Patents by Inventor Sara BENNETT
Sara BENNETT 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: 12203085Abstract: This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for promoting transcription of a nucleotide sequence in a plant or plant cell, employing a promoter from a Glycine max egg cell gene. Some embodiments relate to a promoter or a 5? UTR from a Glycine max egg cell gene that functions in plants to promote transcription of operably linked nucleotide sequences. Other embodiments relate to a 3? UTR or a terminator from a Glycine max egg cell gene that functions in plants to promote transcription of operably linked nucleotide sequences.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2021Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE, LLCInventors: Sandeep Kumar, Sara Bennett, Andrew J. Bowling, Alicia Walker, Cory M. Larsen, Heather Pence, Staci Weaver, Ronnie Hampton, Jr.
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Publication number: 20220098606Abstract: This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for promoting transcription of a nucleotide sequence in a plant or plant cell, employing a promoter from a Glycine max egg cell gene. Some embodiments relate to a promoter or a 5? UTR from a Glycine max egg cell gene that functions in plants to promote transcription of operably linked nucleotide sequences. Other embodiments relate to a 3? UTR or a terminator from a Glycine max egg cell gene that functions in plants to promote transcription of operably linked nucleotide sequences.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2021Publication date: March 31, 2022Applicant: Corteva Agriscience LLCInventors: Sandeep Kumar, Sara Bennett, Andrew J. Bowling, Alicia Walker, Cory M. Larsen, Heather Pence, Staci Weaver, Ronnie Hampton, JR.
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Patent number: 11236350Abstract: This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for promoting transcription of a nucleotide sequence in a plant or plant cell, employing a promoter from a Glycine max egg cell gene. Some embodiments relate to a promoter or a 5? UTR from a Glycine max egg cell gene that functions in plants to promote transcription of operably linked nucleotide sequences. Other embodiments relate to a 3? UTR or a terminator from a Glycine max egg cell gene that functions in plants to promote transcription of operably linked nucleotide sequences.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2018Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Corteva Agriscience LLCInventors: Sandeep Kumar, Sara Bennett, Andrew J. Bowling, Alicia Walker, Cory M. Larsen, Heather Pence, Staci Weaver, Ronnie Hampton, Jr.
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Patent number: 10570403Abstract: This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for promoting transcription and translation of a nucleotide sequence in a plant or plant cell, employing a 3?UTR from Zea mays chlorophyll a/b binding protein gene. Some embodiments relate to a 3? UTR from a Zea mays chlorophyll a/b binding protein gene that functions in plants to terminate transcription of operably linked nucleotide sequences.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2017Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLCInventors: Manju Gupta, Sara Bennett, Jeffrey Beringer, Nagesh Sardesai
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Patent number: 10294485Abstract: This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for promoting transcription and translation of a nucleotide sequence in a plant or plant cell, employing a 3?UTR from Arabidopsis thaliana Ubiquitin C9 gene. Some embodiments relate to a 3? UTR from a Arabidopsis thaliana Ubiquitin C9 gene that functions in plants to terminate transcription of operably linked nucleotide sequences.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2016Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLCInventors: Manju Gupta, Sara Bennett, Andrew F. Worden
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Publication number: 20190100764Abstract: This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for promoting transcription of a nucleotide sequence in a plant or plant cell, employing a promoter from a Glycine max egg cell gene. Some embodiments relate to a promoter or a 5? UTR from a Glycine max egg cell gene that functions in plants to promote transcription of operably linked nucleotide sequences. Other embodiments relate to a 3? UTR or a terminator from a Glycine max egg cell gene that functions in plants to promote transcription of operably linked nucleotide sequences.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2018Publication date: April 4, 2019Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLCInventors: Sandeep Kumar, Sara Bennett, Andrew J. Bowling, Alicia Walker, Cory M. Larsen, Heather Pence, Staci Weaver, Ronnie Hampton, JR.
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Publication number: 20190040406Abstract: This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for promoting transcription and translation of a nucleotide sequence in a plant or plant cell, employing a 3?UTR from Zea mays chlorophyll a/b binding protein gene. Some embodiments relate to a 3? UTR from a Zea mays chlorophyll a/b binding protein gene that functions in plants to terminate transcription of operably linked nucleotide sequences.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2017Publication date: February 7, 2019Applicant: Agrigenetics, Inc.Inventors: Manju Gupta, Sara Bennett, Jeffrey Beringer, Nagesh Sardesai
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Patent number: 10047367Abstract: Provided are vector constructs and methods for expressing a transgene in plant cells and/or plant tissues using gene regulatory elements, including the promoters, 5?-UTRs, and/or 3?-UTRs, isolated from Zea mays.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2014Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLCInventors: Manju Gupta, Navin Elango, Karthik N. Muthuraman, Jeffrey Beringer, Sara Bennett, Huixia Wu, Shavell Gorman, Andrew Worden
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Patent number: 10047368Abstract: Provided are vector constructs and methods for expressing a transgene in plant cells and/or plant tissues using gene regulatory elements, including the promoters, 5?-UTRs, introns, and/or 3?-UTRs, isolated from Zea mays.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2014Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLCInventors: Manju Gupta, Navin Elango, Karthik N. Muthuraman, Jeffrey Beringer, Sara Bennett, Huixia Wu
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Patent number: 9765350Abstract: The present disclosure provides novel compositions and methods for the production and use of Agrobacterium tumefaciens strains (for example LBA4404) that are deficient in RecA activity relative to the parent strain. Combinations with other gene-deficient-strains of Agrobacterium tumefaciens are also disclosed. Specifically, two exemplary s recA minus strains, UIA777 where chloramphenicol resistant gene disrupting the recA gene and UIA770 where kanamycin resistant gene disrupting the recA gene are provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2015Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLCInventors: Manju Gupta, Sara Bennett, Sandeep Kumar, Donald Merlo, Nagesh Sardesai
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Publication number: 20170247711Abstract: Provided are constructs and methods for expressing a transgene in plant cells and/or plant tissues using Zea mays chlorophyll a/b binding gene regulatory elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2017Publication date: August 31, 2017Inventors: Manju GUPTA, Sara BENNETT, Navin ELANGO, Karthik MUTHURAMAN, Jeffrey BERINGER, Huixia WU
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Publication number: 20170137834Abstract: Provided are constructs and methods for expressing a transgene in plant cells and/or plant tissues using Zea mays GRMZM2G015295 gene regulatory elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2016Publication date: May 18, 2017Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLCInventors: Manju Gupta, Sandeep Kumar, Navin Elango, Jeffrey Beringer, Shavell Gorman, Andrew F. Worden, Sara Bennett, Daren Hemingway, Wei Chen, Huixia Wu, Ning Zhou, Michelle Sprint Smith
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Patent number: 9650641Abstract: Provided are constructs and methods for expressing a transgene in plant cells and/or plant tissues using Zea mays chlorophyll a/b binding gene regulatory elements.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2015Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLCInventors: Manju Gupta, Sara Bennett, Navin Elango, Karthik Muthuraman, Jeffrey Beringer, Huixia Wu
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Publication number: 20170081675Abstract: This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for promoting transcription and translation of a nucleotide sequence in a plant or plant cell, employing a 3?UTR from Arabidopsis thaliana Ubiquitin C9 gene. Some embodiments relate to a 3? UTR from a Arabidopsis thaliana Ubiquitin C9 gene that functions in plants to terminate transcription of operably linked nucleotide sequences.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2016Publication date: March 23, 2017Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLCInventors: Manju Gupta, Sara Bennett, Andrew F. Worden
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Publication number: 20170081676Abstract: This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for promoting transcription and translation of a nucleotide sequence in a plant or plant cell, employing a 3?UTR from Arabidopsis thaliana Ubiquitin-10 gene. Some embodiments relate to a 3? UTR from a Arabidopsis thaliana Ubiquitin-10 gene that functions in plants to terminate transcription of operably linked nucleotide sequences.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2016Publication date: March 23, 2017Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLCInventors: Manju Gupta, Sara Bennett, Andrew F. Worden
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Patent number: 9453235Abstract: Provided are constructs and methods for expressing multiple genes in plant cells and/or plant tissues. The constructs provided comprise at least one bi-directional promoter linked to multiple gene expression cassettes, wherein the bi-directional promoter comprises a functional promoter nucleotide sequence from Sugar Cane Bacilliform Virus promoter. In some embodiments, the constructs and methods provided employs a bi-directional promoter based on a minimal core promoter element from a Zea mays Ubiquitin-1 gene, or a functional equivalent thereof, and nucleotide sequence elements from a Sugar Cane Bacilliform Virus promoter. In some embodiments, the constructs and methods provided allow expression of genes between three and twenty.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2012Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLCInventors: Sandeep Kumar, Diaa Alabed, Sara Bennett, Manju Gupta, Susan Jayne, Terry R. Wright
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Publication number: 20160237446Abstract: Provided are constructs and methods for expressing a transgene in plant cells and/or plant tissues using Zea mays chlorophyll a/b binding gene regulatory elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2015Publication date: August 18, 2016Inventors: Manju Gupta, Sara Bennett, Navin Elango, Karthik Muthuraman, Jeffrey Beringer, Huixia Wu
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Publication number: 20160068851Abstract: The present disclosure provides novel compositions and methods for the production and use of Agrobacterium tumefaciens strains (for example LBA4404) that are deficient in RecA activity relative to the parent strain. Combinations with other gene-deficient-strains of Agrobacterium tumefaciens are also disclosed. Specifically, two exemplary s recA minus strains, UIA777 where chloramphenicol resistant gene disrupting the recA gene and UIA770 where kanamycin resistant gene disrupting the recA gene are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2015Publication date: March 10, 2016Inventors: Manju GUPTA, Sara BENNETT, Sandeep KUMAR, Donald MERLO, Nagesh SARDESAI
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Publication number: 20150106977Abstract: Provided are vector constructs and methods for expressing a transgene in plant cells and/or plant tissues using gene regulatory elements, including the promoters, 5?-UTRs, and/or 3?-UTRs, isolated from Zea mays.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2014Publication date: April 16, 2015Inventors: Manju GUPTA, Navin ELANGO, Karthik N. MUTHURAMAN, Jeffrey BERINGER, Sara BENNETT, Huixia WU, Shavell GORMAN, Andrew WORDEN
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Publication number: 20150106978Abstract: Provided are vector constructs and methods for expressing a transgene in plant cells and/or plant tissues using gene regulatory elements, including the promoters, 5?-UTRs, introns, and/or 3?-UTRs, isolated from Zea mays.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2014Publication date: April 16, 2015Inventors: Manju GUPTA, Navin ELANGO, Karthik N. MUTHURAMAN, Jeffrey BERINGER, Sara BENNETT, Huixia WU