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).

  • Patent number: 12203085
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE, LLC
    Inventors: Sandeep Kumar, Sara Bennett, Andrew J. Bowling, Alicia Walker, Cory M. Larsen, Heather Pence, Staci Weaver, Ronnie Hampton, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20220098606
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: Corteva Agriscience LLC
    Inventors: Sandeep Kumar, Sara Bennett, Andrew J. Bowling, Alicia Walker, Cory M. Larsen, Heather Pence, Staci Weaver, Ronnie Hampton, JR.
  • Patent number: 11236350
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Corteva Agriscience LLC
    Inventors: Sandeep Kumar, Sara Bennett, Andrew J. Bowling, Alicia Walker, Cory M. Larsen, Heather Pence, Staci Weaver, Ronnie Hampton, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10570403
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Manju Gupta, Sara Bennett, Jeffrey Beringer, Nagesh Sardesai
  • Patent number: 10294485
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Manju Gupta, Sara Bennett, Andrew F. Worden
  • Publication number: 20190100764
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Sandeep Kumar, Sara Bennett, Andrew J. Bowling, Alicia Walker, Cory M. Larsen, Heather Pence, Staci Weaver, Ronnie Hampton, JR.
  • Publication number: 20190040406
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: Agrigenetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Manju Gupta, Sara Bennett, Jeffrey Beringer, Nagesh Sardesai
  • Patent number: 10047367
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Manju Gupta, Navin Elango, Karthik N. Muthuraman, Jeffrey Beringer, Sara Bennett, Huixia Wu, Shavell Gorman, Andrew Worden
  • Patent number: 10047368
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Manju Gupta, Navin Elango, Karthik N. Muthuraman, Jeffrey Beringer, Sara Bennett, Huixia Wu
  • Patent number: 9765350
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Manju Gupta, Sara Bennett, Sandeep Kumar, Donald Merlo, Nagesh Sardesai
  • Publication number: 20170247711
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Manju GUPTA, Sara BENNETT, Navin ELANGO, Karthik MUTHURAMAN, Jeffrey BERINGER, Huixia WU
  • Publication number: 20170137834
    Abstract: Provided are constructs and methods for expressing a transgene in plant cells and/or plant tissues using Zea mays GRMZM2G015295 gene regulatory elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: 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
  • Patent number: 9650641
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Manju Gupta, Sara Bennett, Navin Elango, Karthik Muthuraman, Jeffrey Beringer, Huixia Wu
  • Publication number: 20170081675
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Manju Gupta, Sara Bennett, Andrew F. Worden
  • Publication number: 20170081676
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Manju Gupta, Sara Bennett, Andrew F. Worden
  • Patent number: 9453235
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Sandeep Kumar, Diaa Alabed, Sara Bennett, Manju Gupta, Susan Jayne, Terry R. Wright
  • Publication number: 20160237446
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Manju Gupta, Sara Bennett, Navin Elango, Karthik Muthuraman, Jeffrey Beringer, Huixia Wu
  • Publication number: 20160068851
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Manju GUPTA, Sara BENNETT, Sandeep KUMAR, Donald MERLO, Nagesh SARDESAI
  • Publication number: 20150106977
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Manju GUPTA, Navin ELANGO, Karthik N. MUTHURAMAN, Jeffrey BERINGER, Sara BENNETT, Huixia WU, Shavell GORMAN, Andrew WORDEN
  • Publication number: 20150106978
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Manju GUPTA, Navin ELANGO, Karthik N. MUTHURAMAN, Jeffrey BERINGER, Sara BENNETT, Huixia WU