Patents by Inventor Robert Meeley
Robert Meeley 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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Publication number: 20140310837Abstract: The enzymes of the ACC synthase family are used in producing ethylene. Nucleotide and polypeptide sequences of ACC synthases are provided along with knockout plant cells having inhibition in expression and/or activity in an ACC synthase and knockout plants displaying a staygreen phenotype, a male sterility phenotype, or an inhibition in ethylene production. Methods for modulating staygreen potential in plants, methods for modulating sterility in plants, and methods for inhibiting ethylene production in plants are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2014Publication date: October 16, 2014Inventors: Daniel R. Gallie, Robert Meeley, Todd Young
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Patent number: 8779235Abstract: The enzymes of the ACC synthase family are used in producing ethylene. Nucleotide and polypeptide sequences of ACC synthases are provided along with knockout plant cells having inhibition in expression and/or activity in an ACC synthase and knockout plants displaying a staygreen phenotype, a male sterility phenotype, or an inhibition in ethylene production. Methods for modulating staygreen potential in plants, methods for modulating sterility in plants, and methods for inhibiting ethylene production in plants are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2012Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignees: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Daniel R. Gallie, Robert Meeley, Todd Young
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Publication number: 20130254937Abstract: The enzymes of the ACC synthase family are used in producing ethylene. Nucleotide and polypeptide sequences of ACC synthases are provided along with knockout plant cells having inhibition in expression and/or activity in an ACC synthase and knockout plants displaying a staygreen phenotype, a male sterility phenotype, or an inhibition in ethylene production. Methods for modulating staygreen potential in plants, methods for modulating sterility in plants, and methods for inhibiting ethylene production in plants are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicants: The Regents of the University of California, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.Inventors: Daniel R. Gallie, Robert Meeley, Todd Young
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Publication number: 20120144525Abstract: The enzymes of the ACC synthase family are used in producing ethylene. Nucleotide and polypeptide sequences of ACC synthases are provided along with knockout plant cells having inhibition in expression and/or activity in an ACC synthase and knockout plants displaying a staygreen phenotype, a male sterility phenotype, or an inhibition in ethylene production. Methods for modulating staygreen potential in plants, methods for modulating sterility in plants, and methods for inhibiting ethylene production in plants are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2012Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicants: The Regents of the University of California, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.Inventors: Daniel R. Gallie, Robert Meeley, Todd Young
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Patent number: 8129587Abstract: The enzymes of the ACC synthase family are used in producing ethylene. Nucleotide and polypeptide sequences of ACC synthases, namely ACS2, ACS6, and ACS7 from Zea mays, are provided. Knockout plant cells having inhibition in expression and/or activity in an ACC synthase such as ACS2, ACS6, or ACS7 and knockout plants displaying a staygreen phenotype, a male sterility phenotype, or an inhibition in ethylene production are also provided, as are seeds obtained from such plants. Methods for modulating staygreen potential in plants, methods for modulating sterility in plants, and methods for inhibiting ethylene production in plants are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2010Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignees: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Daniel R. Gallie, Robert Meeley, Todd Young
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Patent number: 8124860Abstract: The enzymes of the ACC synthase family are used in producing ethylene. Nucleotide and polypeptide sequences of ACC synthases, namely ACS2, ACS6, and ACS7 from Zea mays, are provided. Knockout plant cells having inhibition in expression and/or activity in an ACC synthase such as ACS2, ACS6, or ACS7 and knockout plants displaying a staygreen phenotype, a male sterility phenotype, or an inhibition in ethylene production are also provided, as are seeds obtained from such plants. Methods for modulating staygreen potential in plants, methods for modulating sterility in plants, and methods for inhibiting ethylene production in plants are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2010Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignees: Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc., The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Daniel R. Gallie, Robert Meeley, Todd Young
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Publication number: 20110023195Abstract: The enzymes of the ACC synthase family are used in producing ethylene. Nucleotide and polypeptide sequences of ACC synthases are provided along with knockout plant cells having inhibition in expression and/or activity in an ACC synthase and knockout plants displaying a staygreen phenotype, a male sterility phenotype, or an inhibition in ethylene production. Methods for modulating staygreen potential in plants, methods for modulating sterility in plants, and methods for inhibiting ethylene production in plants are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2010Publication date: January 27, 2011Applicants: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Daniel R. Gallie, Robert Meeley, Todd Young
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Publication number: 20100313304Abstract: The enzymes of the ACC synthase family are used in producing ethylene. Nucleotide and polypeptide sequences of ACC synthases are provided along with knockout plant cells having inhibition in expression and/or activity in an ACC synthase and knockout plants displaying a staygreen phenotype, a male sterility phenotype, or an inhibition in ethylene production. Methods for modulating staygreen potential in plants, methods for modulating sterility in plants, and methods for inhibiting ethylene production in plants are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2010Publication date: December 9, 2010Inventors: Daniel R. Gallie, Robert Meeley, Todd Young
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Patent number: 7838730Abstract: The enzymes of the ACC synthase family are used in producing ethylene. Nucleotide and polypeptide sequences of ACC synthases are provided along with knockout plant cells having inhibition in expression and/or activity in an ACC synthase and knockout plants displaying a staygreen phenotype, a male sterility phenotype, or an inhibition in ethylene production. Methods for modulating staygreen potential in plants, methods for modulating sterility in plants, and methods for inhibiting ethylene production in plants are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2008Date of Patent: November 23, 2010Assignees: Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc., The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Daniel R. Gallie, Robert Meeley, Todd Young, Timothy George Helentjaris
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Patent number: 7763773Abstract: The enzymes of the ACC synthase family are used in producing ethylene. Nucleotide and polypeptide sequences of ACC synthases are provided along with knockout plant cells having inhibition in expression and/or activity in an ACC synthase and knockout plants displaying a staygreen phenotype, a male sterility phenotype, or an inhibition in ethylene production. Methods for modulating staygreen potential in plants, methods for modulating sterility in plants, and methods for inhibiting ethylene production in plants are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2007Date of Patent: July 27, 2010Assignees: Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc., The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Daniel R. Gallie, Robert Meeley, Todd Young
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Publication number: 20090172844Abstract: The enzymes of the ACC synthase family are used in producing ethylene. Nucleotide and polypeptide sequences of ACC synthases are provided along with knockout plant cells having inhibition in expression and/or activity in an ACC synthase and knockout plants displaying a staygreen phenotype, a male sterility phenotype, or an inhibition in ethylene production. Methods for modulating staygreen potential in plants, methods for modulating sterility in plants, and methods for inhibiting ethylene production in plants are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2008Publication date: July 2, 2009Inventors: Daniel R. Gallie, Robert Meeley, Todd Young, Timothy George Helentjaris
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Patent number: 7465852Abstract: Compositions and methods for the alteration of the disulfide status of plant proteins are provided. Novel nucleotide molecules, comprising nucleotide sequences for thioredoxin h and NADPH-thioredoxin reductase, and the proteins encoded thereby are provided. The nucleotide sequences can be used to transform plants alone or in combination with other sequences, such as sequences encoding NADPH generating enzymes, to manipulate the thioredoxin h system and alter the protein disulfide status in plants. Transformed plants, plant cells, plant tissues, seed and grain are provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2005Date of Patent: December 16, 2008Assignees: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., E.I. du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: Vincent Sewalt, Craig Hastings, Robert Meeley, Sabine Susanne Hantke, Rudolf Jung, John D. Everard, Stephen M. Allen
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Publication number: 20070192901Abstract: The enzymes of the ACC synthase family are used in producing ethylene. Nucleotide and polypeptide sequences of ACC synthases are provided along with knockout plant cells having inhibition in expression and/or activity in an ACC synthase and knockout plants displaying a staygreen phenotype, a male sterility phenotype, or an inhibition in ethylene production. Methods for modulating staygreen potential in plants, methods for modulating sterility in plants, and methods for inhibiting ethylene production in plants are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2007Publication date: August 16, 2007Inventors: Daniel Gallie, Robert Meeley, Todd Young
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Engineering single-gene-controlled staygreen potential into plants utilizing ACC synthase from maize
Patent number: 7230161Abstract: The enzymes of the ACC synthase family are used in producing ethylene. Nucleotide and polypeptide sequences of ACC synthases are provided along with knockout plant cells having inhibition in expression and/or activity in an ACC synthase and knockout plants displaying a staygreen phenotype, a male sterility phenotype, or an inhibition in ethylene production. Methods for modulating staygreen potential in plants, methods for modulating sterility in plants, and methods for inhibiting ethylene production in plants are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2004Date of Patent: June 12, 2007Assignees: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Daniel R. Gallie, Robert Meeley, Todd Young -
Patent number: 7009087Abstract: Compositions and methods for the alteration of the disulfide status of plant proteins are provided. Novel nucleotide molecules, comprising nucleotide sequences for thioredoxin h and NADPH-thioredoxin reductase, and the proteins encoded thereby are provided. The nucleotide sequences can be used to transform plants alone or in combination with other sequences, such as sequences encoding NADPH generating enzymes, to manipulate the thioredoxin h system and alter the protein disulfide status in plants. Transformed plants, plant cells, plant tissues, seed and grain are provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2001Date of Patent: March 7, 2006Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.Inventors: Vincent Sewalt, Craig Hastings, Robert Meeley, Sabine Susanne Hantke, Rudolf Jung, John D. Everard, Stephen M. Allen
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Publication number: 20050278803Abstract: Compositions and methods for the alteration of the disulfide status of plant proteins are provided. Novel nucleotide molecules, comprising nucleotide sequences for thioredoxin h and NADPH-thioredoxin reductase, and the proteins encoded thereby are provided. The nucleotide sequences can be used to transform plants alone or in combination with other sequences, such as sequences encoding NADPH generating enzymes, to manipulate the thioredoxin h system and alter the protein disulfide status in plants. Transformed plants, plant cells, plant tissues, seed and grain are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2005Publication date: December 15, 2005Applicant: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.Inventors: Vincent Sewalt, Craig Hastings, Robert Meeley, Sabine Hantke, Rudolf Jung, John Everard, Stephen Allen
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Publication number: 20050204418Abstract: The present invention is directed to compositions and methods for altering the levels of seed proteins in cereal grain. The invention is directed to the alteration of seed protein levels in plant grain, resulting in grain with increased digestibility/nutrient availability, improved amino acid composition/nutritional value, increased response to feed processing, improved silage quality, and increased efficiency of wet milling.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2005Publication date: September 15, 2005Inventors: Rudolf Jung, Wang-Nan Hu, Robert Meeley, Vincent Sewalt, Ramesh Nair
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Publication number: 20050160488Abstract: The present invention is directed to compositions and methods for altering the levels of seed proteins in cereal grain. The invention is directed to the alteration of seed protein levels in plant grain, resulting in grain with increased digestibility/nutrient availability, improved amino acid composition/nutritional value, increased response to feed processing, improved silage quality, and increased efficiency of wet or dry-milling.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2004Publication date: July 21, 2005Inventors: Rudolf Jung, Wang-Nan Hu, Robert Meeley, Vincent Sewalt, Ramesh Nair
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Publication number: 20050055748Abstract: The present invention relates to stress-regulated polypeptides, nucleotide sequences encoding the same and regulatory elements and their use in creating or enhancing stress tolerance in plants. Nucleic acid constructs comprising a stress-responsive sequence involved in the production of raffinose operably linked to a promoter, or other nucleotide sequence operably linked to a stress specific regulatory region are disclosed as well as vectors, plant cells, plants, and transformed seeds containing such constructs are provided. Methods for the use of such constructs in repressing or inducing expression of a stress-control sequences in a plant are also provided. In addition, methods are provided for conferring or improving stress tolerance in plants by repression or induction of stress-regulatory sequences or by spatially and temporally directing expression to periods of stress.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2004Publication date: March 10, 2005Inventors: A. Downie, Tian-Yong Zhao, Robert Meeley
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Publication number: 20050050584Abstract: The enzymes of the ACC synthase family are used in producing ethylene. Nucleotide and polypeptide sequences of ACC synthases are provided along with knockout plant cells having inhibition in expression and/or activity in an ACC synthase and knockout plants displaying a staygreen phenotype, a male sterility phenotype, or an inhibition in ethylene production. Methods for modulating staygreen potential in plants, methods for modulating sterility in plants, and methods for inhibiting ethylene production in plants are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2004Publication date: March 3, 2005Applicants: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., The Regents of the Univeristy of CaliforniaInventors: Daniel Gallie, Robert Meeley, Todd Young