Patents by Inventor Rodrigo Sarria-Millan
Rodrigo Sarria-Millan 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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Patent number: 8993838Abstract: A transgenic crop plant transformed by a Serine Hydroxymethyltransferase-Like Stress-Related Polypeptide (SHSRP) coding nucleic acid, wherein expression of the nucleic acid sequence in the crop plant results in the plant's increased root growth, and/or increased yield, and/or increased tolerance to environmental stress as compared to a wild type variety of the plant. Also provided are agricultural products, including seeds, produced by the transgenic crop plants. Also provided are isolated novel SHSRPs, and isolated novel nucleic acids encoding SHSRPs, and vectors and transgenic plant containing the same.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2012Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Rodrigo Sarria-Millan, Eric Garr, Jamie Susan Haertel, Damian Allen, Bryan D. McKersie
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Publication number: 20140230094Abstract: A transgenic crop plant transformed by a Serine Hydroxymethyltransferase-Like Stress-Related Polypeptide (SHSRP) coding nucleic acid, wherein expression of the nucleic acid sequence in the crop plant results in the plant's increased root growth, and/or increased yield, and/or increased tolerance to environmental stress as compared to a wild type variety of the plant. Also provided are agricultural products, including seeds, produced by the transgenic crop plants. Also provided are isolated novel SHSRPs, and isolated novel nucleic acids encoding SHSRPs, and vectors and transgenic plant containing the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2012Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Rodrigo Sarria-Millan, Eric Garr, Jamie Susan Haertel, Damian Allen, Bryan D. McKersie
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Publication number: 20140173780Abstract: A method is disclosed for the Agrobacterium-mediated germline transformation of soybean, comprising infecting split soybean seeds, with a portion of the embryonic axis, with Agrobacterium tumefaciens containing a transgene. The method can further comprise regenerating the explants produced from the transformation of the split soybean seeds comprising a portion of embryonic axis in vitro on selection medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2013Publication date: June 19, 2014Inventors: Dayakar Pareddy, Sivarama R. Chennareddy, Tatyana Minnicks, Olga Karpova, David Griffin, Jayakumar P. Samuel, Kelley A. Smith, Rodrigo Sarria-Millan, Tejinder Kumar Mall
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Publication number: 20130276172Abstract: A transgenic crop plant transformed by a 1-AminoCyclopropane-1-Carboxylate Deaminase-like Polypeptide (ACCDP) coding nucleic acid, wherein expression of the nucleic acid sequence in the crop plant results in the plant's increased root growth, and/or increased yield, and/or increased tolerance to environmental stress as compared to a wild type variety of the plant. Also provided are agricultural products, including seeds, produced by the transgenic crop plants. Also provided are isolated novel ACCDPs, and isolated novel nucleic acids encoding ACCDPs, and vectors and transgenic plant containing the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2011Publication date: October 17, 2013Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Rodrigo Sarria-Millan, Eric R. Garr, Jamie Haertel, Damian Allen, Bryan McKersie
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Publication number: 20130061348Abstract: This invention relates generally to nucleic acid sequences encoding proteins that are associated with abiotic stress responses and abiotic stress tolerance in plants. This invention further relates to transformed plant cells with altered metabolic activity compared to a corresponding non transformed wild type plant cell, wherein the metabolic activity is altered by transformation with a Stress-Related Protein (SRP) coding nucleic acid and results in increased tolerance and/or resistance to an environmental stress as compared to a corresponding non-transformed wild type plant cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2012Publication date: March 7, 2013Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Piotr Puzio, Agnes Chardonnens, Amber Shirley, Xi-Qing Wang, Rodrigo Sarria-Millan, Bryan McKersie, Ruoying Chen
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Patent number: 8338661Abstract: Polynucleotides are disclosed which are capable of enhancing a growth, yield under water-limited conditions, and/or increased tolerance to an environmental stress of a plant transformed to contain such polynucleotides. Also provided are methods of using such polynucleotides and transgenic plants and agricultural products, including seeds, containing such polynucleotides as transgenes.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2008Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Amber Shirley, Rodrigo Sarria-Millan
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Patent number: 8247651Abstract: This invention relates generally to nucleic acid sequences encoding proteins that are associated with abiotic stress responses and abiotic stress tolerance in plants. This invention further relates to transformed plant cells with altered metabolic activity compared to a corresponding non transformed wild type plant cell, wherein the metabolic activity is altered by transformation with a Stress-Related Protein (SRP) coding nucleic acid and results in increased tolerance and/or resistance to an environmental stress as compared to a corresponding non-transformed wild type plant cell.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2010Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Piotr Puzio, Agnes Chardonnens, Amber Shirley, Xi-Qing Wang, Rodrigo Sarria-Millan, Bryan McKersie, Ruoying Chen
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Patent number: 8097769Abstract: A transgenic crop plant transformed by a 1-AminoCyclopropane-1-Carboxylate Deaminase-like Polypeptide (ACCDP) coding nucleic acid, wherein expression of the nucleic acid sequence in the crop plant results in the plant's increased root growth, and/or increased yield, and/or increased tolerance to environmental stress as compared to a wild type variety of the plant. Also provided are agricultural products, including seeds, produced by the transgenic crop plants. Also provided are isolated novel ACCDPs, and isolated novel nucleic acids encoding ACCDPs, and vectors and transgenic plant containing the same.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2006Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Rodrigo Sarria-Millan, Eric R. Garr, Jamie Haertel, Damian Allen, Bryan McKersie
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Publication number: 20120005777Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of fine chemicals in a microorganism, a plant cell, a plant, a plant tissue or parts thereof. The invention furthermore relates to nucleic acid molecules, polypeptides, nucleic acid constructs, vectors, antisense molecules, antibodies, host cells, plant tissue, propagtion material, harvested material, plants, microorganisms as well as agricultural compositions and to their use.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2011Publication date: January 5, 2012Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Gunnar Plesch, Piotr Puzio, Astrid Blau, Ralf Looser, Birgit Wendel, Beate Kamlage, Agnes Chardonnens, Amber Shirley, Xi-Qing Wang, Rodrigo Sarria-Millan, Bryan McKersie, Ruoying Chen
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Patent number: 8008545Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of fine chemicals in a microorganism, a plant cell, a plant, a plant tissue or parts thereof by increasing or generating the biological activity of a ras-Like GTPase or the homologues thereof and growing the organism under conditions which permit the production of the fine chemicals in the organism. Preferred fine chemicals produced by the present invention include amino acids, carbohydrates, vitamins, fatty acids, and carotenoids.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2004Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Gunnar Plesch, Piotr Puzio, Astrid Blau, Ralf Looser, Birgit Wendel, Beate Kamlage, Agnes Chardonnens, Amber Shirley, Xi-Qing Wang, Rodrigo Sarria-Millan, Bryan McKersie, Ruoying Chen
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Publication number: 20110154531Abstract: A transgenic crop plant transformed by a Membrane Transporter-like Polypeptide (MTP) coding nucleic acid, wherein expression of the nucleic acid sequence in the crop plant results in the plant's increased root growth, and/or increased yield, and/or increased tolerance to environmental stress as compared to a wild type variety of the plant. Also provided are agricultural products, including seeds, produced by the transgenic crop plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2006Publication date: June 23, 2011Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Rodrigo Sarria-Millan, Eric R. Garr, Jamie Haertel, Damian Allen, Bryan Mckersie
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Patent number: 7951991Abstract: The invention provides polynucleotides encoding plant prenyl protease polypeptides, vectors, host cells, and transgenic plant comprising the polynucleotides. The invention also provides methods of producing transgenic plants that have altered levels of prenyl protease polynucleotides and polypeptides, and transgenic plants that have increased tolerance to an environmental stress as compared to a wild type plant.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2007Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignees: BASF Plant Science GmbH, Performance Plants, Inc.Inventors: Rodrigo Sarria-Millan, Stefan Henkes, Damian Allen, Oswaldo da Costa e Silva, Ruoying Chen, Jiangxin Wan, Yafan Huang, Delina Mary-Jane Melo, Monika Maria Kuzma, Angela Patricia Gilley Sample
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Patent number: 7919684Abstract: A transgenic plant transformed by a Protein Kinase Stress-Related Protein (PKSRP) coding nucleic acid, wherein expression of the nucleic acid sequence in the plant results in increased tolerance to environmental stress as compared to a wild type variety of the plant. Also provided are agricultural products, including seeds, produced by the transgenic plants. Also provided are isolated PKSRPs, and isolated nucleic acid coding PKSRPs, and vectors and host cells containing the latter.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2010Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Oswaldo da Costa e Silva, Nocha Van Thielen, Ruoying Chen, Hans J. Bohnert, Rodrigo Sarria-Millan
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Patent number: 7915484Abstract: A transgenic plant transformed by a Protein Kinase Stress-Related Protein (PKSRP) coding nucleic acid, wherein expression of the nucleic acid sequence in the plant results in increased tolerance to environmental stress as compared to a wild type variety of the plant. Also provided are agricultural products, including seeds, produced by the transgenic plants. Also provided are isolated PKSRPs, and isolated nucleic acid coding PKSRPs, and vectors and host cells containing the latter.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2010Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Oswaldo da Costa e Silva, Nocha Van Thielen, Ruoying Chen, Hans J. Bohnert, Rodrigo Sarria-Millan
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Publication number: 20110055979Abstract: A transgenic plant transformed by a Protein Kinase Stress-Related Protein (PKSRP) coding nucleic acid, wherein expression of the nucleic acid sequence in the plant results in increased tolerance to environmental stress as compared to a wild type variety of the plant. Also provided are agricultural products, including seeds, produced by the transgenic plants. Also provided are isolated PKSRPs, and isolated nucleic acid coding PKSRPs, and vectors and host cells containing the latter.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2010Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Oswaldo da Costa e Silva, Hans J. Bohnert, Nocha van Thielen, Ruoying Chen, Rodrigo Sarria-Millan
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Patent number: 7888559Abstract: A transgenic plant transformed by a Protein Kinase Stress-Related Protein (PKSRP) coding nucleic acid, wherein expression of the nucleic acid sequence in the plant results in increased tolerance to environmental stress as compared to a wild type variety of the plant. Also provided are agricultural products, including seeds, produced by the transgenic plants. Also provided are isolated PKSRPs, and isolated nucleic acid coding PKSRPs, and vectors and host cells containing the latter.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2009Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Oswaldo da Costa e Silva, Nocha Van Thielen, Ruoying Chen, Hans J. Bohnert, Rodrigo Sarria-Millan
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Publication number: 20110030094Abstract: This invention relates generally to nucleic acid sequences encoding proteins that are associated with abiotic stress responses and abiotic stress tolerance in plants. This invention further relates to transformed plant cells with altered metabolic activity compared to a corresponding non transformed wild type plant cell, wherein the metabolic activity is altered by transformation with a Stress-Related Protein (SRP) coding nucleic acid and results in increased tolerance and/or resistance to an environmental stress as compared to a corresponding non-transformed wild type plant cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2010Publication date: February 3, 2011Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Piotr Puzio, Agnes Chardonnens, Amber Shirley, Xi-Qing Wang, Rodrigo Sarria-Millan, Bryan Mckersie, Ruoying Chen
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Publication number: 20100333234Abstract: Polynucleotides are disclosed which are capable of enhancing a growth, yield under water-limited conditions, and/or increased tolerance to an environmental stress of a plant transformed to contain such polynucleotides. Also provided are methods of using such polynucleotides and transgenic plants and agricultural products, including seeds, containing such polynucleotides as transgenes.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2008Publication date: December 30, 2010Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Amber Shirley, Damian Allen, Bryan D. McKersie, Nanfei Xu, Piotr Puzio, Richard Trethewey, Rodrigo Sarria-Millan, Amy McCaskill, Larissa Wilson, Lalitree Darnielle, Resham Kulkarni
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Patent number: 7858847Abstract: A transgenic plant transformed by a Protein Kinase Stress-Related Protein (PKSRP) coding nucleic acid, wherein expression of the nucleic acid sequence in the plant results in increased tolerance to environmental stress as compared to a wild type variety of the plant. Also provided are agricultural products, including seeds, produced by the transgenic plants. Also provided are isolated PKSRPs, and isolated nucleic acid coding PKSRPs, and vectors and host cells containing the latter.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2009Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Oswaldo da Costa e Silva, Nocha Van Thielen, Ruoying Chen, Hans J. Bohnert, Rodrigo Sarria-Millan
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Publication number: 20100325759Abstract: A transgenic plant transformed by a Protein Kinase Stress-Related Protein (PKSRP) coding nucleic acid, wherein expression of the nucleic acid sequence in the plant results in increased tolerance to environmental stress as compared to a wild type variety of the plant. Also provided are agricultural products, including seeds, produced by the transgenic plants. Also provided are isolated PKSRPs, and isolated nucleic acid coding PKSRPs, and vectors and host cells containing the latter.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2010Publication date: December 23, 2010Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Oswaldo da Costa e Silva, Hans J. Bohnert, Nocha van Thielen, Ruoying Chen, Rodrigo Sarria-Millan