Patents by Inventor Kelley L. Ralph

Kelley L. Ralph 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).

  • Nucleic acid compositions conferring herbicide resistance
    Patent number: 7667100
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Vipula Kiran Shukla, Kelley Ann Smith, Theodore Jack Letherer, James Patrick Connell, Ignacio Mario Larrinua, Kelley L. Ralph