Patents by Inventor JONATHAN D. EISENBACK

JONATHAN D. EISENBACK 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).

  • Plant-mediated silencing of a fatty acid and retinoid binding protein in
    Patent number: 10407681
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions and methods utilizing double strand ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) to control parasitic nematodes, including Pratylenchus penetrans. More particularly, the present invention relates to several specific synthetic dsRNAs that induce RNA interference (RNAi) in the target nematodes and methods of delivering the dsRNAs to them, such as allowing feeding on plants containing the dsRNAs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignees: The United States of America, as represented by The Secretary of Agriculture, Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Kathryn K. Kamo, Paulo C. R. Vieira, Jonathan D. Eisenback
  • PLANT-MEDIATED SILENCING OF A FATTY ACID AND RETINOID BINDING PROTEIN IN PRATYLENCHUS PENETRANS
    Publication number: 20180282727
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions and methods utilizing double strand ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) to control parasitic nematodes, including Pratylenchus penetrans. More particularly, the present invention relates to several specific synthetic dsRNAs that induce RNA interference (RNAi) in the target nematodes and methods of delivering the dsRNAs to them, such as allowing feeding on plants containing the dsRNAs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: KATHRYN K. KAMO, PAULO C.R. VIEIRA, JONATHAN D. EISENBACK