Patents by Inventor Marguerite Varagona

Marguerite Varagona 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 molecules and other molecules associated with plants
    Publication number: 20120216318
    Abstract: Polynucleotides useful for improvement of plants are provided. In particular, polynucleotide sequences are provided from plant sources. Polypeptides encoded by the polynucleotide sequences are also provided. The disclosed polynucleotides and polypeptides find use in production of transgenic plants to produce plants having improved properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Inventors: Thomas J. La Rosa, Yihua Zhou, David K. Kovalic, Yongwei Cao, Jingdong Liu, Nordine Cheikh, Hridayabhiranjan Shukla, Thomas G. Ruff, Kristine J. Hardeman, Michael D. Edgerton, Marguerite Varagona, Wei Wu, Timothy W. Conner
  • Nucleic acid molecules and other molecules associated with plants
    Publication number: 20110214206
    Abstract: Polynucleotides useful for improvement of plants are provided. In particular, polynucleotide sequences are provided from plant sources. Polypeptides encoded by the polynucleotide sequences are also provided. The disclosed polynucleotides and polypeptides find use in production of transgenic plants to produce plants having improved properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventors: Thomas J. La Rosa, Yihua Zhou, David K. Kovalic, Yongwei Cao, Jingdong Liu, Nordine Cheikh, Hridayabhiranjan Shukla, Thomas G. Ruff, Kristine J. Hardeman, Michael D. Edgerton, Marguerite Varagona, Wei Wu, Timothy W. Conner
  • Nucleic acid molecules associated with plants
    Publication number: 20090087878
    Abstract: Polynucleotides useful for improvement of plants are provided. In particular, polynucleotide sequences are provided from plant sources. Polypeptides encoded by the polynucleotide sequences are also provided. The disclosed polynucleotides and polypeptides find use in production of transgenic plants to produce plants having improved properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2003
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Inventors: Thomas La Rosa, Yihua Zhou, David Kovalic, Yongwei Cao, Jingdong Liu, Nordine Cheikh, Hridayabhiranjan Shukla, Thomas Ruff, Kristine Hardeman, Michael Edgerton, Marguerite Varagona, Wei Wu, Timothy Conner
  • PRODUCTION OF HIGH TRYPTOPHAN MAIZE BY CHLOROPLAST TARGETED EXPRESSION OF ANTHRANILATE SYNTHASE
    Publication number: 20080050506
    Abstract: Novel expression vectors and constructs encoding a chloroplast transit peptide (CTP) operably linked to a monomeric anthranilate synthase are provided. Additionally, novel polynucleotide sequences encoding monomeric anthranilate synthases are provided. Also provided are methods for increasing the levels of free tryptophan in transgenic plants containing the expression vectors and constructs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventors: Siva Manjunath, Santiago Navarro, William Rapp, Xiaohong Shi, Marguerite Varagona, Jennifer Winson, Guangning Ye
  • High tryptophan maize
    Publication number: 20070028321
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for altering the tryptophan content of a plant by introducing and expressing an artificial polynucleotide sequence encoding an anthranilate synthase in the cells of the plant. Transgenic plants transformed with an artificial polynucleotide sequence encoding an anthranilate synthase, as well as human or animal food, seeds, and progeny derived from these plants, are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2006
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Inventors: Siva Manjunath, Jiexin Peng, Marguerite Varagona