Patents by Inventor Kanwarpal Dhugga
Kanwarpal Dhugga 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: 20200113147Abstract: The present invention provides polynucleotides and related polypeptides of the protein GS. The invention provides genomic sequence for the GS gene. GS is responsible for controlling nitrogen utilization efficiency in plants. Glutamine synthase sequences are provided for improving grain yield and plant growth. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells and transgenic plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2019Publication date: April 16, 2020Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: RAJEEV GUPTA, KANWARPAL DHUGGA
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Publication number: 20150082480Abstract: The disclosure provides means for altering the expression of non-cellulosic polysaccharides in plants using Golgi targeted enzyme nucleic acids and their encoded proteins. The present disclosure provides methods and compositions relating to altering feruloylation, acetylation and crosslinking in plants, leading to improved biomass available for biofuel production and silage digestibility. The disclosure further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells, and transgenic plants comprising said nucleic acids.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2012Publication date: March 19, 2015Inventors: Kanwarpal Dhugga, David Dolde, Rajeev Gupta, Ajay Pal Singh Sandhu, Carl Simmons
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Publication number: 20080083043Abstract: The invention provides isolated cellulose synthase nucleic acids and their encoded proteins. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering cellulose synthase concentration and/or composition of plants. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells, and transgenic plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2007Publication date: April 3, 2008Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Kanwarpal Dhugga, Timothy Helentjaris, Benjamin Bowen, Xun Wang
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Publication number: 20080028492Abstract: The invention provides isolated cellulose synthase nucleic acids and their encoded proteins. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering cellulose synthase levels in plants. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells, and transgenic plants comprising said nucleic acids.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2007Publication date: January 31, 2008Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Kanwarpal Dhugga, Haiyin Wang, Dwight Tomes, Timothy Helentjaris
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Publication number: 20070283461Abstract: The invention relates to the genetic manipulation of plants, particularly to the expression of galactomannan biosynthetic genes in transformed plants. Isolated nucleotide molecules comprising nucleotide sequences encoding galactosyltransferases and methods for their use are provided. The nucleotide molecules find use in the production of gum in transformed plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2007Publication date: December 6, 2007Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Kanwarpal Dhugga, Roberto Barreiro
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Publication number: 20070199105Abstract: The present disclosure concerns methods and compositions relating to UXS polypeptides and/or nucleic acids encoding UXS polypeptides. In certain claims, the methods and compositions are of use to improve digestibility and/or ease of grain processing. Such improvements relate to a modulation in arabinoxylan and/or hemicellulose content in transgenic plants. Such plants can, for example, comprise one or more nucleic acid sequences that inhibit expression of one or more UDP-Xylose Synthase (UXS) genes.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2006Publication date: August 23, 2007Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Xiaoming Bao, George Singletary, Deborah Wetterberg, Ramesh Nair, Kanwarpal Dhugga, Matthias Liebergesell, David Selinger
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Publication number: 20070186310Abstract: This invention relates to isolated polynucleotides encoding BRITTLE STALK 2-like (Bk2L) family polypeptides. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of a Bk2L polypeptide, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the Bk2L polypeptide in a transformed host cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2006Publication date: August 9, 2007Inventor: Kanwarpal Dhugga
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Publication number: 20070157342Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for making and using transgenic plants that exhibit increased nitrogen storage capacity compared to wild-type plants. Methods of the invention comprise inducing overexpression of monocot-derived vegetative storage proteins (VSPs) in plants, particularly in monocots. In some embodiments, at least one nucleotide construct comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding the ZmLox6 protein or a biologically active fragment or variant thereof is introduced into a plant. Depending upon the objective, the nucleotide construct may optionally comprise an operably linked coding sequence for a vacuolar sorting signal or plastid transit peptide in order to direct storage of the ZmLox6 protein or biologically active fragment or variant thereof into the vacuolar compartment or plastid compartment, respectively, of the cells in which the VSP is expressed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2006Publication date: July 5, 2007Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Kanwarpal Dhugga, Laura Appenzeller, Rajeev Gupta, Hari Kishan Rao Abbaraju
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Publication number: 20070107084Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided to improve nitrogen use efficiency in plants or plant parts, increase carbon fixation in a plant or plant part, increase grain yield or biomass production of the plant, and/or increase the stress tolerance of the plant. The compositions and methods of the invention modulate these various phenotypes by modulating the level of at least one Dof (for DNA binding with one finger) polypeptide having a Dof domain or a biologically active variant or fragment of a Dof domain.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2006Publication date: May 10, 2007Applicant: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.Inventors: Rajeev Gupta, Juan Liu, Kanwarpal Dhugga, Carl Simmons
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Publication number: 20070044176Abstract: This invention relates to isolated nucleic acid fragments encoding high affinity nitrate transport components. The invention also relates to the construction of recombinant DNA constructs encoding all or a portion of nitrate transport components, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the recombinant DNA construct may alter levels of the nitrate transport components in a transformed host cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2006Publication date: February 22, 2007Inventors: Stephen Allen, Kanwarpal Dhugga, Kevin Fengler, Howard Hershey, Victor Llaca, Dale Loussaert, Lu Liu, Xiaomu Niu, Haiyin Wang
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Publication number: 20060288453Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for manipulation of plant polysaccharides and plant polysaccharide synthases. Compositions include novel nucleotide sequences encoding polysaccharide synthases polypeptides, and biologically active variants thereof. Further provided are methods for polysaccharide manipulation using the sequences disclosed herein. One method comprises stably incorporating into the genome of a plant cell, a nucleotide sequence of the present invention operably linked to a heterologous promoter and regenerating a stably transformed plant that expresses the nucleotide sequence.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2006Publication date: December 21, 2006Inventors: Kanwarpal Dhugga, Dwight Tomes
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Publication number: 20060272055Abstract: The invention provides isolated cellulose synthase nucleic acids and their encoded proteins. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering cellulose synthase concentration and/or composition of plants. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells, and transgenic plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2006Publication date: November 30, 2006Applicant: Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc.Inventors: Kanwarpal Dhugga, Timothy Helentjaris, Benjamin Bowen, Xun Wang
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Publication number: 20060272054Abstract: The invention provides isolated cellulose synthase nucleic acids and their encoded proteins. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering cellulose synthase levels in plants. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells, transgenic plants, and antibody compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2006Publication date: November 30, 2006Applicant: Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc.Inventors: Kanwarpal Dhugga, Timothy Helentjaris
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Publication number: 20060260006Abstract: The invention relates to the genetic manipulation of plants to produce polyhydroxyalkanoate, particularly in the peroxisomes. Methods for producing such polymers in plants and host cells are provided. Such methods find use in producing biodegradable thermoplastics in plants and other organisms. Nucleotide molecules, expression cassettes, and genetically manipulated host cell, plants, plant tissues, and seeds are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2006Publication date: November 16, 2006Applicants: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., E.I. du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: Kanwarpal Dhugga, Chun Li, Jian Dong, William Hitz, Matthias Liebergesell, Scott Nichols, Kristen Briggs
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Publication number: 20060253937Abstract: The invention relates to the genetic manipulation of plants to produce polyhydroxyalkanoate, particularly in the peroxisomes. Methods for producing such polymers in plants and host cells are provided. Such methods find use in producing biodegradable thermoplastics in plants and other organisms. Nucleotide molecules, expression cassettes, and genetically manipulated host cell, plants, plant tissues, and seeds are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2006Publication date: November 9, 2006Applicants: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., E.I. du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: Kanwarpal Dhugga, Chun Li, Jian Dong, William Hitz, Matthias Liebergesell, Scott Nichols, Kristen Briggs
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Publication number: 20060252139Abstract: The invention relates to the genetic manipulation of plants to produce polyhydroxyalkanoate, particularly in the peroxisomes. Methods for producing such polymers in plants and host cells are provided. Such methods find use in producing biodegradable thermoplastics in plants and other organisms. Nucleotide molecules, expression cassettes, and genetically manipulated host cell, plants, plant tissues, and seeds are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2006Publication date: November 9, 2006Applicants: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., E.I. du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: Kanwarpal Dhugga, Chun Li, Jian Dong, William Hitz, Matthias Liebergesell, Scott Nichols, Kristen Briggs
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Publication number: 20050223426Abstract: The invention provides isolated cellulose synthase nucleic acids and their encoded proteins. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering cellulose synthase concentration and/or composition of plants. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells, and transgenic plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2004Publication date: October 6, 2005Applicant: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.Inventors: Kanwarpal Dhugga, Timothy Helentjaris, Benjamin Bowen, Xun Wang
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Publication number: 20050155108Abstract: The invention provides isolated cellulose synthase nucleic acids and their encoded proteins. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering cellulose synthase levels in plants. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells, and transgenic plants comprising said nucleic acids.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2004Publication date: July 14, 2005Inventors: Kanwarpal Dhugga, Haiyin Wang, Dwight Tomes, Timothy Helentjaris
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Publication number: 20050086712Abstract: This invention relates to methods and materials to produce para-hydroxybenzoic acid in the stem tissue of transgenic green plants using a cellulose synthase promoter to operably express a gene encoding HCHL.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2003Publication date: April 21, 2005Inventors: Knut Meyer, Kanwarpal Dhugga