Patents by Inventor Mulu Ayele

Mulu Ayele 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).

  • MAIZE STRESS RELATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 18 AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20160024513
    Abstract: A truncated stress-responsive transcription factor can be overexpressed without causing unfavorable pleiotropic effects. The truncation may result in deletion of a nuclear localization signal. The truncation may result in deletion of one or more regulatory motifs. The truncated transcription factor may be expressed under the control of a constitutive or tissue-preferred promoter. The transcription factor may be from maize.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: MULU AYELE, DONGSHENG FENG, JOANNE HUNT, KEITH ROESLER, DAVID SELINGER, SOBHANA SIVASANKAR
  • Detection of Johnsongrass and its hybrid seed
    Patent number: 8911939
    Abstract: Methods for detecting the presence or amount of Johnsongrass or Johnsongrass hybrid genetic material in a biological sample, preferably the detection of the presence or amount of Johnsongrass or Johnsongrass hybrid seed in a seed sample, are disclosed. The methods involve detection of certain nucleic acid sequences, namely Johnsongrass detection sequences, optionally through a primer-based amplification process, such as PCR. Also disclosed are isolated polynucleotides, replication compositions and kits for carrying out the detection methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc
    Inventors: Benjamin Kaufman, Mulu Ayele, Olga Ellern
  • MAIZE STRESS RELATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 18 AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20140304857
    Abstract: A truncated stress-responsive transcription factor can be overexpressed without causing unfavorable pleiotropic effects. The truncation may result in deletion of a nuclear localization signal. The truncation may result in deletion of one or more regulatory motifs. The truncated transcription factor may be expressed under the control of a constitutive or tissue-preferred promoter. The transcription factor may be from maize.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INC
    Inventors: MULU AYELE, Dongsheng Feng, Joanne Hunt, Keith Roesler, David Selinger, Sobhana Sivasankar
  • Detection of Johnsongrass and Its Hybrid Seed
    Publication number: 20110269639
    Abstract: Methods for detecting the presence or amount of Johnsongrass or Johnsongrass hybrid genetic material in a biological sample, preferably the detection of the presence or amount of Johnsongrass or Johnsongrass hybrid seed in a seed sample, are disclosed. The methods involve detection of certain nucleic acid sequences, namely Johnsongrass detection sequences, optionally through a primer-based amplification process, such as PCR. Also disclosed are isolated polynucleotides, replication compositions and kits for carrying out the detection methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Benjamin Kaufman, Mulu Ayele, Olga Ellern