Patents by Inventor Robert J. Eilers

Robert J. Eilers 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 regulatory sequences for selective control of gene expression
    Patent number: 7799970
    Abstract: The current invention relates to enhancing gene expression in plants. A promoter drives the expression of structural genes or other polynucleotides in the abscission zone of a plant is provided. The sequence of such a promoter, and its use in a transgenic plant comprising such a promoter, is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Deepti G. Bhat, Molian Deng, Robert J. Eilers, Donald E. Nelson, Daniel J. Tennessen
  • Tocopherol biosynthesis related genes and uses thereof
    Patent number: 7230165
    Abstract: The present invention relates to genes associated with the tocopherol biosynthesis pathway. More particularly, the present invention provides and includes nucleic acid molecules and proteins associated with genes that encode polypeptides associated with the tocopherol biosynthesis pathway. The present invention also provides methods for utilizing such agents, for example in gene isolation, gene analysis, and the production of transgenic plants. Moreover, the present invention includes transgenic plants modified to express the aforementioned polypeptides. In addition, the present invention includes methods for the production of products from the tocopherol biosynthesis pathway as well as in production of plants that are drought resistant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Susan R. Norris, Kim Lincoln, Mark S. Abad, Robert J. Eilers, Karen Kindle Hartsuyker, Joseph Hirschberg, Balasulojini Karunanandaa, Farhad Moshiri, Joshua C. Stein, Henry E. Valentin, Tyamagondlu V. Venkatesh
  • Tocopherol biosynthesis related genes and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20040045051
    Abstract: The present invention relates to genes associated with the tocopherol biosynthesis pathway. More particulary the present invention provides and includes nucleic acid molecules and proteins associated with genes that encode polypeptides associated with the tocopherol biosynthesis pathway. The present invention also provides methods for utilizing such agents, for example in gene isolation, gene analysis, and the production of transgenic plants. Moreover, the present invention includes transgenic plants modified to express the aforementioned polypeptides. In addition, the present invention includes methods for the production of products from the tocopherol biosynthesis pathway as well as in production of plants that are drought resistant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Susan R. Norris, Kim Lincoln, Mark S. Abad, Robert J. Eilers, Karen Kindle Hartsuyker, Joseph Hirschberg, Balasulojini Karunanandaa, Farhad Moshiri, Joshua C. Stein, Henry E. Valentin, Tyamagondlu V. Venkatesh
  • Method for identifying weeds resistant to inhibitors of acetolactate synthase
    Patent number: 5932434
    Abstract: Resistance of given plant tissue to an inhibitor of acetolactate synthase is identified by(a) combining in an aqueous medium a sample of the plant tissue, the inhibitor of acetolactate synthase, and an inhibitor of keto acid reductoisomerase;(b) allowing time for acetolactate to accumulate;(c) rupturing the cells;(d) acidifying the mixture to convert any accumulated acetolactate to acetoin; and(e) calorimetrically detecting the presence of acetoin in the mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: B. Clifford Gerwick, III, Robert J. Eilers, Linda C. Mireles