Patents by Inventor Megan Sopko

Megan Sopko 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).

  • Patent number: 11781152
    Abstract: IRDIG35563 vegetative insecticidal toxins, polynucleotides encoding such toxins, use of such toxins to control pests, and transgenic plants that produce such toxins are disclosed. The invention includes IRDIG35563 variants, fragments and analogs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE LLC
    Inventors: Marc D Zack, Megan Sopko, James M Hasler
  • Publication number: 20220162635
    Abstract: IRDIG35563 vegetative insecticidal toxins, polynucleotides encoding such toxins, use of such toxins to control pests, and transgenic plants that produce such toxins are disclosed. The invention includes IRDIG35563 variants, fragments and analogs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE LLC
    Inventors: MARC D. ZACK, MEGAN SOPKO, JAMES M HASLER
  • Patent number: 11274315
    Abstract: IRDIG35563 vegetative insecticidal toxins, polynucleotides encoding such toxins, use of such toxins to control pests, and transgenic plants that produce such toxins are disclosed. The invention includes IRDIG35563 variants, fragments and analogs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE LLC
    Inventors: Marc D Zack, Megan Sopko, James M Hasler
  • Publication number: 20200318132
    Abstract: IRDIG35563 vegetative insecticidal toxins, polynucleotides encoding such toxins, use of such toxins to control pests, and transgenic plants that produce such toxins are disclosed. The invention includes IRDIG35563 variants, fragments and analogs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC
    Inventors: MARC D ZACK, MEGAN SOPKO, JAMES M HASLER
  • Publication number: 20200277621
    Abstract: Provided are methods, vectors and gene constructs for enhancing expression of a recombinant nucleic acid sequence in transgenic plants and plant tissues. According to the present invention, nucleic acid sequences are obtained and/or derived from the 3? untranslated regions of Zea mays chlorophyll a/b binding protein gene and engineered to flank respective portions of a selected coding region of a vector. The vector construct may be introduced into plants and/or plant tissues through conventional or gene targeting procedures, resulting in enhanced expression of the selected coding region. In some embodiments, the selected coding region is a chimeric gene or gene fragment expressing one or more proteins known to impart a level of insecticidal activity to a transgenic plant and/or plant tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Delkin O. Gonzalez, David Mann, John Davies, James Patrick Connell, Jeffrey Church, Holly Jean Butler, Megan Sopko, Kristina M. Woodall
  • Patent number: 10443065
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for promoting transcription and translation of a nucleotide sequence in a plant or plant cell, employing a promoter and/or a 3?UTR from Zea mays Zrp2 gene. Some embodiments relate to a promoter from a Zea mays Zrp2 gene that is operably linked to a Zea mays Ubiquitin 1 intron and functions in plants to promote transcription of operably linked nucleotide sequences. Other embodiments relate to a 3? UTR from a Zea mays Zrp2 gene that functions in plants to terminate transcription of operably linked nucleotide sequences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Delkin O. Gonzalez, Megan Sopko, Jeffrey Church, James Patrick Connell, Kristina M. Woodall, David Mann
  • Publication number: 20170051298
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for promoting transcription and translation of a nucleotide sequence in a plant or plant cell, employing a promoter and/or a 3?UTR from Zea mays Zrp2 gene. Some embodiments relate to a promoter from a Zea mays Zrp2 gene that is operably linked to a Zea mays Ubiquitin 1 intron and functions in plants to promote transcription of operably linked nucleotide sequences. Other embodiments relate to a 3? UTR from a Zea mays Zrp2 gene that functions in plants to terminate transcription of operably linked nucleotide sequences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Delkin O. Gonzalez, Megan Sopko, Jeffrey Church, James Patrick Connell, Kristina M. Woodall, David Mann