Patents by Inventor Michael Metzlaff

Michael Metzlaff 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: 9534230
    Abstract: Stress tolerance in plants and plant cells is achieved by using nucleotide sequences encoding enzymes involved in the NAD salvage synthesis pathway and/or the NAD de novo synthesis pathway e.g. for overexpression in plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Bayer CropScience N.V.
    Inventors: Marc De Block, Michael Metzlaff, Véronique Gossele
  • Publication number: 20150118385
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for stimulating the growth of the plants and/or improving the biomass production and/or increasing the carbon fixation by the plant comprising introducing into a rice plant cell, rice plant tissue or rice plant one or more nucleic acids, wherein the introduction of the nucleic acid(s) results inside the chloroplast of a de novo expression of one or more polypeptides having the enzymatic activity of a glycolate dehydrogenase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Bayer BioScience N.V.
    Inventors: Rashad Kebeish, Fritz Kreuzaler, Michael Metzlaff, Markus Niessen, Christoph Peterhaensel, Jeroen Van Rie
  • Publication number: 20140366216
    Abstract: Stress tolerance in plants and plant cells is achieved by using nucleotide sequences encoding enzymes involved in the NAD salvage synthesis pathway and/or the NAD de novo synthesis pathway e.g. for overexpression in plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Marc DE BLOCK, Michael Metzlaff, Véronique Gossele
  • Patent number: 8802927
    Abstract: Stress tolerance in plants and plant cells is achieved by using nucleotide sequences encoding enzymes involved in the NAD salvage synthesis pathway and/or the NAD de novo synthesis pathway e.g. for overexpression in plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Bayer CropScience N.V.
    Inventors: Marc De Block, Michael Metzlaff, Veronique Gossele
  • Publication number: 20130283482
    Abstract: Stress tolerance in plants and plant cells is achieved by using nucleotide sequences encoding enzymes involved in the NAD salvage synthesis pathway and/or the NAD de novo synthesis pathway from fungal or yeast like organisms other than Saccharomyces cereviseae, e.g., for overexpression in plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: Bayer CropScience N.V.
    Inventors: Marc De Block, Michael Metzlaff, Veronique Gossele
  • Patent number: 8450562
    Abstract: Stress tolerance in plants and plant cells is achieved by using nucleotide sequences encoding enzymes involved in the NAD salvage synthesis pathway and/or the NAD de novo synthesis pathway from fungal or yeast like organisms other than Saccharomyces cereviseae, e.g., for overexpression in plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Bayer CropScience N.V.
    Inventors: Marc De Block, Michael Metzlaff, Veronique Gossele
  • Publication number: 20130065761
    Abstract: Methods are provided for increasing the resistance of plants to hypoxic or anoxic conditions. Such methods may be applied to increase the penetrance of plant roots in the growth medium or into soil. The methods according to the invention may include providing plants with a stress tolerance gene. Similar effects can be obtained by applying chemical compounds, including neonicotinoid compounds, to the plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: BAYER CROPSCIENCE N.V.
    Inventors: MICHAEL METZLAFF, MARC DE BLOCK
  • Publication number: 20120204292
    Abstract: Stress tolerance in plants and plant cells is achieved by using nucleotide sequences encoding enzymes involved in the NAD salvage synthesis pathway and/or the NAD de novo synthesis pathway from fungal or yeast like organisms other than Saccharomyces cereviseae, e.g., for overexpression in plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: Bayer CropScience N.V.
    Inventors: Marc DE BLOCK, Michael Metzlaff, Veronique Gossele
  • Patent number: 8237017
    Abstract: Naturally occurring and synthetic novel stress-related miRNAs are provided which can be used to modify the stress tolerance of plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Bayer CropScience NV
    Inventors: Marc Bots, Michael Metzlaff
  • Patent number: 8158856
    Abstract: Stress tolerance in plants and plant cells is achieved by using nucleotide sequences encoding enzymes involved in the NAD salvage synthesis pathway and/or the NAD de novo synthesis pathway from fungal or yeast like organisms other than Saccharomyces cereviseae, e.g., for overexpression in plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Bayer CropScience NV
    Inventors: Marc De Block, Michael Metzlaff, Veronique Gossele
  • Patent number: 8143192
    Abstract: Methods are provided for increasing the resistance of plants to hypoxic or anoxic conditions. Such methods may be applied to increase the penetrance of plant roots in the growth medium or into soil. The methods according to the invention may include providing plants with a stress tolerance gene. Similar effects can be obtained by applying chemical compounds, including neonicotinoid compounds, to the plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Bayer Cropscience N.V.
    Inventors: Michael Metzlaff, Marc De Block
  • Publication number: 20110268865
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for stimulating the growth of the plants and/or improving the biomass production and/or increasing the carbon fixation by the plant comprising introducing into a rice plant cell, rice plant tissue or rice plant one or more nucleic acids, wherein the introduction of the nucleic acid(s) results inside the chloroplast of a de novo expression of one or more polypeptides having the enzymatic activity of a glycolate dehydrogenase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: BAYER BIO SCIENCE N.V.
    Inventors: Rashad Kebeish, Fritz Kreuzaler, Michael Metzlaff, Markus Niessen, Christoph Peterhaensel, Jeroen Van Rie
  • Publication number: 20110131672
    Abstract: Stress tolerance in plants and plant cells is achieved by using nucleotide sequences encoding enzymes involved in the NAD salvage synthesis pathway and/or the NAD de novo synthesis pathway e.g. for overexpression in plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: Bayer BioScience N.V.
    Inventors: Marc DE BLOCK, Michael Metzlaff, Veronique Gossele
  • Patent number: 7851675
    Abstract: Stress tolerance in plants and plant cells is achieved by using nucleotide sequences encoding enzymes involved in the NAD salvage synthesis pathway and/or the NAD de novo synthesis pathway e.g. for overexpression in plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Bayer Bioscience N.V.
    Inventors: Marc De Block, Michael Metzlaff, Veronique Gossele
  • Publication number: 20090320154
    Abstract: Stress tolerance in plants and plant cells is achieved by using nucleotide sequences encoding enzymes involved in the NAD salvage synthesis pathway and/or the NAD de novo synthesis pathway from fungal or yeast like organisms other than Saccharomyces cereviseae, e.g., for overexpression in plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: BAYER BIOSCIENCE N.V.
    Inventors: Marc De Block, Michael Metzlaff, Veronique Gossele
  • Publication number: 20090270254
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for increasing the stress tolerance in plants and plant cells whereby neonicotinoid compounds, such as but not limited to imidacloprid, clothianidin, thiamethoxam, dinotefuran, nitenpyram, acetamiprid or thiacloprid, are applied to plants, or cells thereof, which comprise a genome that has been modified to make the plants or their cells more stress tolerant i.e. plants engineered to be stress tolerant. Particularly effective stress tolerance synergists in combination with genetically modified stress tolerant plants or their cells are neonicotinoid compounds which comprise a chloropyridine side chain, like e.g. imidacloprid, thiacloprid, acetamiprid, nitenpyram and 6-chloronicotinic acid (6-CNA).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: Bayer CropScience AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Thielert, Michael Metzlaff, Marc De BLock
  • Publication number: 20090151021
    Abstract: Naturally occurring and synthetic novel stress-related miRNAs are provided which can be used to modify the stress tolerance of plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicants: Bayer BioScience N.V., VIB VZW, Universiteit Gent
    Inventors: Marc Bots, Michael Metzlaff
  • Publication number: 20090064371
    Abstract: Methods are provided for increasing the resistance of plants to hypoxic or anoxic conditions. Such methods may be applied to increase the penetrance of plant roots in the growth medium or into soil. The methods according to the invention may include providing plants with a stress tolerance gene. Similar effects can be obtained by applying chemical compounds, including neonicotinoid compounds, to the plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2006
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: Bayer BioScience N.V.
    Inventors: Michael Metzlaff, Marc De Block
  • Publication number: 20070300322
    Abstract: Stress tolerance in plants and plant cells is achieved by using nucleotide sequences encoding enzymes involved in the NAD salvage synthesis pathway and/or the NAD de novo synthesis pathway e.g. for overexpression in plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Applicant: Bayer BioScience N. V.
    Inventors: Marc De Block, Michael Metzlaff, Veronique Gossele
  • Patent number: 7148400
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and means for the identification of genes involved in the determination of a plant trait or for the identification encoded by a nucleic acid comprising a determined nucleotide sequence. The invention also provides kits comprising viral RNA vectors derived from satellite viruses and corresponding helper viruses for the introduction of inhibitory RNA into plant cells and plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Bayer BioScience N.V.
    Inventors: Frank Meulewaeter, Marc Cornelissen, John Jacobs, Gerben Van Eldik, Michael Metzlaff