Patents by Inventor Sarah E. Worden

Sarah E. Worden 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).

  • BINARY INSECTICIDAL CRY TOXINS
    Publication number: 20180094277
    Abstract: The subject invention concerns new classes of insecticidally-active proteins and the polynucleotide sequences which encode these proteins. More specifically, insecticidal proteins of approximately 12-24 kDa and of approximately 12-14 kDa are used for controlling corn rootworms. The subject invention includes methods and transgenic plants for controlling Western Corn Rootworm and other coleopteran insects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Narva, Huarong Li, Sek Yee Tan, Tao Xu, Timothy D. Hey, Vimbai Chikwana, Sarah E. Worden
  • CRY1D for controlling corn earworm
    Patent number: 9890390
    Abstract: The subject invention relates in part to the surprising discovery that Cry1Da is active against corn earworm (CEW), Helicoverpa zea (Boddie). Methods for using Cry1Da in transgenic plants to prevent serious crop damage is described. Leaf and silk bioassays using transgenic maize expressing full length, core toxin region or chimeric Cry1Da demonstrated good insect protection against CEW larvae damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Agrigenetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Sek Yee Tan, Joel J. Sheets, Todd Glancy, Aaron T. Woosley, Sarah E Worden, Diaa Alabed, Stephanie Burton, Karen C. McLaughlin, Kenneth E. Narva, Thomas Meade
  • PARENTAL RNAI SUPPRESSION OF CHROMATIN REMODELING GENES TO CONTROL COLEOPTERAN PESTS
    Publication number: 20170369873
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns nucleic acid molecules and methods of use thereof for control of coleopteran pests through RNA interference-mediated inhibition of target coding and transcribed non-coding sequences in coleopteran pests. The disclosure also concerns methods for making transgenic plants that express nucleic acid molecules useful for the control of coleopteran pests, and the plant cells and plants obtained thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Blair D. Siegfried, Kenneth E. Narva, Kanika Arora, Sarah E. Worden, Chitvan Khajuria, Elane Fishilevich, Nicholas P. Storer, Meghan Frey, Ronda L. Hamm, Ana M. Velez
  • INSECTICIDAL CRY TOXINS
    Publication number: 20170290340
    Abstract: Insecticidal toxins derived from Bacillus thuringiensis, polynucleotides encoding such toxins, use of such toxins to control Coleopteran plant pests, and transgenic plants that produce, and are protected, by these toxins are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Narva, Huarong Li, Sek Yee Tan, Tao Xu, Vimbai Chikwana, Kuan Yang, Marc D. Zack, Sarah E. Worden
  • Ribosomal Protein L40 (RPL40) Nucleic Acid Molecules That Confer Resistance To Coleopteran And Hemipteran Pests
    Publication number: 20170175132
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns nucleic acid molecules and methods of use thereof for control of coleopteran and/or hemipteran pests through RNA interference-mediated inhibition of target coding and transcribed non-coding sequences in coleopteran and/or hemipteran pests. The disclosure also concerns methods for making transgenic plants that express nucleic acid molecules useful for the control of coleopteran and/or hemipteran pests, and the plant cells and plants obtained thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Narva, Elane Fishilevich, Murugesan Rangasamy, Meghan L. Frey, Wendy Lo, Sarah E. Worden, Premchand Gandra
  • WUPA NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES THAT CONFER RESISTANCE TO COLEOPTERAN AND HEMIPTERAN PESTS
    Publication number: 20170101651
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns nucleic acid molecules and methods of use thereof for control of coleopteran and hemipteran pests through RNA interference-mediated inhibition of target coding and transcribed non-coding sequences in coleopteran and hemipteran pests. The disclosure also concerns methods for making transgenic plants that express nucleic acid molecules useful for the control of coleopteran and hemipteran pests, and the plant cells and plants obtained thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Narva, Elane Fishilevich, Murugesan Rangasamy, Meghan L. Frey, Wendy Lo, Sarah E. Worden, Premchand Gandra
  • ENGINEERED CRY6A INSECTICIDAL PROTEINS
    Publication number: 20170051304
    Abstract: Engineered and modified Cry6Aa insecticidal toxins, polynucleotides encoding such toxins, use of such toxins to control pests, and transgenic plants that produce such toxins are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Timothy D. Hey, Xu Xiaoping, Todd P. Glancy, Diaa Alabed, Sarah E. Worden, Nick X. Wang, Carla Ausmus, Shao-Ching Hung
  • SPT6 NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES TO CONTROL INSECT PESTS
    Publication number: 20170022518
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns nucleic acid molecules and methods of use thereof for control of insect pests through RNA interference-mediated inhibition of target coding and transcribed non-coding sequences in insect pests, including coleopteran pests. The disclosure also concerns methods for making transgenic plants that express nucleic acid molecules useful for the control of insect pests, and the plant cells and plants obtained thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Narva, Sarah E. Worden, Meghan Frey, Murugesan Rangasamy, Premchand Gandra, Wendy Lo, Elane Fishilevich, Andreas Vilcinskas, Eileen Knorr
  • PARENTAL RNAI SUPPRESSION OF KRUPPEL GENE TO CONTROL HEMIPTERAN PESTS
    Publication number: 20160369296
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns nucleic acid molecules and methods of use thereof for control of hemipteran pests through RNA interference-mediated inhibition of target coding and transcribed non-coding sequences in hemipteran pests. The disclosure also concerns methods for making transgenic plants that express nucleic acid molecules useful for the control of hemipteran pests, and the plant cells and plants obtained thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Blair D. Siegfried, Kenneth E. Narva, Kanika Arora, Sarah E. Worden, Chitvan Khajuria, Elane Fishilevich, Nicholas P. Storer, Meghan Frey, Ronda L. Hamm, Ana Velez
  • SPT5 NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES TO CONTROL INSECT PESTS
    Publication number: 20160348130
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns nucleic acid molecules and methods of use thereof for control of insect pests through RNA interference-mediated inhibition of target coding and transcribed non-coding sequences in insect pests, including coleopteran and/or hemipteran pests. The disclosure also concerns methods for making transgenic plants that express nucleic acid molecules useful for the control of insect pests, and the plant cells and plants obtained thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Narva, Sarah E. Worden, Meghan Frey, Premchand Gandra, Wendy Lo, Elane Fishilevich, Murugesan Rangasamy, Chaoxian Geng, Andreas Vilcinskas, Eileen Knorr
  • RNA POLYMERASE I1 NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES TO CONTROL INSECT PESTS
    Publication number: 20160264991
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns nucleic acid molecules and methods of use thereof for control of insect pests through RNA interference-mediated inhibition of target coding and transcribed non-coding sequences in insect pests, including coleopteran pests. The disclosure also concerns methods for making transgenic plants that express nucleic acid molecules useful for the control of insect pests, and the plant cells and plants obtained thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Kenneth E. NARVA, Sarah E. WORDEN, Meghan L. FREY, Murugesan RANGASAMY, Premchand GANDRA, Balaji VEERAMANI, Wendy LO, Elane FISHILEVICH, Andreas VILCINSKAS, Eileen KNORR
  • PARENTAL RNAI SUPPRESSION OF CHROMATIN REMODELING GENES TO CONTROL COLEOPTERAN PESTS
    Publication number: 20160222408
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns nucleic acid molecules and methods of use thereof for control of hemipteran pests through RNA interference-mediated inhibition of target coding and transcribed non-coding sequences in hemipteran pests. The disclosure also concerns methods for making transgenic plants that express nucleic acid molecules useful for the control of hemipteran pests, and the plant cells and plants obtained thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Blair D. Siegfried, Kenneth E. Narva, Kanika Arora, Sarah E. Worden, Chitvan Khajuria, Elane Fishilevich, Nicholas P. Storer, Meghan Frey, Ronda L. Hamm, Ana Velez
  • PARENTAL RNAI SUPPRESSION OF HUNCHBACK GENE TO CONTROL COLEOPTERAN PESTS
    Publication number: 20160222407
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns nucleic acid molecules and methods of use thereof for control of coleopteran pests through RNA interference-mediated inhibition of target coding and transcribed non-coding sequences in coleopteran pests. The disclosure also concerns methods for making transgenic plants that express nucleic acid molecules useful for the control of coleopteran pests, and the plant cells and plants obtained thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Blair D. Siegfried, Kenneth E. Narva, Kanika Arora, Sarah E. Worden, Chitvan Khajuria, Elane Fishilevich, Nicholas P. Storer, Meghan Frey, Ronda L. Hamm, Ana M. Velez
  • PARENTAL RNAI SUPPRESSION OF HUNCHBACK GENE TO CONTROL HEMIPTERAN PESTS
    Publication number: 20160208252
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns nucleic acid molecules and methods of use thereof for control of hemipteran pests through RNA interference-mediated inhibition of target coding and transcribed non-coding sequences in hemipteran pests. The disclosure also concerns methods for making transgenic plants that express nucleic acid molecules useful for the control of hemipteran pests, and the plant cells and plants obtained thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Blair D. Siegfried, Kenneth E. Narva, Kanika Arora, Sarah E. Worden, Chitvan Khajuria, Elane Fishilevich, Nicholas P. Storer, Meghan Frey, Ronda L. Hamm, Ana Velez
  • PARENTAL RNAI SUPPRESSION OF KRUPPEL GENE TO CONTROL COLEOPTERAN PESTS
    Publication number: 20160208253
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns nucleic acid molecules and methods of use thereof for control of coleopteran pests through RNA interference-mediated inhibition of target coding and transcribed non-coding sequences in coleopteran pests. The disclosure also concerns methods for making transgenic plants that express nucleic acid molecules useful for the control of coleopteran pests, and the plant cells and plants obtained thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Blair D. Siegfried, Kenneth E. Narva, Kanika Arora, Sarah E. Worden, Chitvan Khajuria, Elane Fishilevich, Nicholas P. Storer, Meghan Frey, Ronda L. Hamm, Ana Velez
  • PARENTAL RNAI SUPPRESSION OF CHROMATIN REMODELING GENES TO CONTROL COLEOPTERAN PESTS
    Publication number: 20160208251
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns nucleic acid molecules and methods of use thereof for control of coleopteran pests through RNA interference-mediated inhibition of target coding and transcribed non-coding sequences in coleopteran pests. The disclosure also concerns methods for making transgenic plants that express nucleic acid molecules useful for the control of coleopteran pests, and the plant cells and plants obtained thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Blair D. Siegfried, Kenneth E. Narva, Kanika Arora, Sarah E. Worden, Chitvan Khajuria, Elane Fishilevich, Nicholas P. Storer, Meghan Frey, Ronda L. Hamm, Ana M. Velez
  • OPTIMIZED NON-CANONICAL ZINC FINGER PROTEINS
    Publication number: 20160130314
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are zinc fingers comprising CCHC zinc coordinating residues. Also described are zinc finger proteins and fusion proteins comprising these CCHC zinc fingers as well as polynucleotides encoding these proteins. Methods of using these proteins for gene editing and gene regulation are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Qihua C. Cai, Vipula K. Shukla, Joseph F. Petolino, Lisa W. Baker, Robbi J. Garrison, Ryan C. Blue, Jon C. Mitchell, Nicole L. Arnold, Sarah E. Worden, Jeffrey C. Miller, Fyodor Urnov
  • Optimized non-canonical zinc finger proteins
    Patent number: 9187758
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are zinc fingers comprising CCHC zinc coordinating residues. Also described are zinc finger proteins and fusion proteins comprising these CCHC zinc fingers as well as polynucleotides encoding these proteins. Methods of using these proteins for gene editing and gene regulation are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignees: Sangamo BioSciences, Inc., Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Qihua C. Cai, Vipula K. Shukla, Joseph F. Petolino, Lisa W. Baker, Robbi J. Garrison, Ryan C. Blue, Jon C. Mitchell, Nicole L. Arnold, Sarah E. Worden, Jeffrey Miller, Fyodor Urnov
  • DRE4 NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES THAT CONFER RESISTANCE TO COLEOPTERAN PESTS
    Publication number: 20150322456
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns nucleic acid molecules and methods of use thereof for control of coleopteran pests through RNA interference-mediated inhibition of target coding and transcribed non-coding sequences in coleopteran pests. The disclosure also concerns methods for making transgenic plants that express nucleic acid molecules useful for the control of coleopteran pests, and the plant cells and plants obtained thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Narva, Sarah E. Worden, Meghan L. Frey, Murugesan Rangasamy, Kanika Arora, Balaji Veeramani, Premchand Gandra, Andreas Vilcinskas, Eileen Knorr
  • SEC23 NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES THAT CONFER RESISTANCE TO COLEOPTERAN AND HEMIPTERAN PESTS
    Publication number: 20150322455
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns nucleic acid molecules and methods of use thereof for control of coleopteran and/or hemipteran pests through RNA interference-mediated inhibition of target coding and transcribed non-coding sequences in coleopteran and/or hemipteran pests. The disclosure also concerns methods for making transgenic plants that express nucleic acid molecules useful for the control of coleopteran and/or hemipteran pests, and the plant cells and plants obtained thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Narva, Kanika Arora, Sarah E. Worden, Murugesan Rangasamy, Huarong Li, Blair Siegfried, Chitvan Khajuria, Elane Fishilevich