Patents by Inventor Oscar C. Sparks

Oscar C. Sparks 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).

  • Publication number: 20220010326
    Abstract: The invention provides recombinant DNA molecules that are unique to the maize MON 87419 event and transgenic maize plants, plant parts, seeds, cells, and agricultural products containing the MON 87419 event as well as methods of using and detecting the maize MON 87419 event. Transgenic maize plants containing the MON 87419 event exhibit tolerance to dicamba and glufosinate herbicides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Wen C. Burns, Michael E. Goley, Jintai Huang, Melinda C. McCann, Aihua Shao, Oscar C. Sparks, Martin A. Stoecker, Liping Wei
  • Patent number: 11098321
    Abstract: The invention provides recombinant DNA molecules that are unique to the maize MON 87419 event and transgenic maize plants, plant parts, seeds, cells, and agricultural products containing the MON 87419 event as well as methods of using and detecting the maize MON 87419 event. Transgenic maize plants containing the MON 87419 event exhibit tolerance to dicamba and glufosinate herbicides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Wen C. Burns, Michael E. Goley, Jintai Huang, Melinda C. McCann, Aihua Shao, Oscar C. Sparks, Martin A. Stoecker, Liping Wei
  • Publication number: 20210207162
    Abstract: The invention provides recombinant DNA molecules that are unique to maize event MON87429 and transgenic maize plants, maize plant parts, maize seeds, maize cells, and agricultural products containing maize event MON87429 as well as methods of using and detecting maize event MON87429. Transgenic maize plants containing maize event MON87429 exhibit tolerance to inhibitors of acetyl CoA carboxylase (ACCase) in the aryloxyphenoxy propionate (FOP) group, synthetic auxins, inhibitors of glutamine synthetase, and inhibitors of 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Christine M. Ellis, Michael E. Goley, Jintai Huang, Tracy E. Klingaman, Clayton T. Larue, Youlin Qi, Oscar C. Sparks, Brook M. Van Scoyoc, Heping Yang
  • Patent number: 10920239
    Abstract: The invention provides recombinant DNA molecules that are unique to maize event MON87429 and transgenic maize plants, maize plant parts, maize seeds, maize cells, and agricultural products containing maize event MON87429 as well as methods of using and detecting maize event MON87429. Transgenic maize plants containing maize event MON87429 exhibit tolerance to inhibitors of acetyl CoA carboxylase (ACCase) in the aryloxyphenoxy propionate (FOP) group, synthetic auxins, inhibitors of glutamine synthetase, and inhibitors of 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Christine M. Ellis, Michael E. Goley, Jintai Huang, Tracy E. Klingaman, Clayton T. Larue, Youlin Qi, Oscar C. Sparks, Brook M. Van Scoyoc, Heping Yang
  • Publication number: 20190241903
    Abstract: The invention provides recombinant DNA molecules that are unique to maize event MON87429 and transgenic maize plants, maize plant parts, maize seeds, maize cells, and agricultural products containing maize event MON87429 as well as methods of using and detecting maize event MON87429. Transgenic maize plants containing maize event MON87429 exhibit tolerance to inhibitors of acetyl CoA carboxylase (ACCase) in the aryloxyphenoxy propionate (FOP) group, synthetic auxins, inhibitors of glutamine synthetase, and inhibitors of 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Christine M. Ellis, Michael E. Goley, Jintai Huang, Tracy E. Klingaman, Clayton T. Larue, Youlin Qi, Oscar C. Sparks, Brook M. Van Scoyoc, Heping Yang
  • Publication number: 20190055575
    Abstract: The invention provides recombinant DNA molecules that are unique to the maize MON 87419 event and transgenic maize plants, plant parts, seeds, cells, and agricultural products containing the MON 87419 event as well as methods of using and detecting the maize MON 87419 event. Transgenic maize plants containing the MON 87419 event exhibit tolerance to dicamba and glufosinate herbicides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Wen C. Burns, Michael E. Goley, Jintai Huang, Melinda C. McCann, Aihua Shao, Oscar C. Sparks, Martin A. Stoecker, Liping Wei
  • Patent number: 10113178
    Abstract: The invention provides recombinant DNA molecules that are unique to the maize MON 87419 event and transgenic maize plants, plant parts, seeds, cells, and agricultural products containing the MON 87419 event as well as methods of using and detecting the maize MON 87419 event. Transgenic maize plants containing the MON 87419 event exhibit tolerance to dicamba and glufosinate herbicides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Wen C. Burns, Michael E. Goley, Jintai Huang, Melinda C. McCann, Aihua Shao, Oscar C. Sparks, Martin A. Stoecker, Liping Wei
  • Publication number: 20150267221
    Abstract: The invention provides recombinant DNA molecules that are unique to the maize MON 87419 event and transgenic maize plants, plant parts, seeds, cells, and agricultural products containing the MON 87419 event as well as methods of using and detecting the maize MON 87419 event. Transgenic maize plants containing the MON 87419 event exhibit tolerance to dicamba and glufosinate herbicides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Wen C. Burns, Michael E. Goley, Jintai Huang, Melinda C. McCann, Aihua Shao, Oscar C. Sparks, Martin A. Stoecker, Liping Wei