Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Habben
Jeffrey Habben 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: 20230295650Abstract: The field is molecular biology, and more specifically, methods for chromosomal engineering of multiple native genes, such as disease resistance genes in a genomic locus using site-specific editing to produce plants. Also described herein are methods of generating heterologous genomic locus in a plant that comprises a plurality of intraspecies polynucleotide sequences.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2021Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: MARY J. FRANK, HUIRONG GAO, JEFFREY HABBEN, SABRINA HUMBERT, NANDINI KRISHNAMURTHY, MICHAEL LASSNER, BAILIN LI, ROBERT B. MEELEY, LEANDRO DANIEL PERUGINI, GIRMA TABOR, PETRA J. WOLTERS
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Publication number: 20220380794Abstract: The compositions and methods disclosed relate to DNA compositions, plant cells, seeds, plant parts that relate to maize plants with increased grain yield trait. Also provided are assays for detecting the presence of the maize DP-202216-6 event based on the DNA sequence of the recombinant construct inserted into the maize genome and the DNA sequences flanking the insertion site. Kits and conditions useful in conducting the assays are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: HEATHER MARIE CHRISTENSEN, NATHAN DAVID COLES, OLGA DANILEVSKAYA, JEFFREY HABBEN, MARY A RUPE, JEFFREY R SCHUSSLER, BO SHEN, BENJAMIN P WEERS, JINGRUI WU
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Publication number: 20220378000Abstract: The compositions and methods relate to shorter stature corn plants having an increased and extended expression of a MADS-box polypeptide along with one or more genetic modifications that result in shorter stature.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2020Publication date: December 1, 2022Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: JEFFREY HABBEN, BENJAMIN P WEERS, JINGRUI WU
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Patent number: 11421242Abstract: The compositions and methods disclosed relate to DNA compositions, plant cells, seeds, plant parts that relate to maize plants with increased grain yield trait. Also provided are assays for detecting the presence of the maize DP-202216-6 event based on the DNA sequence of the recombinant construct inserted into the maize genome and the DNA sequences flanking the insertion site. Kits and conditions useful in conducting the assays are provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2019Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Inventors: Heather Marie Christensen, Nathan David Coles, Olga Danilevskaya, Jeffrey Habben, Mary A Rupe, Jeffrey R Schussler, Bo Shen, Benjamin P Weers, Jingrui Wu
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Publication number: 20220056470Abstract: The field is molecular biology, and more specifically, methods for chromosomal engineering of multiple native genes, such as disease resistance genes in a genomic locus using site-specific editing to produce plants. Also described herein are methods of generating heterologous genomic locus in a plant that comprises a plurality of intraspecies polynucleotide sequences.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2021Publication date: February 24, 2022Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: MARY J FRANK, HUIRONG GAO, JEFFREY HABBEN, SABRINA HUMBERT, NANDINI KRISHNAMURTHY, MICHAEL LASSNER, BAILIN LI, ROBERT B MEELEY, LEANDRO DANIEL PERUGINI, GIRMA M TABOR, PETRA J WOLTERS
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Publication number: 20210388370Abstract: The compositions and methods disclosed relate to DNA compositions, plant cells, seeds, plant parts that relate to maize plants with increased grain yield trait. Also provided are assays for detecting the presence of the maize DP-202216-6 event based on the DNA sequence of the recombinant construct inserted into the maize genome and the DNA sequences flanking the insertion site. Kits and conditions useful in conducting the assays are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2021Publication date: December 16, 2021Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: NATHAN DAVID COLES, OLGA DANILEVSKAYA, JEFFREY HABBEN, MARY A. RUPE, JEFFREY R. SCHUSSLER, BO SHEN, BENJAMIN P. WEERS, JINGRUI WU
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Patent number: 11124801Abstract: The compositions and methods disclosed relate to DNA compositions, plant cells, seeds, plant parts that relate to maize plants with increased grain yield trait. Also provided are assays for detecting the presence of the maize DP-202216-6 event based on the DNA sequence of the recombinant construct inserted into the maize genome and the DNA sequences flanking the insertion site. Kits and conditions useful in conducting the assays are provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2019Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Inventors: Nathan David Coles, Olga Danilevskaya, Jeffrey Habben, Mary A Rupe, Jeffrey R Schussler, Bo Shen, Benjamin P Weers, Jingrui Wu
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Publication number: 20210222183Abstract: The disclosure provides plant, plant parts, plant cells, seed and grain containing a targeted genetic modification that inserts an inverted repeat sequence into a gene. The disclosure further provides hybrid plants that contain the inverted repeat sequence in a single allele of the gene. Further provided are methods for decreasing expression of a gene encoding a polypeptide of interest in a hybrid plant by crossing a plant comprising the targeted genetic modification with a plant not comprising the genetic modification to produce a hybrid plant that contains the inverted repeat sequence in a single allele of the gene.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2021Publication date: July 22, 2021Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: HUIRONG GAO, JEFFREY HABBEN, SABRINA HUMBERT, JINRUI SHI
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Publication number: 20210115463Abstract: The compositions and methods disclosed relate to DNA compositions, plant cells, seeds, plant parts that relate to maize plants with increased grain yield trait. Also provided are assays for detecting the presence of the maize DP-202216-6 event based on the DNA sequence of the recombinant construct inserted into the maize genome and the DNA sequences flanking the insertion site. Kits and conditions useful in conducting the assays are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2019Publication date: April 22, 2021Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: HEATHER MARIE CHRISTENSEN, NATHAN DAVID COLES, OLGA DANILEVSKAYA, JEFFREY HABBEN, MARY A RUPE, JEFFREY R SCHUSSLER, BO SHEN, BENJAMIN P WEERS, JINGRUI WU
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Publication number: 20190320607Abstract: The compositions and methods disclosed relate to DNA compositions, plant cells, seeds, plant parts that relate to maize plants with increased grain yield trait. Also provided are assays for detecting the presence of the maize DP-202216-6 event based on the DNA sequence of the recombinant construct inserted into the maize genome and the DNA sequences flanking the insertion site. Kits and conditions useful in conducting the assays are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Heather Marie Christensen, Nathan David Coles, Olga Danilevskaya, Jeffrey Habben, Mary A Rupe, Jeffrey R Schussler, Bo Shen, Benjamin P Weers, Jingrui Wu
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Publication number: 20160017350Abstract: Transgenic compositions and methods reduce the expression of endogenous ACC oxidase genes to improve an agronomic characteristic of a crop plant, which may be maize. Yield increase and drought tolerance due to reduction in the endogenous ACC oxidase levels are observed. ACC oxidase genes are identified in maize, rice, and Arabidopsis genomes.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: January 21, 2016Inventors: XIAOMING BAO, JEFFREY HABBEN, SABRINA HUMBERT
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Publication number: 20150267220Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of plant molecular biology, more particularly to the regulation of genes that increase drought tolerance and yield. Provided herein are methods finding use in agriculture for increasing drought tolerance in dicot and monocot plants. Methods comprising introducing into a plant cell a polynucleotide that encodes a maize XERICO polypeptide operably linked to a promoter that drives expression in a plant are provided. Methods are further provided for maintaining or increasing yield in plants under drought conditions by introducing into a plant cell a polynucleotide encoding a maize XERICO poly-peptide and a polynucleotide encoding an abscisic acid (ABA)-associated polypeptide. Also provided are transformed plants, plant tissues, plant cells, and seeds thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2012Publication date: September 24, 2015Inventors: Norbert Brugiere, Jeffrey Habben, Xiping Niu
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Publication number: 20140283216Abstract: Compositions and methods reduce the expression of endogenous ACC oxidase genes to improve an agronomic characteristic of a crop plant, which may be maize. Yield increase and drought tolerance due to reduction in the endogenous ACC oxidase levels are observed. ACC oxidase genes are identified in maize, rice, and Arabidopsis genomes.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INCInventors: Xiaoming Bao, Jeffrey Habben, Sabrina Humbert
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Publication number: 20070169226Abstract: This invention relates generally to the field of plant molecular biology. More specifically, this invention relates to methods and reagents for the temporally- and/or spatially-regulated expression of genes, particularly in plant seeds and related female reproductive tissue. The present invention also provides compositions and methods for regulating expression of heterologous nucleotide sequences in a plant. Compositions comprise novel nucleotide sequences for a seed-preferred promoter known as eep1. A method for expressing a heterologous nucleotide sequence in a plant using the promoter sequences disclosed herein is provided. The method comprises transforming a plant cell to comprise a heterologous nucleotide sequence operably linked to one of the promoters of the present invention and regenerating a stably transformed plant from the transformed plant cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2007Publication date: July 19, 2007Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Jeffrey Habben, Chris Zinselmeier, Dwight Tomes, Shane Abbitt, Timothy Helentjaris, Xiaomu Niu
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Publication number: 20070157340Abstract: The invention discloses a transgenic method for enhancing sink strength in female reproductive organs. It involves the temporal and spatial expression of genes affecting the starch and sucrose metabolic pathways in a plant organ or plant tissue. The invention also includes expression constructs, and methods for the production of crop plants with heritable phenotypes which are useful in breeding programs designed to increase yield potential over a range of environmental conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2007Publication date: July 5, 2007Inventors: Dwight Tomes, Christopher Zinselmeier, Jeffrey Habben
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Publication number: 20060021082Abstract: Methods and compositions for modulating plant development are provided. Polynucleotide sequences and amino acid sequences encoding cytokinin oxidase polypeptides are provided. The sequences can be used in a variety of methods including modulating root development, modulating floral development, modulating leaf and/or shoot development, modulating seed size and/or weight, modulating tolerance under abiotic stress, and modulating resistance to pathogens. Polynucleotides comprising CKX promoters are also provided. The promoters can be used to regulate expression of a sequence of interest. Transformed plants, plant cells, tissues, and seed are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2005Publication date: January 26, 2006Inventors: Norbert Brugiere, Jeffrey Habben
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Publication number: 20050229274Abstract: This invention relates generally to the field of plant molecular biology. More specifically, this invention relates to methods and reagents for the temporal and/or spatial expression of genes that affect metabolically effective levels of cytokinins in plant seeds and related maternal tissue. This invention further relates to transgenic plants having enhanced levels of cytokinin expression wherein the transgenic plant exhibits useful characteristics, including: improved seed size, decreased tip kernel abortion, increased seed set during unfavorable environmental conditions, and stability of yield.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2005Publication date: October 13, 2005Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Jeffrey Habben, Chris Zinselmeier, Dwight Tomes
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Publication number: 20050198702Abstract: The present invention provides a composition and method for regulating expression of heterologous nucleotide sequences in a plant. The composition is a novel nucleic acid sequence for a seed-preferred promoter. A method for expressing a heterologous nucleotide sequence in a plant using the promoter sequence is also provided. The method comprises transforming a plant cell to contain a heterologous nucleotide sequence operably linked to the seed-preferred promoter of the present invention and regenerating a stably transformed plant from the transformed plant cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2002Publication date: September 8, 2005Inventors: Shuping Jiao, Jeffrey Habben, Xiaomu Niu
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Publication number: 20050081265Abstract: The invention discloses a novel heat shock protein with high homology to chloroplast elongation factor EF-Tu. Also disclosed is a transgenic method for enhancing tolerance to heat and drought in female reproductive organs. It involves the temporal and spatial expression of novel heat shock EF-Tu in a plant organ or plant tissue. The invention also includes expression constructs, and methods for the production of crop plants with heritable phenotypes which are useful in breeding programs designed to increase heat and drought tolerance.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2004Publication date: April 14, 2005Applicant: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.Inventors: Zoran Ristic, Shailendra Bhadula, Genping Yang, Thomas Elthon, Jeffrey Habben