Patents by Inventor Oliver Ratcliffe

Oliver Ratcliffe 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).

  • Polynucleotides and polypeptides in plants
    Publication number: 20060242738
    Abstract: The invention relates to plant transcription factor polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, homologs from a variety of plant species, and methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to produce transgenic plants having advantageous properties compared to a reference plant. Sequence information related to these polynucleotides and polypeptides can also be used in bioinformatic search methods is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2004
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Applicant: Mendel Biotechnology
    Inventors: Bradley Sherman, Jose Riechmann, Oliver Ratcliffe, Cai-Zhong Jiang, Jacqueline Heard, Volker Haake, Robert Creelman, Luc Adam, Lynne Reuber, James Keddie, Omaira Pineda, Peter Repetti, Karen Century, Neal Gutterson, Guo-Liang Yu, Pierre Broun, Roderick Kumimoto, Marsha Pilgrim
  • Transcription factor sequences for conferring advantageous properties to plants
    Publication number: 20060195944
    Abstract: The invention relates to plant transcription factor polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, homologs from a variety of plant species, and methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to produce transgenic plants having advantageous properties compared to a reference or control plant, including increased plant size, seed size, increased leaf size, lignification, water deprivation tolerance, cold tolerance, or altered flowering time. Sequence information related to these polynucleotides and polypeptides can also be used in bioinformatic search methods and is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2006
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Applicant: Mendel Biotechnology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacqueline Heard, Jose Riechmann, Oliver Ratcliffe, Omaira Pineda
  • Polynucleotides and polypeptides in plants
    Publication number: 20060162006
    Abstract: The invention relates to plant transcription factor polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, homologs from a variety of plant species, and methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to produce transgenic plants having advantageous properties compared to a reference plant. Sequence information related to these polynucleotides and polypeptides can also be used in bioinformatic search methods and is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2003
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Bradley Sherman, Jose Riechmann, Cai-Zhong Jiang, Jacqueline Heard, Volker Haake, Robert Creelman, Oliver Ratcliffe, Luc Adam, T. Reuber, James Keddie, Pierre Broun, Marsha Pilgrim, Arnold DuBell, Omaira Pineda, Guo-Liang Yu
  • Plant transcriptional regulators of drought stress
    Publication number: 20060015972
    Abstract: The invention relates to plant transcription factor polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, homologs from a variety of plant species, and methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to produce transgenic plants having improved abiotic stress tolerance, such as drought stress tolerance, as compared to wild-type or reference plants. Sequence information related to these polynucleotides and polypeptides can also be used in bioinformatic search methods to identify related sequences and is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2003
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Applicant: Mendel Biotechnology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacqueline Heard, Jose Riechmann, Robert Creelman, Oliver Ratcliffe, Roger Canales, Peter Repetti, Roderick Kumimoto, Neal Gutterson, T. Reuber, Omaira Pineda, Bradley Sherman
  • Plant transcriptional regulators of abiotic stress
    Publication number: 20060008874
    Abstract: The invention relates to plant transcription factor polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, homologs from a variety of plant species, variants of naturally-occurring sequences, and methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to produce transgenic plants having advantageous properties, including improved cold and other osmotic stress tolerance, as compared to wild-type or reference plants. The invention also pertains to expression systems that may be used to regulate these transcription factor polynucleotides, providing constitutive, transient, inducible and tissue-specific regulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2004
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Applicant: Mendel biotechnology, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Creelman, Oliver Ratcliffe, Roderick Kumimoto, Neal Gutterson, T. Reuber, Jeffrey Libby
  • Yield-related polynucleotides and polypeptides in plants
    Publication number: 20050160493
    Abstract: The invention relates to plant transcription factor polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, homologs from a variety of plant species, and methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to produce transgenic plants having advantageous properties compared to a reference plant. Sequence information related to these polynucleotides and polypeptides can also be used in bioinformatic search methods and is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2002
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Inventors: Oliver Ratcliffe, Jose Riechmann, Luc Adam, Arnold Dubell, Jacqueline Heard, Marsha Pilgrim, Cai-Zhong Jiang, T. Reuber, Robert Creelman, Omaira Pineda, Guo-Liang Yu, Pierre Broun
  • Transcriptional regulation of plant disease tolerance
    Publication number: 20050155117
    Abstract: The invention relates to plant transcription factor polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, homologs from a variety of plant species, and methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to produce transgenic plants having advantageous properties, including disease stress and abiotic stress tolerance, as compared to wild-type or control plants. The invention also pertains to expression systems that may be used to regulate these transcription factor polynucleotides, providing constitutive, transient, inducible and tissue-specific regulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Applicant: Mendel Biotechnology, Inc.
    Inventors: Karen Century, Emily Queen, T. Lynne Reuber, Oliver Ratcliffe, Roger Canales, Neal Gutterson
  • Stress-related polynucleotides and polypeptides in plants
    Publication number: 20050120408
    Abstract: The invention relates to plant transcription factor polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, homologs from a variety of plant species, and methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to produce transgenic plants having advantageous properties compared to a reference plant. Sequence information related to these polynucleotides and polypeptides can also be used in bioinformatic search methods and is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2002
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Inventors: T. Reuber, Jose Riechmann, Jacqueline Heard, Cai-Zhong Jiang, Luc Adam, Arnold DuBell, Oliver Ratcliffe, Omaira Pineda, Guo-Liang Yu, Pierre Broun
  • Transcriptional regulation of plant biomass and abiotic stress tolerance
    Publication number: 20050097638
    Abstract: The invention relates to plant transcription factor polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, homologs from a variety of plant species, and methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to produce transgenic plants having advantageous properties, including increased biomass or improved cold or other osmotic stress tolerance, as compared to wild-type or reference plants. The invention also pertains to expression systems that may be used to regulate these transcription factor polynucleotides, providing constitutive, transient, inducible and tissue-specific regulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2004
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Applicant: Mendel Biotechnology, Inc.
    Inventors: Cai-Zhong Jiang, Jacqueline Heard, Oliver Ratcliffe, Neal Gutterson, Frederick Hempel, Roderick Kumimoto, James Keddie, Bradley Sherman, Jeffrey Libby
  • Plant transcriptional regulators of abiotic stress
    Publication number: 20050086718
    Abstract: The invention relates to plant transcription factor polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, homologs from a variety of plant species, and methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to produce transgenic plants having advantageous properties compared to a reference plant, including improved abiotic stress tolerance. Sequence information related to these polynucleotides and polypeptides can also be used in bioinformatic search methods to identify related sequences and is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Applicant: Mendel Biotechnology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacqueline Heard, James Keddie, Robert Creelman, Omaira Pineda, Cai-Zhong Jiang, Oliver Ratcliffe, Roderick Kumimoto, Neal Gutterson, Bradley Sherman
  • Methods for modifying plant biomass and abiotic stress
    Publication number: 20040128712
    Abstract: The invention relates to plant transcription factor polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, homologs from a variety of plant species, and methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to produce transgenic plants having advantageous properties, including increased biomass and improved abiotic stress and osmotic stress tolerance, as compared to wild-type or reference plants. Sequence information related to these polynucleotides and polypeptides can also be used in bioinformatic search methods to identify related sequences and is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Inventors: Cai-Zhong Jiang, Jacqueline E. Heard, Oliver Ratcliffe, Neal I. Gutterson, Frederick D. Hempel, Roderick W. Kumimoto, James S. Keddie, Bradley K. Sherman
  • Plant transcriptional regulators of abiotic stress
    Publication number: 20040098764
    Abstract: The invention relates to plant transcription factor polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, homologs from a variety of plant species, and methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to produce transgenic plants having advantageous properties, including improved drought and other osmotic stress tolerance, as compared to wild-type or reference plants. Sequence information related to these polynucleotides and polypeptides can also be used in bioinformatic search methods to identify related sequences and is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventors: Jacqueline E. Heard, Jose Luis Riechmann, Robert A. Creelman, Oliver Ratcliffe, Roderick W. Kumimoto, Neal Gutterson, T. Lynne Reuber, Omaira Pineda, Jeffrey M. Libby, Bradley K. Sherman
  • Polynucleotides and polypeptides in plants
    Publication number: 20040045049
    Abstract: The invention relates to plant transcription factor polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, homologs from a variety of plant species, and methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to produce transgenic plants having advantageous properties compared to a reference plant. Sequence information related to these polynucleotides and polypeptides can also be used in bioinformatic search methods and is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: James Zhang, Michael E. Fromm, Jacqueline E. Heard, Jose Luis Riechmann, Luc J. Adam, Pierre E. Broun, Omaira Pineda, T. Lynne Reuber, James S. Keddie, Guo-Liang Yu, Cai-Zhong Jiang, Raymond S. Samaha, Marsha L. Pilgrim, Robert A. Creelman, Arnold N. DuBell, Oliver Ratcliffe, Roderick Kumimoto, Bradley K. Sherman
  • Biochemistry-related polynucleotides and polypeptides in plants
    Publication number: 20040019925
    Abstract: The invention relates to plant transcription factor polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, homologs from a variety of plant species, and methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to produce transgenic plants having advantageous properties compared to a reference plant. Sequence information related to these polynucleotides and polypeptides can also be used in bioinformatic search methods and is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2002
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventors: Jacqueline E. Heard, Jose Luis Riechmann, Robert A. Creelman, James Keddie, Marsha L. Pilgrim, Arnold N. DuBell, Cai-Zhong Jiang, Oliver Ratcliffe, Omaira Pineda, Guo-Liang Yu, Pierre E. Broun
  • Polynucleotides and polypeptides in plants
    Publication number: 20040019927
    Abstract: The invention relates to plant transcription factor polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, homologs from a variety of plant species, and methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to produce transgenic plants having advantageous properties compared to a reference plant. Sequence information related to these polynucleotides and polypeptides can also be used in bioinformatic search methods and is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2003
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventors: Bradley K. Sherman, Jose Luis Riechmann, Cai-Zhong Jiang, Jacqueline E. Heard, Volker Haake, Robert A. Creelman, Oliver Ratcliffe, Luc J. Adam, T. Lynne Reuber, James Keddie, Pierre E. Broun, Marsha L. Pilgrim, Arnold N. DuBell, Omaira Pineda, Guo-Liang Yu
  • Transgenic plants comprising polynucleotides encoding transcription factors that confer disease tolerance
    Patent number: 6664446
    Abstract: Plants transformed with a plant APZ transcription factor encoding polynucleotide, isolated from Arabidopsis, that enhances tolerance to fungal diseases, especially fungal diseases caused by Fusarium, Erysiphe, Sclerotinia and Botrytis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: Mendel Biotechnology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacqueline Heard, Pierre Broun, Jose Luis Riechmann, James Keddie, Omaira Pineda, Luc Adam, Raymond Samaha, James Zhang, Guo-Liang Yu, Oliver Ratcliffe, Marsha Pilgrim, Cai-Zhong Jiang, Lynne Reuber
  • Yield-related polynucleotides and polypeptides in plants
    Publication number: 20030226173
    Abstract: The invention relates to plant transcription factor polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, homologs from a variety of plant species, and methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to produce transgenic plants having advantageous properties compared to a reference plant. Sequence information related to these polynucleotides and polypeptides can also be used in bioinformatic search methods and is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventors: Oliver Ratcliffe, Jose Luis Riechmann, Luc J. Adam, Arnold N. Dubell, Jacqueline E. Heard, Marsha L. Pilgrim, Cai-Zhong Jiang, T. Lynne Reuber, Robert A. Creelman, Omaira Pineda, Guo-Liang Yu, Pierre E. Broun
  • Stress-related polynucleotides and polypeptides in plants
    Publication number: 20030217383
    Abstract: The invention relates to plant transcription factor polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, homologs from a variety of plant species, and methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to produce transgenic plants having advantageous properties compared to a reference plant. Sequence information related to these polynucleotides and polypeptides can also be used in bioinformatic search methods and is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventors: T. Lynne Reuber, Jose Luis Riechmann, Jacqueline E. Heard, Cai-Zhong Jiang, Luc J. Adam, Arnold N. DuBell, Oliver Ratcliffe, Omaira Pineda, Guo-Liang Yu, Pierre E. Broun
  • Stress-induced polynucleotides
    Publication number: 20030131386
    Abstract: Recombinant polynucleotides and methods for altering the regulation of gene expression in plants are provided to modify a plant's traits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventors: Raymond Samaha, Jacqueline Heard, Cai-Zhong Jiang, Omaira Pineda, Lynne Reuber, Jose Luis Riechmann, Guo-Liang Yu, James Keddie, Oliver Ratcliffe, Marsha Pilgrim, Luc Adam, Pierre Broun, James Zhang
  • Genes for modifying plant traits IV
    Publication number: 20030121070
    Abstract: The invention relates to plant transcription factor polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, homologs from a variety of plant species, and methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to produce transgenic plants having advantageous properties compared to a reference plant. Sequence information related to these polynucleotides and polypeptides can also be used in bioinformatic search methods and is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2001
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventors: Luc Adam, James Keddie, Robert Creelman, Jose Luis Riechmann, Cai-Zhong Jiang, Jacqueline Heard, Marsha L. Pilgrim, Arnold Dubell, Oliver Ratcliffe, T. Lynne Reuber, Guo-Liang Yu, Omaira Pineda