Patents by Inventor Nicole L. Hopkins

Nicole L. Hopkins 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).

  • Whisker-mediated transformation of plant cell aggregates and plant tissues and regeneration of plants thereof
    Publication number: 20090013430
    Abstract: Plant cell aggregates and plant tissues can be transformed by elongated, needle-like structures called “whiskers”. The process comprises the agitation of plant cell aggregates and plant tissues of the plant to be transformed in the presence of DNA and whiskers, whereby DNA uptake and integration thereof in facilitated. The process may be applicable to other plant cell aggregates and plant tissues which have not proven easily transformable by other techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Inventors: Joseph F. Petolino, Dayakar R. Pareddy, Nicole L. Hopkins, Katherine Armstrong
  • Maize MIP synthase promoter
    Patent number: 6791013
    Abstract: The maize myo-inositol-1-phosphate synthase (MIP synthase) promoter is a novel embryo specific regulatory sequence useful in expressing heterologous nucleic acids in plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Katherine Armstrong, Timothy D. Hey, Otto Folkerts, Kelley A. Smith, Nicole L. Hopkins
  • Whisker-mediated transformation of plant cell aggregates and plant tissues and regeneration of plants thereof
    Publication number: 20040128715
    Abstract: Plant cell aggregates and plant tissues can be transformed by elongated, needle-like structures called “whiskers”. The process comprises the agitation of plant cell aggregates and plant tissues of the plant to be transformed in the presence of DNA and whiskers, whereby DNA uptake and integration thereof is facilitated. The process may be applicable to other plant cell aggregates and plant tissues which have not proven easily transformable by other techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2004
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Inventors: Joseph F. Petolino, Dayakar R. Pareddy, Nicole L. Hopkins, Katherine Armstrong
  • Whisker-mediated transformation of cotton embryogenic callus tissues and regeneration of plants thereof
    Patent number: 6730824
    Abstract: Cotton embryogenic callus tissues can be transformed by elongated, needle-like structures called “whiskers”. The process comprises the agitation of plant cell aggregates and plant tissues of the plant to be transformed in the presence of DNA and whiskers, whereby DNA uptake and integration thereof is facilitated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Joseph F. Petolino, Dayakar R. Pareddy, Nicole L. Hopkins, Katherine Armstrong
  • Whisker-mediated transformation of plant cell aggregates and plant tissues and regeneration of plants thereof
    Publication number: 20020100077
    Abstract: Plant cell aggregates and plant tissues can be transformed by elongated, needle-like structures called “whiskers”. The process comprises the agitation of plant cell aggregates and plant tissues of the plant to be transformed in the presence of DNA and whiskers, whereby DNA uptake and integration thereof is facilitated. The process may be applicable to other plant cell aggregates and plant tissues which have not proven easily transformable by other techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2001
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Inventors: Joseph F. Petolino, Dayakar R. Pareddy, Nicole L. Hopkins, Katherine Armstrong
  • Maize MIP synthase promoter
    Publication number: 20020068359
    Abstract: The maize myo-inositol-1-phosphate synthase (MIP synthase)gene and novel embryo specific regulatory sequences derived from the MIP synthase gene are useful in plant genetic engineering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2000
    Publication date: June 6, 2002
    Inventors: Katherine Armstrong, Timothy D. Hey, Otto Folkerts, Kelley A. Smith, Nicole L. Hopkins