Patents by Inventor Kristin Fencil

Kristin Fencil 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).

  • COMBINATIONS INCLUDING CRY34AB/35AB AND CRY3BA PROTEINS TO PREVENT DEVELOPMENT OF RESISTANCE IN CORN ROOTWORMS (DIABROTICA SPP.)
    Publication number: 20130180016
    Abstract: The subject invention relates in part to Cry34Ab/35Ab in combination with Cry3Ba. The subject invention relates in part to the surprising discovery that Cry34Ab/Cry35Ab and Cry3Ba are useful for preventing development of resistance (to either insecticidal protein system alone) by a corn rootworm (Diabrotica spp.) population. As one skilled in the art will recognize with the benefit of this disclosure, plants producing these insecticidal Cry proteins will be useful to mitigate concern that a corn rootworm population could develop that would be resistant to either of these insecticidal protein systems alone. The subject invention is supported in part by the discovery that components of these Cry protein systems do not compete with each other for binding corn rootworm gut receptors. The subject invention also relates in part to triple stacks or “pyramids” of three (or more) toxin systems, with Cry34Ab/Cry35Ab and Cry3Ba being the base pair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth Narva, Thomas Meade, Kristin Fencil, Huarong Li, Timothy D. Hey, Aaron T. Woosley, Monica B. Olson
  • Genes encoding toxin complex proteins and uses thereof
    Patent number: 7795395
    Abstract: The invention relates to isolated genes encoding Xenorhabdus toxin complex (TC) proteins, and transgenic plants and host cells expressing Xenorhabdus toxin complex (TC) proteins and having resistance to insects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Patricia C. Apel-Birkhold, Timothy D. Hey, Joel J. Sheets, Thomas Meade, Ze-Sheng Li, Justin M. Lira, Sean M. Russell, Robin L. Thompson, Jon C. Mitchell, Kristin Fencil
  • Toxin complex proteins and genes from
    Patent number: 7585944
    Abstract: The subject invention relates to novel Xenorhabdus toxin complex (TC) proteins and genes that encode these proteins. More specifically, the subject invention relates to TC genes and proteins obtainable from Xenorhabdus bovienii strain ILM104.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Dow Agrosciences LLC
    Inventors: Patricia C. Apel-Birkhold, Timothy D. Hey, Joel J. Sheets, Thomas Meade, Ze-Sheng Li, Justin M. Lira, Sean M. Russell, Robin L. Thompson, Jon C. Mitchell, Kristin Fencil
  • Toxin Complex Proteins and Genes from Xenorhabdus bovienii
    Publication number: 20080058248
    Abstract: The subject invention relates to novel Xenorhabdus toxin complex (TC) proteins and genes that encode these proteins. More specifically, the subject invention relates to TC genes and proteins obtainable from Xenorhabdus bovienii strain ILM104.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Patricia Apel-Birkhold, Timothy Hey, Robin Thompson, Thomas Meade, Ze-Sheng Li, Sean Russell, Joel Sheets, Justin Lira, Kristin Fencil, Jon Mitchell
  • Toxin complex proteins and genes from Xenorhabus bovienii
    Publication number: 20050155104
    Abstract: The subject invention relates to novel Xenorhabdus toxin complex (TC) proteins and genes that encode these proteins. More specifically, the subject invention relates to TC genes and proteins obtainable from Xenorhabdus bovienii strain ILM104.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2004
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Inventors: Patricia Apel-Birkhold, Timothy Hey, Robin Thompson, Thomas Meade, Ze Li, Sean Russell, Joel Sheets, Justin Lira, Kristin Fencil, Jon Mitchell