Patents by Inventor Patricia C. Apel-Birkhold
Patricia C. Apel-Birkhold 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).
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Patent number: 8084418Abstract: The subject invention relates to the surprising discovery that toxin complex (TC) proteins, obtainable from Xenorhabdus, Photorhabdus, and Paenibacillus, can be used interchangeably with each other. In particularly preferred embodiments of the subject invention, the toxicity of a “stand-alone” TC protein (from Photorhabdus, Xenorhabdus, or Paenibacillus, for example) is enhanced by one or more TC protein “potentiators” derived from a source organism of a different genus from which the toxin was derived. As one skilled in the art will recognize with the benefit of this disclosure, this has broad implications and expands the range of utility that individual types of TC proteins will now be recognized to have. Among the most important advantages is that one skilled in the art will now be able to use a single set of potentiators to enhance the activity of a stand-alone Xenorhabdus protein toxin as well as a stand-alone Photorhabdus protein toxin.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2009Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLCInventors: Timothy D. Hey, Amanda D. Schleper, Scott A. Bevan, Scott B. Bintrim, Jon C. Michell, Ze Sheng Li, Weiting Ni, Baolong Zhu, Donald J. Merlo, Patricia C. Apel-Birkhold, Thomas Meade
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Patent number: 7795395Abstract: The invention relates to isolated genes encoding Xenorhabdus toxin complex (TC) proteins, and transgenic plants and host cells expressing Xenorhabdus toxin complex (TC) proteins and having resistance to insects.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2009Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLCInventors: Patricia C. Apel-Birkhold, Timothy D. Hey, Joel J. Sheets, Thomas Meade, Ze-Sheng Li, Justin M. Lira, Sean M. Russell, Robin L. Thompson, Jon C. Mitchell, Kristin Fencil
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Patent number: 7709623Abstract: The subject invention relates to novel Xenorhabdus toxin complex (TC) proteins and genes that encode these proteins. More specifically, the subject invention relates to TC genes and proteins obtainable from Xenorhabdus strain Xwi. The subject invention also provides an exochitinase obtainable from the Xwi strain. This exochitinase can be used to control insects using methods known in the art.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2009Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLCInventors: Scott B. Bintrim, Jon C. Mitchell, Ignacio M. Larrinua, Patricia C. Apel-Birkhold, Susan B. Green, Barry W. Schafer, Scott A. Bevan, Scott A. Young, Lining Guo
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Publication number: 20100004177Abstract: The subject invention relates to novel Xenorhabdus toxin complex (TC) proteins and genes that encode these proteins. More specifically, the subject invention relates to TC genes and proteins obtainable from Xenorhabdus bovienii strain ILM104.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2009Publication date: January 7, 2010Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLCInventors: Patricia C. Apel-Birkhold, Timothy Denver Hey, Robin Leola Thompson, Thomas Meade, Ze-Sheng Li, Sean Michael Russell, Joel Jay Sheets, Justin Michael Lira, Kristin Julee Fencil, Jon Christopher Mitchell
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Patent number: 7585944Abstract: The subject invention relates to novel Xenorhabdus toxin complex (TC) proteins and genes that encode these proteins. More specifically, the subject invention relates to TC genes and proteins obtainable from Xenorhabdus bovienii strain ILM104.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2007Date of Patent: September 8, 2009Assignee: Dow Agrosciences LLCInventors: Patricia C. Apel-Birkhold, Timothy D. Hey, Joel J. Sheets, Thomas Meade, Ze-Sheng Li, Justin M. Lira, Sean M. Russell, Robin L. Thompson, Jon C. Mitchell, Kristin Fencil
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Publication number: 20090221501Abstract: The subject invention relates to the surprising discovery that toxin complex (TC) proteins, obtainable from Xenorhabdus, Photorhabdus, and Paenibacillus, can be used interchangeably with each other. In particularly preferred embodiments of the subject invention, the toxicity of a “stand-alone” TC protein (from Photorhabdus, Xenorhabdus, or Paenibacillus, for example) is enhanced by one or more TC protein “potentiators” derived from a source organism of a different genus from which the toxin was derived. As one skilled in the art will recognize with the benefit of this disclosure, this has broad implications and expands the range of utility that individual types of TC proteins will now be recognized to have. Among the most important advantages is that one skilled in the art will now be able to use a single set of potentiators to enhance the activity of a stand-alone Xenorhabdus protein toxin as well as a stand-alone Photorhabdus protein toxin.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2009Publication date: September 3, 2009Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLCInventors: Timothy D. Hey, Amanda D. Schleper, Scott A. Bevan, Scott B. Bintrim, Jon C. Mitchell, Ze Sheng Li, Weiting Ni, Baolong Zhu, Donald J. Merlo, Patricia C. Apel-Birkhold, Thomas Meade
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Publication number: 20090203612Abstract: The subject invention relates to novel Xenorhabdus toxin complex (TC) proteins and genes that encode these proteins. More specifically, the subject invention relates to TC genes and proteins obtainable from Xenorhabdus strain Xwi. The subject invention also provides an exochitinase obtainable from the Xwi strain. This exochitinase can be used to control insects using methods known in the art.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2009Publication date: August 13, 2009Applicant: Dow Agrosciences LLCInventors: Scott B. Bintrim, Jon C. Mitchell, Ignacio M. Larrinua, Patricia C. Apel-Birkhold, Susan B. Green, Barry W. Schafer, Scott A. Bevan, Scott A. Young, Lining Guo
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Patent number: 7517956Abstract: The subject invention relates to novel Xenorhabdus toxin complex (TC) proteins and genes that encode these proteins. More specifically, the subject invention relates to TC genes and proteins obtainable from Xenorhabdus strain Xwi. The subject invention also provides an exochitinase obtainable from the Xwi strain. This exochitinase can be used to control insects using methods known in the art.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2006Date of Patent: April 14, 2009Assignee: Dow Agrosciences LLCInventors: Scott B. Bintrim, Jon C. Mitchell, Ignacio M. Larrinua, Patricia C. Apel-Birkhold, Susan B. Green, Barry W. Schafer, Scott A. Bevan, Scott A. Young, Lining Guo
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Patent number: 7491698Abstract: The subject invention relates to the surprising discovery that toxin complex (TC) proteins, obtainable from Xenorhabdus, Photorhabdus, and Paenibacillus, can be used interchangeably with each other. In particularly preferred embodiments of the subject invention, the toxicity of a “stand-alone” TC protein (from Photorhabdus, Xenorhabdus, or Paenibacillus, for example) is enhanced by one or more TC protein “potentiators” derived from a source organism of a different genus from which the toxin was derived. As one skilled in the art will recognize with the benefit of this disclosure, this has broad implications and expands the range of utility that individual types of TC proteins will now be recognized to have. Among the most important advantages is that one skilled in the art will now be able to use a single set of potentiators to enhance the activity of a stand-alone Xenorhabdus protein toxin as well as a stand-alone Photorhabdus protein toxin.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2004Date of Patent: February 17, 2009Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLCInventors: Timothy D. Hey, Amanda D. Schleper, Scott A. Bevan, Scott B. Bintrim, Jon C. Mitchell, Ze Sheng Li, Weiting Ni, Baolong Zhu, Donald J. Merlo, Patricia C. Apel-Birkhold, Thomas Meade
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Patent number: 7285632Abstract: The subject invention relates to novel Xenorhabdus toxin complex (TC) proteins encoded by genes from Xenorhabdus bovienii strain ILM 104, and methods of controlling an insect with the toxin proteins.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2004Date of Patent: October 23, 2007Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLCInventors: Patricia C. Apel-Birkhold, Timothy Denver Hey, Robin Leola Thompson, Thomas Meade, Ze-Sheng Li, Sean Michael Russell, Joel Jay Sheets, Justin Michael Lira, Kristin Julee Fencil, Jon Christopher Mitchell
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Patent number: 7071386Abstract: The subject invention relates to novel nucleic acid encoding a Xenorhabdus strain Xwi toxin complex (TC) protein and plants and bacteria transformed therewith.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2004Date of Patent: July 4, 2006Assignee: Dow Agrosciences LLCInventors: Scott B. Bintrim, Jon C. Mitchell, Ignacio M. Larrinua, Patricia C. Apel-Birkhold, Susan B. Green, Barry W. Schafer, Scott A. Bevan, Scott A. Young, Lining Guo
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Publication number: 20040208907Abstract: The subject invention relates to the surprising discovery that toxin complex (TC) proteins, obtainable from Xenorhabdus, Photorhabdus, and Paenibacillus, can be used interchangeably with each other. In particularly preferred embodiments of the subject invention, the toxicity of a “stand-alone” TC protein (from Photorhabdus, Xenorhabdus, or Paenibacillus, for example) is enhanced by one or more TC protein “potentiators” derived from a source organism of a different genus from which the toxin was derived. As one skilled in the art will recognize with the benefit of this disclosure, this has broad implications and expands the range of utility that individual types of TC proteins will now be recognized to have. Among the most important advantages is that one skilled in the art will now be able to use a single set of potentiators to enhance the activity of a stand-alone Xenorhabdus protein toxin as well as a stand-alone Photorhabdus protein toxin.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2004Publication date: October 21, 2004Applicant: Dow AgroSciences, LLCInventors: Timothy D. Hey, Amanda D. Schleper, Scott A. Bevan, Scott B. Bintrim, Jon C. Mitchell, Ze Sheng Li, Weiting Ni, Baolong Zhu, Donald J. Merlo, Patricia C. Apel-Birkhold, Thomas Meade
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Publication number: 20040194164Abstract: The subject inventions relates to novel Xenorhabdus toxin complex (TC) proteins and genes that encode these proteins. More specifcally, the subject invention relates to TC genes and proteins obtainable from Xenorhabdus strain Xwi. The subject invention also provides an exochitinase obtainable from the Xwi strain. The exochitinase can be used to control insects using methods known in the art.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2004Publication date: September 30, 2004Applicant: Dow AgroSciences, LLCInventors: Scott B. Bintrim, Jon C. Mitchell, Ignacio M. Larrinua, Patricia C. Apel-Birkhold, Susan B. Green, Barry W. Schafer, Scott A. Bevan, Scott A. Young, Lining Guo