Patents by Inventor Matthew Begemann

Matthew Begemann 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).

  • Publication number: 20230270073
    Abstract: Provided herein are tomato plants and plant parts comprising altered expression, activity, or function of an SlAN2like transcription factor and/or an SlMYB-ATV transcription factor, and increased anthocyanin content. The tomato plants or plant parts provided herein can comprise one or more mutations in the Aft gene and the ATV gene. Also disclosed herein are compositions and methods of producing tomato plants and plant parts comprising increased anthocyanin content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: BENSON HILL, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Begemann, Emma January, Allison Newton
  • Publication number: 20230242925
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for modifying genomic DNA sequences are provided. The methods produce double-stranded breaks (DSBs) at pre-determined target sites in a genomic DNA sequence, resulting in mutation, insertion, and/or deletion of DNA sequences at the target site(s) in a genome. Compositions comprise DNA constructs comprising nucleotide sequences that encode a Cms1 protein operably linked to a promoter that is operable in the cells of interest. The DNA constructs can be used to direct the modification of genomic DNA at pre-determined genomic loci. Methods to use these DNA constructs to modify genomic DNA sequences are described herein. Additionally, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of genes are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: BENSON HILL, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Begemann, Benjamin Neil Gray
  • Patent number: 11708580
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for improving plant growth are provided herein. Polynucleotides encoding DUF2996 domain-containing protein s, polypeptides encompassing DUF2996 domain-containing protein s, and expression constructs for expressing genes of interest whose expression may improve agronomic properties including but not limited to crop yield, biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, and early vigor, plants comprising the polynucleotides, polypeptides, and expression constructs, and methods of producing transgenic plants are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Benson Hill, Inc.
    Inventor: Matthew Begemann
  • Publication number: 20230117816
    Abstract: Provided herein are plants and plant parts containing mutation in LOX and/or FAD genes. Also disclosed are plants and plant parts comprising decreased LOX and/or FAD activity. Furthermore, provided herein are plants and plant parts, and products (e.g., protein compositions, oil) produced therefrom having reduced level of hexanal and/or hexanol, hexanol, linolenic acid, increased levels of oleic acid. Such plants, plant parts, and plant products can have improved flavor characteristics relative to the control WT plants. Plant oil having a high oleic acid content and a low linoleic/linolenic acid content is also provided. Also disclosed herein are methods and compositions of producing such plants and plant parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: Benson Hill, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Begemann, Emma January, Erin Zess
  • Patent number: 11624070
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for modifying genomic DNA sequences are provided. The methods produce double-stranded breaks (DSBs) at pre-determined target sites in a genomic DNA sequence, resulting in mutation, insertion, and/or deletion of DNA sequences at the target site(s) in a genome. Compositions comprise DNA constructs comprising nucleotide sequences that encode a Cms1 protein operably linked to a promoter that is operable in the cells of interest. The DNA constructs can be used to direct the modification of genomic DNA at pre-determined genomic loci. Methods to use these DNA constructs to modify genomic DNA sequences are described herein. Additionally, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of genes are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: BENSON HILL, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Begemann, Benjamin Neil Gray
  • Patent number: 11535857
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for improving plant growth are provided herein. Polynucleotides encoding ABC transporter proteins, polypeptides encompassing ABC transporter proteins, and expression constructs for expressing genes of interest whose expression may improve agronomic properties including but not limited to crop yield, biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, and early vigor, plants comprising the polynucleotides, polypeptides, and expression constructs, and methods of producing transgenic plants are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: BENSON HILL, INC.
    Inventor: Matthew Begemann
  • Publication number: 20220333124
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for modifying genomic DNA sequences are provided. The methods produce double-stranded breaks (DSBs) at pre-determined target sites in a targeted DNA sequence, resulting in mutation, insertion, and/or deletion of DNA sequences at the targeted site(s). Compositions comprise DNA constructs comprising nucleotide sequences that encode a Cpf1 protein operably linked to a promoter that is operable in the cells of interest. The DNA constructs can be used to direct the modification of genomic DNA at pre-determined locations. Methods to use these DNA constructs to modify genomic DNA sequences are described herein. Additionally, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of genes are provided. Compositions comprise DNA constructs comprising a promoter that is operable in the cells of interest operably linked to nucleotide sequences that encode a mutated Cpf1 protein with an abolished ability to produce DSBs, optionally linked to a domain that regulates transcriptional activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: BENSON HILL, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew BEGEMANN, Gina Christine NEUMANN
  • Publication number: 20220307047
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for improving plant growth are provided herein. Polynucleotides encoding RING/U-Box superfamily proteins, polypeptides encompassing RING/U-Box superfamily proteins, and expression constructs for expressing genes of interest whose expression may improve agronomic properties including but not limited to crop yield, biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, and early vigor, plants comprising the polynucleotides, polypeptides, and expression constructs, and methods of producing transgenic plants are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: BENSON HILL, INC.
    Inventor: Matthew Begemann
  • Patent number: 11279942
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for improving plant growth are provided herein. The maize RbcS7A promoter is provided which is a developmentally regulated promoter. Polynucleotides encoding ferredoxin-thioredoxin reductase proteins, polypeptides encompassing ferredoxin-thioredoxin reductase proteins, and expression constructs for expressing genes of interest whose expression may improve agronomic properties including but not limited to crop yield, biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, and early vigor, plants comprising the polynucleotides, polypeptides, and expression constructs, and methods of producing transgenic plants are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Benson Hill, Inc.
    Inventor: Matthew Begemann
  • Publication number: 20210147864
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for improving plant growth are provided herein. Polynucleotides encoding ferredoxin-thioredoxin reductase proteins, polypeptides encompassing ferredoxin-thioredoxin reductase proteins, and expression constructs for expressing genes of interest whose expression may improve agronomic properties including but not limited to crop yield, biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, and early vigor, plants comprising the polynucleotides, polypeptides, and expression constructs, and methods of producing transgenic plants are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: BENSON HILL, INC.
    Inventor: Matthew Begemann
  • Publication number: 20210130840
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for improving plant growth are provided herein. Polynucleotides encoding DUF2996 domain-containing protein s, polypeptides encompassing DUF2996 domain-containing protein s, and expression constructs for expressing genes of interest whose expression may improve agronomic properties including but not limited to crop yield, biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, and early vigor, plants comprising the polynucleotides, polypeptides, and expression constructs, and methods of producing transgenic plants are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Benson Hill, Inc.
    Inventor: Matthew Begemann
  • Publication number: 20210024943
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for modifying genomic DNA sequences are provided. The methods produce double-stranded breaks (DSBs) at pre-determined target sites in a genomic DNA sequence, resulting in mutation, insertion, and/or deletion of DNA sequences at the target site(s) in a genome. Compositions comprise DNA constructs comprising nucleotide sequences that encode a Cms1 protein operably linked to a promoter that is operable in the cells of interest. The DNA constructs can be used to direct the modification of genomic DNA at pre-determined genomic loci. Methods to use these DNA constructs to modify genomic DNA sequences are described herein. Additionally, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of genes are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: BENSON HILL, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Begemann, Benjamin Neil Gray
  • Publication number: 20210002658
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for improving plant growth are provided herein. Polynucleotides encoding modified AGPase large subunit proteins, polypeptides encompassing modified AGPase large subunit proteins, methods of producing modified polynucleotides encoding modified AGPase large subunit proteins, and expression constructs for expressing genes of interest whose expression may improve agronomic properties including but not limited to crop yield, biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, and early vigor, plants comprising the polynucleotides, polypeptides, and expression constructs, and methods of producing plants comprising the modified AGPase large subunit genes of the invention or encoding the AGPase large subunit proteins of the invention are also provided. Compositions and methods for the ready detection of precise base changes are also provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: BENSON HILL, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Begemann, Emma January
  • Patent number: 10837023
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for modifying genomic DNA sequences are provided. The methods produce double-stranded breaks (DSBs) at pre-determined target sites in a genomic DNA sequence, resulting in mutation, insertion, and/or deletion of DNA sequences at the target site(s) in a genome. Compositions comprise DNA constructs comprising nucleotide sequences that encode a Cms1 protein operably linked to a promoter that is operable in the cells of interest. The DNA constructs can be used to direct the modification of genomic DNA at pre-determined genomic loci. Methods to use these DNA constructs to modify genomic DNA sequences are described herein. Additionally, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of genes are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: BENSON HILL, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Begemann, Benjamin Neil Gray
  • Publication number: 20200208168
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for improving plant growth are provided herein. Polynucleotides encoding ABC transporter proteins, polypeptides encompassing ABC transporter proteins, and expression constructs for expressing genes of interest whose expression may improve agronomic properties including but not limited to crop yield, biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, and early vigor, plants comprising the polynucleotides, polypeptides, and expression constructs, and methods of producing transgenic plants are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: BENSON HILL, INC.
    Inventor: Matthew BEGEMANN
  • Patent number: 10590430
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for increasing plant growth for higher crop yield are provided. The methods involve the expression of at least one ictB coding sequence in a C4 plant of interest. Further provided are methods for expressing at least one ictB coding sequence and increasing the expression of at least one additional coding sequence of interest selected from CO2 assimilating sequences, such as those sequences involved in the Calvin Benson cycle, starch synthesis pathway, and C4 carbon shuttle in the plant. C4 plants expressing an ictB sequence are encompassed by the invention. Additionally, plants expressing an ictB sequence and those plants showing increased expression of a sequence of interest are encompassed by the invention. The expression of ictB in the C4 plant and the co-expression of ictB with this additional gene or genes results in yield gains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Benson Hill, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Neil Gray, Matthew Begemann
  • Publication number: 20200032286
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for increasing plant growth for higher crop yield are provided. The methods involve the expression of at least one ictB coding sequence in a C4 plant of interest. Further provided are methods for expressing at least one ictB coding sequence and increasing the expression of at least one additional coding sequence of interest selected from CO2 assimilating sequences, such as those sequences involved in the Calvin Benson cycle, starch synthesis pathway, and C4 carbon shuttle in the plant. C4 plants expressing an ictB sequence are encompassed by the invention. Additionally, plants expressing an ictB sequence and those plants showing increased expression of a sequence of interest are encompassed by the invention. The expression of ictB in the C4 plant and the co-expression of ictB with this additional gene or genes results in yield gains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: BENSON HILL BIOSYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Benjamin Neil Gray, Matthew Begemann
  • Publication number: 20190338296
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for modifying genomic DNA sequences are provided. The methods produce double-stranded breaks (DSBs) at pre-determined target sites in a genomic DNA sequence, resulting in mutation, insertion, and/or deletion of DNA sequences at the target site(s) in a genome. Compositions comprise DNA constructs comprising nucleotide sequences that encode a Cms1 protein operably linked to a promoter that is operable in the cells of interest. The DNA constructs can be used to direct the modification of genomic DNA at pre-determined genomic loci. Methods to use these DNA constructs to modify genomic DNA sequences are described herein. Additionally, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of genes are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: BENSON HILL BIOSYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Begemann, Benjamin Neil Gray
  • Patent number: 10316324
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for modifying genomic DNA sequences are provided. The methods produce double-stranded breaks (DSBs) at pre-determined target sites in a genomic DNA sequence, resulting in mutation, insertion, and/or deletion of DNA sequences at the target site(s) in a genome. Compositions comprise DNA constructs comprising nucleotide sequences that encode a Cms1 protein operably linked to a promoter that is operable in the cells of interest. The DNA constructs can be used to direct the modification of genomic DNA at pre-determined genomic loci. Methods to use these DNA constructs to modify genomic DNA sequences are described herein. Additionally, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of genes are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Benson Hill Biosystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Begemann, Benjamin Neil Gray
  • Publication number: 20190071688
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for modifying genomic DNA sequences are provided. The methods produce double-stranded breaks (DSBs) at pre-determined target sites in a genomic DNA sequence, resulting in mutation, insertion, and/or deletion of DNA sequences at the target site(s) in a genome. Compositions comprise DNA constructs comprising nucleotide sequences that encode a Cpf1 or Csm1 protein operably linked to a promoter that is operable in the cells of interest. The DNA constructs can be used to direct the modification of genomic DNA at pre-determined genomic loci. Methods to use these DNA constructs to modify genomic DNA sequences are described herein. Additionally, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of genes are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: BENSON HILL BIOSYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Begemann, Benjamin Neil Gray