Other embodiments relate to a 3? UTR from a Zea mays Zrp2 gene that functions in plants to terminate transcription of operably linked nucleotide sequences.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2016Publication date: February 23, 2017Inventors: Delkin O. Gonzalez, Megan Sopko, Jeffrey Church, James Patrick Connell, Kristina M. Woodall, David Mann
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Patent number: 7901935Abstract: This invention encompasses the identification and isolation of genes that confer disease control properties in plants, as well as plants comprising such genes. These genes are derived from the following sources: Nicotiana benthamiana, Oryzae sativa (var. Indica IR7), Papaver rhoeas, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Trichoderma harzianum (Rifai 1295-22). The control conferred is against the one or more of the following phytopathogens: Aspergillus flavus, Cercospora zeae-maydis, Fusarium monilforme, Fusarium graminearum, Helminthosporium maydis, Phoma lingam, Phomopsis helianthi, Phytopthera infestans, Pyricularia oryzae, Pythium ultimum, Rhizoctonia solani, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, Ustilago maydis, and Verticillium dahliae. Further, this invention encompasses other homologous and heterologous sequences with a high degree of functional similarity.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2007Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLCInventors: Vipula Kiran Shukla, Holly Jean Butler, Anthony Thinh Ngoc Trieu, Aaron Todd Woosley, Pamela Rene Haygood, Christie Min Dewes, James Patrick Connell, Ignacio Mario Larrinua, Zihua Hu, Avutu Sambi Reddy
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Patent number: 7667100Abstract: The present invention relates to nucleic acid and amino acid sequences that confer herbicide resistance in plants, as well as herbicide resistance in plants, plant seeds, plant tissues and plant cells comprising such sequences. In a preferred embodiment, the sequences of the present invention confer a tolerant phenotype in plants in response to a chronic and/or acute inhibitin dose of auxinic herbicides. The present invention also provides homologous sequences with a high degree of functional similarity.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2002Date of Patent: February 23, 2010Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLCInventors: Vipula Kiran Shukla, Kelley Ann Smith, Theodore Jack Letherer, James Patrick Connell, Ignacio Mario Larrinua, Kelley L. Ralph
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Publication number: 20090320159Abstract: This invention encompasses the identification and isolation of genes that confer disease control properties in plants, as well as plants comprising such genes. These genes are derived from the following sources: Nicotiana benthamiana, Oryzae sativa (var. Indica IR7), Papaver rhoeas, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Trichoderma harzianum (Rifai 1295-22). The control conferred is against the one or more of the following phytopathogens: Aspergillus flavus, Cercospora zeae-maydis, Fusarium monilforme, Fusarium graminearum, Helminthosporium maydis, Phoma lingam, Phomopsis helianthi, Phytopthera infestans, Pyricularia oryzae, Pythium ultimum, Rhizoctonia solani, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, Ustilago maydis, and Verticillium dahlias. Further, this invention encompasses other homologous and heterologous sequences with a high degree of functional similarity.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2007Publication date: December 24, 2009Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLCInventors: Vipula Kiran Shukla, Holly Jean Butler, Aaron Todd Woosley, Pamela Rene Haygood, Cristie Min Dewes, James Patrick Connell, Ignacio Mario Larrinua, Avutu Sambi Reddy, Anthony Trieu, Zihua Hu
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Patent number: 7354715Abstract: The subject invention relates to high-throughput methods of screening DNA for mutations. These methods offer various unexpected advantages over current methods. In a preferred embodiment, the subject invention includes pooling DNA samples from many plants that were subjected to mutagenesis. Methods of the subject invention include highly sensitive means for detecting individual mutants, preferably deletions, in large pools or collections of DNA samples.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2004Date of Patent: April 8, 2008Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLCInventors: Avutu Sambi Reddy, Max Otto Ruegger, James Patrick Connell, Thomas Skokut
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Patent number: 7309815Abstract: This invention encompasses the identification and isolation of genes that confer disease control properties in plants, as well as plants comprising such genes. These genes are derived from the following sources: Nicotiana benthamiana, Oryzae sativa (var. Indica IR7), Papaver rhoeas, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Trichoderma harzianum (Rifai 1295-22). The control conferred is against the one or more of the following phytopathogens: Aspergillus flavus, Cercospora zeae-maydis, Fusarium monilforme, Fusarium graminearum, Helminthosporium maydis, Phoma lingam, Phomopsis helianthi, Phytopthera infestans, Pyricularia oryzae, Pythium ultimum, Rhizoctonia solani, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, Ustilago maydis, and Verticillium dahliae. Further, this invention encompasses other homologous and heterologous sequences with a high degree of functional similarity.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2002Date of Patent: December 18, 2007Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLCInventors: Vipula Kiran Shukla, Holly Jean Butler, Aaron Todd Woosley, Pamela Rene Haygood, Cristie Min Dewes, James Patrick Connell, Ignacio Mario Larrinua, Avutu Sambi Reddy, Anthony Trieu, Zihua Hu