Patents by Inventor Mark Belmonte

Mark Belmonte 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).

  • PLANTS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING FUNGAL PLANT PATHOGENS
    Publication number: 20210388376
    Abstract: Provided herein are plants that reduce growth of a fungal pathogen, increase resistance of the plant to a fungal pathogen, or a combination thereof. The plant includes a polynucleotide that reduces expression of a coding region present in a fungal pathogen, such as Sclerotinia sclerotiorum or Botrytis cinerea. The polynucleotide can be present on the surface of the plant, expressed by a plant, or a combination thereof. Also provided are methods of making and methods of using the plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Steve Whyard, Mark Belmonte
  • Plants and methods for controlling fungal plant pathogens
    Patent number: 11085052
    Abstract: Provided herein are plants that reduce growth of a fungal pathogen, increase resistance of the plant to a fungal pathogen, or a combination thereof. The plant includes a polynucleotide that reduces expression of a coding region present in a fungal pathogen, such as Sclerotinia sclerotiorum or Botrytis cinerea. The polynucleotide can be present on the surface of the plant, expressed by a plant, or a combination thereof. Also provided are methods of making and methods of using the plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: University of Manitoba
    Inventors: Steve Whyard, Mark Belmonte
  • PLANTS HAVING INCREASED RESISTANCE TO L. MACULANS AND METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20210108222
    Abstract: Provided herein is a transgenic plant having increased expression of a coding region encoding a resistance protein, where the transgenic plant has increased resistance to infection by Leptosphaeria maculans. In one embodiment, the transgenic plant is B. napus, B. oleraceae, B. rapa, or B. juncea. Also provided are methods of increasing resistance of a member of the genus Brassica to infection by Leptosphaeria maculans, methods of making a transgenic plant with increased resistance to Leptosphaeria maculans, and methods of producing food, feed, or an industrial product using a transgenic plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Becker, Mark Belmonte, Dilantha Fernando, Xuehua Zhang
  • PLANTS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING FUNGAL PLANT PATHOGENS
    Publication number: 20190153467
    Abstract: Provided herein are plants that reduce growth of a fungal pathogen, increase resistance of the plant to a fungal pathogen, or a combination thereof. The plant includes a polynucleotide that reduces expression of a coding region present in a fungal pathogen, such as Sclerotinia sclerotiorum or Botrytis cinerea. The polynucleotide can be present on the surface of the plant, expressed by a plant, or a combination thereof. Also provided are methods of making and methods of using the plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Steve Whyard, Mark Belmonte