Patents by Inventor Paula Olhoft

Paula Olhoft 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).

  • Plant transformation method
    Patent number: 10557141
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved method of producing a transgenic plant. Said method comprises, inter alia, the steps of a) providing a wounded transformable explant comprising a hypocotyl or a portion thereof, at least one cotyledon and wounded tissue, b) transforming cells comprised by said explant, and c) transferring said explant to a growing medium, comprising at least one selection compound for a selectable marker, by inserting the hypocotyl of said explant into said growing medium. Moreover, the present invention relates to a plant obtainable by the method according to the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: BASF PLANT SCIENCE COMPANY GMBH
    Inventors: Yin-Fu Chang, Aparna Sri Vanguri, Leslie Grist, Holly Tuttle, Hai Ping Hong, Paula Olhoft
  • Plant Transformation Method
    Publication number: 20140237688
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved method of producing a transgenic plant. Said method comprises, inter alia, the steps of a) providing a wounded transformable explant comprising a hypocotyl or a portion thereof, at least one cotyledon and wounded tissue, b) transforming cells comprised by said explant, and c) transferring said explant to a growing medium, comprising at least one selection compound for a selectable marker, by inserting the hypocotyl of said explant into said growing medium. Moreover, the present invention relates to a plant obtainable by the method according to the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Inventors: Yin-Fu Chang, Aparna Sri Vanguri, Leslie Grist, Holly Tuttle, Hai Ping Hong, Paula Olhoft
  • Transformation of soybean
    Patent number: 8541653
    Abstract: The present invention relates to improved methods for the incorporation of DNA into the genome of a soybean (Glycine max) plant utilizing meristematic cells of primary or higher leaf nodes as target tissue by means of Agrobacterium-mediated transformation and subsequent regeneration of the transformed cells into a whole plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Paula Olhoft, Leslie Grist, Libby Bernal, Sara Price, Diana Arias, Haiping Hong
  • D-amino acid selection for soybean
    Patent number: 8071383
    Abstract: The present invention relates to improved methods and means for transformation of soybean (Glycine max) based on a D-alanine and/or D-serine selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Diana Arias, Sara Price, Leslie Grist, Ming Cheng, Haiping Hong, Libby Bernal, Paula Olhoft, Hee-Sook Song, Luke Mankin
  • Disarmed strains, Ri-plasmids, and methods of transformation based thereon
    Patent number: 7989678
    Abstract: The present invention relates “disarmed” strain variants of Agrobacterium strain K599 (NCPPB 2659), “disarmed” plasmid variants of the Ri-plasmid pRi2659, and derivatives thereof, and methods employing these strains and plasmids in plant transformation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Luke Mankin, Dwight-Steven Hill, Paula Olhoft, Effie Toren, Jeffrey A. Brown, Liqun Xing, Huihua Fu, Lesley Ireland, Hongmei Jia, Hee-Sook Song, Allan Richard Wenck, Larry Nea
  • Method to enhance -mediated transformation of plants
    Patent number: 7696408
    Abstract: The invention provides a method to enhance Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of plant cells, parts and tissues, thereby enhancing the production of transgenic plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignees: Regents of the University of Minnesota, BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Paula Olhoft, David A. Somers
  • D-Amino Acid Selection For Soybean
    Publication number: 20090083883
    Abstract: The present invention relates to improved methods and means for transformation of soybean (Glycine max) based on a D-alanine and/or D-serine selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Diana Arias, Sara Price, Leslie Grist, Ming Cheng, Haiping Hong, Libby Bernal, Paula Olhoft, Hee-Sook Song, Luke Mankin
  • Transformation of soybean
    Publication number: 20090049567
    Abstract: The present invention relates to improved methods for the incorporation of DNA into the genome of a soybean (Glycine max) plant utilizing meristematic cells of primary or higher leaf nodes as target tissue by means of Agrobacterium-mediated transformation and subsequent regeneration of the transformed cells into a whole plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2005
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Paula Olhoft, Leslie Grist, Libby Bernal, Sara Price, Diana Arias, Haiping Hong
  • Disarmed Agrobacterium Strains, Ri-Plasmids, and Methods of Transformation Based Thereon
    Publication number: 20070292953
    Abstract: The present invention relates “disarmed” strain variants of Agrobacterium strain K599 (NCPPB 2659), “disarmed” plasmid variants of the Ri-plasmid pRi2659, and derivatives thereof, and methods employing these strains and plasmids in plant transformation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Luke Mankin, Dwight-Steven Hill, Paula Olhoft, Effie Toren, Jeffrey Brown, Liqun Xing, Huihua Fu, Lesley Ireland, Hongmei Jia, Hee-Sook Song, Allan Wenck, Larry Nea
  • Method to enhance agrobacterium-mediated transformation of plants
    Publication number: 20040187177
    Abstract: The invention provides a method to enhance Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of plant cells, parts and tissues, thereby enhancing the production of transgenic plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Applicant: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Paula Olhoft, David A. Somers
  • Method to enhance agrobacterium-mediated transformation of plants
    Patent number: 6759573
    Abstract: The invention provides a method to enhance Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of plant cells, parts and tissues, thereby enhancing the production of transgenic plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Paula Olhoft, David A. Somers
  • Method to enchance agrobacterium-mediated transformation of plants
    Publication number: 20010034888
    Abstract: The invention provides a method to enhance Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of plant cells, parts and tissues, thereby enhancing the production of transgenic plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2000
    Publication date: October 25, 2001
    Inventors: Paula Olhoft, David A. Somers
  • Disarmed strains, ri-plasmids, and methods of transformation based thereon
    Patent number: RE44750
    Abstract: The present invention relates “disarmed” strain variants of Agrobacterium strain K599 (NCPPB 2659), “disarmed” plasmid variants of the Ri-plasmid pRi2659, and derivatives thereof, and methods employing these strains and plasmids in plant transformation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Luke Mankin, Dwight-Steven Hill, Paula Olhoft, Effie Toren, Jeffrey A. Brown, Liqun Xing, Huihua Fu, Lesley Ireland, Hongmei Jia, Hee-Sook Song, Allan R. Wenck, Larry Nea