Patents by Inventor Robert M. Cicchillo

Robert M. Cicchillo 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).

  • Patent number: 10577618
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a novel class of EPSPS enzymes, and nucleic acids useful in encoding the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Justin M. Lira, Robert M. Cicchillo, Satish K. Nair
  • Patent number: 9873883
    Abstract: Provided are plants having glyphosate resistance comprising a nucleic acid encoding a polypeptide having at least 90% identity with SEQ ID NO:1, and parts, organs, seeds, and/or cells of such plants. Also provided are methods for making and growing such a plant, and methods of controlling weeds in a field or area under cultivation containing such plants. For example, some methods comprise the application of multiple herbicides to such plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Justin M. Lira, Robert M. Cicchillo, Carla N. Yerkes, Andrew E. Robinson
  • Publication number: 20170114332
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for targeting peptides, polypeptides, and proteins to plastids of plastid-containing cells. In some embodiments, the disclosure concerns chloroplast transit peptides that may direct a polypeptide to a plastid, and nucleic acid molecules encoding the same. In some embodiments, the disclosure concerns methods for producing a transgenic plant material (e.g., a transgenic plant) comprising a chloroplast transit peptide, as well as plant materials produced by such methods, and plant commodity products produced therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Justin M. Lira, Robert M. Cicchillo, Carla N. Yerkes, Andrew E. Robinson
  • Publication number: 20170022517
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a novel class of EPSPS enzymes, and nucleic acids useful in encoding the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Justin M. Lira, Robert M. Cicchillo, Satish K. Nair
  • Patent number: 9540654
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for targeting peptides, polypeptides, and proteins to plastids of plastid-containing cells. In some embodiments, the disclosure concerns chloroplast transit peptides that may direct a polypeptide to a plastid, and nucleic acid molecules encoding the same. In some embodiments, the disclosure concerns methods for producing a transgenic plant material (e.g., a transgenic plant) comprising a chloroplast transit peptide, as well as plant materials produced by such methods, and plant commodity products produced therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Justin M. Lira, Robert M. Cicchillo, Carla N. Yerkes, Andrew E. Robinson
  • Patent number: 9493780
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for targeting peptides, polypeptides, and proteins to plastids of plastid-containing cells. In some embodiments, the disclosure concerns chloroplast transit peptides that may direct a polypeptide to a plastid, and nucleic acid molecules encoding the same. In some embodiments, the disclosure concerns methods for producing a transgenic plant material (e.g., a transgenic plant) comprising a chloroplast transit peptide, as well as plant materials produced by such methods, and plant commodity products produced therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Inventors: Justin M. Lira, Robert M. Cicchillo, Carla N. Yerkes, Andrew E. Robinson
  • Patent number: 9359614
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a novel class of 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) enzymes, which enzymes are identifiable both by conserved amino acid sequence motifs (primary structure) and secondary and tertiary structural elements. Also disclosed are nucleic acids useful in encoding the novel EPSPS enzymes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Justin M. Lira, Robert M. Cicchillo, Satish K. Nair