Patents by Inventor John D. Everard
John D. Everard 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: 11965168Abstract: Soybean plants producing soybean seeds comprising leghemoglobin are produced by modifying the genome of the soybean plant. Soybean plants, soybean seeds and soy protein compositions comprising leghemoglobin are provided. Soybean plants, soybean seeds and soy protein compositions comprising leghemoglobin and additionally one or more of high oleic acid, low linolenic acid, high protein, low stachyose, low raffinose and low protease inhibitors are provided. Protein compositions comprising leghemoglobin, such as soy isolates and concentrates can be made from the soybean seeds. Additionally, methods for generating and using plants, seeds and protein compositions comprising leghemoglobin are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Hyeon-Je Cho, John D Everard, Anthony J Kinney, Zhan-Bin Liu, Knut Meyer, Thomas G Patterson, Kevin G Ripp, Bo Shen
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Publication number: 20240060886Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for spectral imaging of soybean samples to accurately and non-destructively measure the amount of sucrosyl-oligosaccharide in the soybean samples. Populations containing modified and unmodified soybean seeds and having varying amounts of sucrosyl-oligosaccharides, oil or protein can be sorted and separated and further used in soybean processing or breeding.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: ROSS M ALLEN, JOHN D EVERARD, MIN REN
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Patent number: 11864555Abstract: The disclosure relates to systems, compositions and methods for providing nutrients, root proliferants, crop protection agents and other crop inputs for a plant. The disclosure also relates to methods for increasing the uptake of a crop active compound into a growing plant.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2018Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignees: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC., CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE LLCInventors: Marios Avgousti, Robert Ray Burch, John D Everard, Rajeev L Gorowara, Gary Delmar Jaycox, Shane Francis Kendra, Jacy Cameron Macchia, Ning Wang, Jihua Zhang
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Publication number: 20230380373Abstract: Soybean plants producing soybean seeds comprising leghemoglobin are produced by modifying the genome of the soybean plant. Soybean plants, soybean seeds and soy protein compositions comprising leghemoglobin are provided. Soybean plants, soybean seeds and soy protein compositions comprising leghemoglobin and additionally one or more of high oleic acid, low linolenic acid, high protein, low stachyose, low raffinose and low protease inhibitors are provided. Protein compositions comprising leghemoglobin, such as soy isolates and concentrates can be made from the soybean seeds. Additionally, methods for generating and using plants, seeds and protein compositions comprising leghemoglobin are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2021Publication date: November 30, 2023Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: HYEON-JE CHO, JOHN D. EVERARD, ANTHONY KINNEY, ZHAN-BIN LIU, KNUT MEYER, THOMAS G. PATTERSON, KEVIN G. RIPP, BO SHEN
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Publication number: 20230220409Abstract: Provided are compositions comprising polynucleotides encoding modified MFT polypeptides. Also provided are recombinant DNA constructs, plants, plant cells, seed, and grain comprising the polynucleotides. Additionally, methods using the polynucleotides in plants to increase seed oil and/or protein content are also provided herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2021Publication date: July 13, 2023Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: JANEL M BETTIS, JOHN D EVERARD, KRISTIN HAUG COLLET, ZHAN-BIN LU, BO SHEN, SHREEDHARAN SRIRAM, YANG WANG, GINA MARIE ZASTROW-HAYES
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Publication number: 20230200322Abstract: Provided is a method for producing plants having seeds with an increased protein and/or oil content using mutagenesis and non-destructive chemical analysis. Additionally, provided are methods for identifying causative mutations associated with increased protein and/or oil content and methods of generating plants having the causative mutations associated with increased protein and/or oil content.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2021Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: JANEL M BETTIS, JOHN D EVERARD, KRISTIN HAUG COLLET, BO SHEN, SHREEDHARAN SRIRAM
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Patent number: 11668651Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for spectral imaging of soybean samples to accurately and non-destructively measure the amount of sucrosyl-oligosaccharide in the soybean samples. Populations containing modified and unmodified soybean seeds and having varying amounts of sucrosyl-oligosaccharides, oil or protein can be sorted and separated and further used in soybean processing or breeding.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2022Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Inventors: Ross M Allen, John D Everard, Min Ren
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Patent number: 11497226Abstract: Disclosed are compositions and methods relating to lecithin obtained from high-oleic soybeans. The high-oleic lecithin imparts improved characteristics to a product when compared to lecithin obtained from commodity soybeans. Examples of improved characteristics may include one or more of increased effective release, increased oxidative stability, increased OSI induction time, increased shelf life, increased smoke point, and a reduction in the increase in viscosity induced by oxidation or heat.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2015Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Inventors: John D. Everard, Susan Knowlton
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Publication number: 20220340923Abstract: Soybean plants producing soybean seeds comprising leghemoglobin are produced by modifying the genome of the soybean plant. Soybean plants, soybean seeds and soy protein compositions comprising leghemoglobin are provided. Soybean plants, soybean seeds and soy protein compositions comprising leghemoglobin and additionally one or more of high oleic acid, low linolenic acid, high protein, low stachyose, low raffinose and low protease inhibitors are provided. Protein compositions comprising leghemoglobin, such as soy isolates and concentrates can be made from the soybean seeds. Additionally, methods for generating and using plants, seeds and protein compositions comprising leghemoglobin are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2022Publication date: October 27, 2022Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: HYEON-JE CHO, JOHN D EVERARD, ANTHONY J. KINNEY, ZHAN-BIN LIU, KNUT MEYER, THOMAS G PATTERSON, KEVIN G RIPP, BO SHEN
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Patent number: 11390876Abstract: Methods and compositions to modify the fatty acid profiles of seeds and the oils produced therefrom include the modification of four or more alleles of fatty acid desaturases in the genome of a plant. Compositions, polynucleotide constructs, transformed and modified host cells, and plants and seeds exhibiting altered fatty characteristics are provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2019Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Inventors: John D Everard, Anthony J Kinney, Zhan-Bin Liu
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Publication number: 20220221399Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for spectral imaging of soybean samples to accurately and non-destructively measure the amount of sucrosyl-oligosaccharide in the soybean samples. Populations containing modified and unmodified soybean seeds and having varying amounts of sucrosyl-oligosaccharides, oil or protein can be sorted and separated and further used in soybean processing or breeding.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2022Publication date: July 14, 2022Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: ROSS M. ALLEN, JOHN D. EVERARD, MIN REN
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Patent number: 11359206Abstract: Soybean plants producing soybean seeds comprising leghemoglobin are produced by modifying the genome of the soybean plant. Soybean plants, soybean seeds and soy protein compositions comprising leghemoglobin are provided. Soybean plants, soybean seeds and soy protein compositions comprising leghemoglobin and additionally one or more of high oleic acid, low linolenic acid, high protein, low stachyose, low raffinose and low protease inhibitors are provided. Protein compositions comprising leghemoglobin, such as soy isolates and concentrates can be made from the soybean seeds. Additionally, methods for generating and using plants, seeds and protein compositions comprising leghemoglobin are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2021Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Inventors: Hyeon-Je Cho, John D Everard, Anthony J Kinney, Zhan-Bin Liu, Knut Meyer, Thomas G Patterson, Kevin G Ripp, Bo Shen
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Publication number: 20220127632Abstract: Soybean plants producing soybean seeds comprising leghemoglobin are produced by modifying the genome of the soybean plant. Soybean plants, soybean seeds and soy protein compositions comprising leghemoglobin are provided. Soybean plants, soybean seeds and soy protein compositions comprising leghemoglobin and additionally one or more of high oleic acid, low linolenic acid, high protein, low stachyose, low raffinose and low protease inhibitors are provided. Protein compositions comprising leghemoglobin, such as soy isolates and concentrates can be made from the soybean seeds. Additionally, methods for generating and using plants, seeds and protein compositions comprising leghemoglobin are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2021Publication date: April 28, 2022Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: HYEON-JE CHO, JOHN D EVERARD, ANTHONY J KINNEY, ZHAN-BIN LIU, KNUT MEYER, THOMAS G PATTERSON, KEVIN G RIPP, BO SHEN
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Publication number: 20220127631Abstract: Soybean plants producing soybean seeds comprising leghemoglobin are produced by modifying the genome of the soybean plant. Soybean plants, soybean seeds and soy protein compositions comprising leghemoglobin are provided. Soybean plants, soybean seeds and soy protein compositions comprising leghemoglobin and additionally one or more of high oleic acid, low linolenic acid, high protein, low stachyose, low raffinose and low protease inhibitors are provided. Protein compositions comprising leghemoglobin, such as soy isolates and concentrates can be made from the soybean seeds. Additionally, methods for generating and using plants, seeds and protein compositions comprising leghemoglobin are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2021Publication date: April 28, 2022Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: HYEON-JE CHO, JOHN D EVERARD, ANTHONY J KINNEY, ZHAN-BIN LIU, KNUT MEYER, THOMAS G PATTERSON, KEVIN G RIPP, BO SHEN
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Patent number: 11307139Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for spectral imaging of soybean samples to accurately and non-destructively measure the amount of sucrosyl-oligosaccharide in the soybean samples. Populations containing modified and unmodified soybean seeds and having varying amounts of sucrosyl-oligosaccharides, oil or protein can be sorted and separated and further used in soybean processing or breeding.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2018Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Inventors: Ross M Allen, John D Everard, Min Ren
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Publication number: 20210186013Abstract: The disclosure relates to systems, compositions and methods for providing nutrients, root proliferants, crop protection agents and other crop inputs for a plant. The disclosure also relates to methods for increasing the uptake of a crop active compound into a growing plant.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2018Publication date: June 24, 2021Applicants: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC., E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: MARIOS AVGOUSTI, ROBERT RAY BURCH, JOHN D EVERARD, RAJEEV L GOROWARA, GARY DELMAR JAYCOX, SHANE FRANCIS KENDRA, JACY CAMERON MACCHIA, NING WANG, JIHUA ZHANG
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Publication number: 20200399648Abstract: Methods and compositions to modify the fatty acid profiles of seeds and the oils produced therefrom include the modification of four or more alleles of fatty acid desaturases in the genome of a plant. Compositions, polynucleotide constructs, transformed and modified host cells, and plants and seeds exhibiting altered fatty characteristics are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2019Publication date: December 24, 2020Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: JOHN D EVERARD, ANTHONY J KINNEY, ZHAN-BIN LIU
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Patent number: 10538778Abstract: This invention relates to polynucleotide sequences encoding SUT2 or SUT4 sucrose transporter genes. Methods for increasing seed oil content and evaluating increased oil content in a plant seed are described. The compositions and methods disclosed herein employ a variety of sequences that encode sucrose transporters and a variety of sequences that influence fatty acid accumulation, including for example, DGAT, Lec1 and ODP1 transcription factor. In specific embodiments, overexpression of SUT2 and/or SUT4 sucrose transporters in combination with DGAT genes further increase plant seed oil production compared to high oil plant comprising recombinant DNA constructs that do not overexpress SUT2 or SUT4 transporters.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2018Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: Stephen M Allen, Howard Glenn Damude, John D Everard, Knut Meyer, Byung-Chun Yoo
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Publication number: 20190383733Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for spectral imaging of soybean samples to accurately and non-destructively measure the amount of sucrosyl-oligosaccharide in the soybean samples. Populations containing modified and unmodified soybean seeds and having varying amounts of sucrosyl-oligosaccharides, oil or protein can be sorted and separated and further used in soybean processing or breeding.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2018Publication date: December 19, 2019Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: ROSS M ALLEN, JOHN D EVERARD, MIN REN
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Publication number: 20190233345Abstract: The disclosure relates to systems, compositions and methods for providing nutrients, fertilizers, crop protection agents and other crop inputs for a plant. The disclosure also relates to methods for increasing the uptake of a crop active compound into a growing plant.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2017Publication date: August 1, 2019Applicants: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY, PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: MARIOS AVGOUSTI, ROBERT RAY BURCH, TIMOTHY CASPAR, JASON DEBRUIN, JOHN D. EVERARD, RAJEEV L. GOROWARA, DARREN B. GRUIS, RAFAEL HERRMANN, SHANE FRANCIS KENDRA, KATRINA KRATZ, JACY CAMERON MACCHIA, RYAN ARTHUR PAPE, JEFFREY R. SCHUSSLER, NING WANG, JIHUA ZHANG