Patents by Inventor Sathish Puthigae
Sathish Puthigae 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: 20160017356Abstract: The invention provides polynucleotide sequences isolated from plants encoding transcription factors. Polypeptides encoded by the polynucleotides are also provided. Products and methods of use are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2015Publication date: January 21, 2016Applicant: ArborGen Inc.Inventors: Leonard N. BLOKSBERG, Marie B. Connett, Sarah Jane Emerson, Michael J. Frost, Richard Llewellyn Sydney Forster, Catherine Bryant, Murray Grigor, Colleen Higgins, Annette Lasham, Steven Troy Lund, Andreas Magusin, Jonathan Phillips, Sathish Puthigae, Stella Veerakone, Claire Westwood, Katrina Gause, Marion Wood, llkka Havukkala, William Rottmann
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Publication number: 20160017357Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for producing plant with altered biomass, the methods comprising the step of altering the expression and/or activity of the polypeptide comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, or a variant thereof, in a plant cell or plant. The invention also provides a polypeptide comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, and fragments of variants thereof the sequence. The invention also provides polynucleotides encoding such polypetide sequences. The invention also provides constructs, cells and plants comprising such polynucleotides.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2015Publication date: January 21, 2016Inventors: Sathish Puthigae, Jonathan Robert Phillips, Claudia Jeannette Smith-Espinoza, Catherine Jane Bryant, Kieran Michael Elborough, Margaret Biswas
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Patent number: 9051578Abstract: The invention provides an isolated polynucleotide comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or a variant thereof, wherein the variant encodes a polypeptide capable of modulating in a plant tolerance to at least one environmental stress selected from drought, cold, freezing, heat and salinity. The invention also provides construct, vectors, host cells, plant cells and plants genetically modified to comprise the polynucleotide. The invention also provides methods for producing and selecting plants that are tolerant to at least one environmental stress selected from drought, cold, freezing, heat and salinity, making use of the polynucleotides of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2009Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: Insight Genomics LimitedInventors: Sathish Puthigae, Margaret Biswas, Catherine Jane Bryant, Shivendra Bajaj, Kerry Robert Templeton
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Patent number: 9000259Abstract: Methods are described for producing a plant with altered seed yield comprising transformation of a plant with a genetic construct including a polynucleotide encoding of a polypeptide with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or a variant or fragment thereof. Also provided by the disclosed methods are isolated polypeptides, polynucleotides, constructs and vectors useful for producing a plant with altered seed yield. The methods also provide plant cells and plants transformed to contain and express the polypeptides, polynucleotides and constructs. Plants produced by the disclosed methods are further provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2008Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Vialactia Biosciences (NZ) LimitedInventors: Sathish Puthigae, Jonathan Robert Phillips, Claudia Jeannette Smith-Espinoza, Catherine Jane Bryant, Kieran Michael Elborough, Margaret Biswas
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Patent number: 8962947Abstract: The invention provides polynucleotide sequences isolated from plants encoding transcription factors. Polypeptides encoded by the polynucleotides are also provided. Products and methods of use are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2012Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Arborgen Inc.Inventors: Leonard N. Bloksberg, Marie B. Connett, Sarah Jane Emerson, Michael J. Frost, Richard Llewellyn Sydney Forster, Catherine Bryant, Murray Grigor, Colleen Higgins, Annette Lasham, Steven Troy Lund, Andreas Magusin, Jonathan Phillips, Sathish Puthigae, Stella Veerakone, Claire Westwood, Katrina Gause, Marion Wood, Ilkka Havukkala, William Rottmann
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Patent number: 8921538Abstract: The invention provides the isolated promoter polynucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 from perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.), and fragments and variants thereof. The invention also provides constructs, plant cells and plant genetically modified to contain the promoter polynucleotide. The invention also provides methods for producing plants with altered gene expression and traits via genetic transformation of plants with the promoter polynucleotide.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2010Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Vialactia Biosciences (NZ) LimitedInventors: Sathish Puthigae, Jonathan Robert Phillips, Nimali Piyushika Withana, Claudia Jeannette Smith-Espinoza, Catherine Jane Bryant, Shivendra Bajaj, Kerry Robert Templeton
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Patent number: 8901376Abstract: The invention provides methods, polynucleotides and polypeptides useful for producing or selecting plants with increased tolerance to at least one environmental stress selected from drought, cold, freezing, heat and salinity. The invention also provides constructs, cells, plant cells and plants comprising the polynucleotides of the invention. The invention also provides plants produced by the methods of the invention. The invention also provides groups of plants selected by the methods of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2009Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: Vialactia Biosciences (NZ) LimitedInventors: Sathish Puthigae, Jonathan Robert Phillips, Claudia Jeannette Smith-Espinoza, Catherine Jane Bryant, Kieran Michael Elborough
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Patent number: 8669108Abstract: The invention provides the isolated promoter polynucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, and fragments and variants thereof. The invention also provides constructs, plant cells and plants genetically modified to contain the promoter polynucleotide. The invention also provides methods for producing plants with altered gene expression and traits via genetic transformation of plants with the promoter polynucleotides.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2009Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignee: Vialactia Biosciences (NZ) LimitedInventors: Sathish Puthigae, Jonathan Robert Phillips, Nimali Piyushika Withana, Claudia Jeannette Smith-Espinoza, Catherine Jane Bryant, Kerry Robert Templeton, Shivendra Bajaj
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Patent number: 8389806Abstract: The present invention relates to the regulation of polynucleotide transcription and/or expression. In particular, this invention relates to polynucleotide regulatory sequences isolated from Eucalyptus grandis and Pinus radiata that are capable of conferring vascular-preferred polynucleotide transcription in plant cells. Constructs and methods for using the inventive regulatory sequences for modifying transcription of endogenous and/or heterologous polynucleotides also are included in the invention.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2008Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Arborgen Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Phillips, Sathish Puthigae, JiaLong Yao, Barry Flinn, Richard S. Forster, Clare Eagleton
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Publication number: 20120260369Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for producing plant with altered biomass, the methods comprising the step of altering the expression and/or activity of the polypeptide comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, or a variant thereof, in a plant cell or plant. The invention also provides a polypeptide comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, and fragments of variants thereof the sequence. The invention also provides polynucleotides encoding such polypeptide sequences. The invention also provides constructs, cells and plants comprising such polynucleotides.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2012Publication date: October 11, 2012Applicant: FONTERRA CO-OPERATIVE GROUP LIMITEDInventors: Sathish Puthigae, Jonathan Robert Phillips, Claudia Jeannette Smith-Espinoza, Catherine Jane Bryant, Kieran Michael Elborough, Margaret Biswas
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Patent number: 8227665Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for producing plant with altered biomass, the methods comprising the step of altering the expression and/or activity of the polypeptide comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, or a variant thereof, in a plant cell or plant. The invention also provides a polypeptide comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, and fragments of variants thereof the sequence. The invention also provides polynucleotides encoding such polypeptide sequences. The invention also provides constructs, cells and plants comprising such polynucleotides.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2008Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: Fonterra Co-Operative Group LimitedInventors: Sathish Puthigae, Jonathan Robert Phillips, Claudia Jeannette Smith-Espinoza, Catherine Jane Bryant, Kieran Michael Elborough, Margaret Biswas
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Publication number: 20120084880Abstract: The invention provides the isolated promoter polynucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 from perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.), and fragments and variants thereof. The invention also provides constructs, plant cells and plant genetically modified to contain the promoter polynucleotide. The invention also provides methods for producing plants with altered gene expression and traits via genetic transformation of plants with the promoter polynucleotide.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2010Publication date: April 5, 2012Applicant: Vialactia Biosciences (NZ) LimitedInventors: Sathish Puthigae, Jonathan Robert Phillips, Nimali Piyushika Withana, Claudia Jeannette Smith-Espinoza, Catherine Jane Bryant, Shivendra Bajaj, Kerry Robert Templeton
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Publication number: 20110302670Abstract: The invention provides methods for producing a plant with altered seed yield, the methods comprising transformation of a plant with a genetic construct including a polynucleotide encoding of a polypeptide with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or a variant or fragment thereof. The method also provides isolated polypeptides, polynucleotides, constructs and vectors useful for producing a plant with altered seed yield. The method also provides plant cell and plants transformed to contain and express the polypeptides, polynucleotides and constructs. The invention also provides plants produced by methods of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2008Publication date: December 8, 2011Inventors: Sathish Puthigae, Jonathan Robert Phillips, Claudia Jeannette Smith-Espinoza, Catherine Jane Bryant, Kieran Michael Elborough, Margaret Biswas
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Publication number: 20110302674Abstract: The invention provides methods, polynucleotides and polypeptides useful for producing or selecting plants with increased tolerance to at least one environmental stress selected from drought, cold, freezing, heat and salinity. The invention also provides constructs, cells, plant cells and plants comprising the polynucleotides of the invention. The invention also provides plants produced by the methods of the invention. The invention also provides groups of plants selected by the methods of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2009Publication date: December 8, 2011Applicant: Vialactia Biosciences (NZ) LimitedInventors: Sathish Puthigae, Jonathan Robert Phillips, Claudia Jeannette Smith-Espinoza, CatherĂne Jane Bryant, Kieran Michael Elborough
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Publication number: 20110209250Abstract: The invention provides an isolated polynucleotide comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or a variant thereof, wherein the variant encodes a polypeptide capable of modulating in a plant tolerance to at least one environmental stress selected from drought, cold, freezing, heat and salinity. The invention also provides construct, vectors, host cells, plant cells and plants genetically modified to comprise the polynucleotide. The invention also provides methods for producing and selecting plants that are tolerant to at least one environmental stress selected from drought, cold, freezing, heat and salinity, making use of the polynucleotides of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2009Publication date: August 25, 2011Applicant: Vialactia Biosciences (NZ) LimitedInventors: Sathish Puthigae, Margaret Biswas, Catherine Jane Bryant, Shivendra Bajaj, Kerry Robert Templeton
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Publication number: 20110185452Abstract: The invention provides an isolated polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide with the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or a variant thereof, wherein the variant is a polypeptide capable of modulating in a plant at least one of: i) biomass, ii) seed yield, and III) tolerance to at least one environmental stress selected from drought, cold, freezing, heat and salinity. The invention also provides, construct, vectors, host cells, plant cells and plants genetically modified to comprise the polynucleotide. The invention also provides methods for producing and selecting plants that are altered for at least one of: i) biomass, ii) seed yield, and iii) tolerance to at least one environmental stress selected from drought, cold, freezing, heat and salinity, making use of the polynucleotides of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2009Publication date: July 28, 2011Inventors: Sathish Puthigae, Catherine Jane Bryant, Shivendra Bajaj, Kerry Robert Templeton
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Publication number: 20110179517Abstract: The invention provides the isolated promoter polynucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, and fragments and variants thereof. The invention also provides constructs, plant cells and plants genetically modified to contain the promoter polynucleotide. The invention also provides methods for producing plants with altered gene expression and traits via genetic transformation of plants with the promoter polynucleotides.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2009Publication date: July 21, 2011Inventors: Sathish Puthigae, Jonathan Robert Phillips, Nimali Piyushika Withana, Claudia Jeannette Smith-Espinoza, Catherine Jane Bryant, Kerry Robert Templeton, Shivendra Bajaj
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Patent number: 7847154Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods useful for producing plant cells or plants with altered tolerance to at least one environmental stress selected from drought, cold, freezing, heat and salinity.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2007Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Inventors: Sathish Puthigae, Jonathan Robert Phillips, Claudia Jeannette Smith-Espinoza, Catherine Jane Bryant, Kieran Michael Elborough, Colin Robert South, Fredy Altpeter
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Publication number: 20100293664Abstract: This invention provides an isolated promoter polynucleotide comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, and variants and fragments thereof capable of controlling transcription of an operably linked polynucleotide in a plant. The invention also provides the constructs, vectors, host cells, plant cells and plants transformed with the isolated promoter polynucleotide. The invention also provides methods of use of the isolated promoter polynucleotide.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2008Publication date: November 18, 2010Inventors: Sathish Puthigae, Jonathan Robert Phillips, Nimali Piyushika Withana, Claudia Jeannette Smith-Espinoza, Catherine Jane Bryant, Shivendra Bajaj, Kerry Robert Templeton
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Publication number: 20100251427Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods useful for producing plant cells or plants with altered tolerance to at least one environmental stress selected from drought, cold, freezing, heat and salinity.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2010Publication date: September 30, 2010Inventors: Sathish Puthigae, Jonathan Robert Phillips, Claudia Jeannette Smith-Espinoza, Catherine Jane Bryant, Kieran Michael Elborough, Colin Robert South