Patents by Inventor Kris Lambert

Kris Lambert 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).

  • Methods for measuring virulence in soybean cyst nematode
    Patent number: 10858704
    Abstract: Phytoparasitic nematodes that are able to infect and reproduce on plants that are considered resistant are referred to as virulent. The mechanism(s) that virulent nematodes employ to evade or suppress host plant defenses are not well understood. Described herein is the discovery of three single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that reproducibly show allele imbalances between soybean cyst nematode (SCN) grown on resistant and susceptible soybean (Heterodera glycines) plants. Two candidate SCN virulence genes, biotin synthase (HgBioB) and a bacterial-like protein containing a putative SNARE domain (HgSLP-1), were tightly linked to the SNPs. Methods, kits, and compositions are provided for using these discoveries to detect and quantify SCN virulence in field samples. Also provided are methods for planting fields in accordance with the results of detecting (or not detecting) virulent SCN in the fields.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Kris Lambert, Sadia Bekal
  • METHODS FOR MEASURING VIRULENCE IN SOYBEAN CYST NEMATODE
    Publication number: 20160177392
    Abstract: Phytoparasitic nematodes that are able to infect and reproduce on plants that are considered resistant are referred to as virulent. The mechanism(s) that virulent nematodes employ to evade or suppress host plant defenses are not well understood. Described herein is the discovery of three single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that reproducibly show allele imbalances between soybean cyst nematode (SCN) grown on resistant and susceptible soybean (Heterodera glycines) plants. Two candidate SCN virulence genes, biotin synthase (HgBioB) and a bacterial-like protein containing a putative SNARE domain (HgSLP-1), were tightly linked to the SNPs. Methods, kits, and compositions are provided for using these discoveries to detect and quantify SCN virulence in field samples. Also provided are methods for planting fields in accordance with the results of detecting (or not detecting) virulent SCN in the fields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOI
    Inventors: Kris Lambert, Sadia Bekal