Patents by Inventor Paulette Marie Gardner

Paulette Marie Gardner 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).

  • Down-regulation of auxin responsive genes for improved plant performance
    Patent number: 9701975
    Abstract: Methods for modulating plants using optimized ZmSAUR down-regulation constructs are disclosed. Also disclosed are nucleotide sequences, constructs, vectors, and modified plant cells, as well as transgenic plants displaying increased seed and/or biomass yield, improved tolerance to abiotic stress such as drought or high plant density, improved nitrogen utilization efficiency, increased ear tissue growth or kernel number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Olga Nikolaevna Danilevskaya, Paulette Marie Gardner, Guofu Li, Brooke Peterson-Burch, Lisa I. Hagen
  • DOWN-REGULATION OF AUXIN RESPONSIVE GENES FOR IMPROVED PLANT PERFORMANCE
    Publication number: 20150240252
    Abstract: Methods for modulating plants using optimized ZmSAUR down-regulation constructs are disclosed. Also disclosed are nucleotide sequences, constructs, vectors, and modified plant cells, as well as transgenic plants displaying increased seed and/or biomass yield, improved tolerance to abiotic stress such as drought or high plant density, improved nitrogen utilization efficiency, increased ear tissue growth or kernel number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Olga Nikolaevna Danilevskaya, Paulette Marie Gardner, Guofu Li, Brooke Peterson-Burch, Lisa I. Hagen