Patents by Inventor Susan J. Martino-Catt

Susan J. Martino-Catt 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).

  • Publication number: 20120329674
    Abstract: The present invention provides for rapid and large scale evaluation of expression of, or function of, nucleotide sequences in plants. The invention comprises three specific components which provide for fast and large scale evaluation of nucleotide sequences. The first component includes delivery in either a single event a library of different engineered vectors or a single engineered vector for a single target nucleotide sequence comprising sequences the function of which is desired to be known in plant cells. Surprisingly, applicants have discovered that, the introduction of multiple vectors to plant cells predominantly results in individual transgenic plants which contain only a single transformation event. The second feature of the invention involves a highly transformable, fast cycling and/or miniature size plant and the final step involves mass scale analysis of T0 plants for various phenotypes and plasmid rescue to identify the nucleotide sequence present in a particular phenotype.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INC
    Inventors: Marc C. Albertsen, Susan J. Martino-Catt, Xiaomu Niu, Igor Cunha Oliveira, Dwight Tomes, Haiyin Wang, Deping Xu
  • Publication number: 20120071348
    Abstract: The present invention provides for rapid and large scale evaluation of expression of, or function of, nucleotide sequences in plants. The invention comprises three specific components which provide for fast and large scale evaluation of nucleotide sequences. The first component includes delivery in either a single event a library of different engineered vectors or a single engineered vector for a single target nucleotide sequence comprising sequences the function of which is desired to be known in plant cells. Surprisingly, applicants have discovered that, the introduction of multiple vectors to plant cells predominantly results in individual transgenic plants which contain only a single transformation event. The second feature of the invention involves a highly transformable, fast cycling and/or miniature size plant and the final step involves mass scale analysis of T0 plants for various phenotypes and plasmid rescue to identify the nucleotide sequence present in a particular phenotype.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INC
    Inventors: MARC C. ALBERTSEN, SUSAN J. MARTINO-CATT, XIAOMU NIU, IGOR CUNHA OLIVEIRA, DWIGHT TOMES, HAIYIN WANG, DEPING XU
  • Patent number: 7122658
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for regulating expression of isolated nucleotide sequences in a plant. The compositions are novel nucleic acid sequences for seed-preferred regulatory sequences. Methods for expressing an isolated nucleotide sequence in a plant using the regulatory sequences are also provided. The methods comprise transforming a plant cell to contain an isolated nucleotide sequence operably linked to the seed-preferred regulatory sequences of the present invention and regenerating a stably transformed plant from the transformed plant cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Kathryn K. Lappegard, Shane E. Abbitt, Susan J. Martino-Catt, Jinrui Shi, William J. Gordon-Kamm, Keith S. Lowe
  • Patent number: 6903205
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for regulating expression of heterologous nucleotide sequences in a plant. Compositions are novel nucleotide sequences for seed-preferred promoters isolated from genes for end1 and end2. A method for expressing a heterologous nucleotide sequence in a plant using the disclosed promoter sequences is provided. The method comprises transforming a plant cell to comprise a heterologous nucleotide sequence operably linked to one of the promoters of the invention and regenerating a stably transformed plant from the transformed plant cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Casper Linnestad, Kathryn K. Lappegard, Shane E. Abbitt, Susan J. Martino-Catt, Odd-Arne Olsen
  • Publication number: 20030097689
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for regulating expression of heterologous nucleotide sequences in a plant. Compositions are novel nucleotide sequences for seed-preferred promoters isolated from genes for end1 and end2. A method for expressing a heterologous nucleotide sequence in a plant using the disclosed promoter sequences is provided. The method comprises transforming a plant cell to comprise a heterologous nucleotide sequence operably linked to one of the promoters of the invention and regenerating a stably transformed plant from the transformed plant cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Applicant: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Casper Linnestad, Kathryn K. Lappegard, Shane E. Abbitt, Susan J. Martino-Catt, Odd-Arne Olsen
  • Patent number: 6528704
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for regulating expression of heterologous nucleotide sequences in a plant. Compositions are nucleotide sequences for seed-preferred promoters isolated from genes for end1 and end2. A method for expressing a heterologous nucleotide sequence in a plant using the disclosed promoter sequences is provided. The method comprises transforming a plant cell to comprise a heterologous nucleotide sequence operably linked to one of the promoters of the invention and regenerating a stably transformed plant from the transformed plant cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Casper Linnestad, Kathryn K. Lappegard, Shane E. Abbitt, Susan J. Martino-Catt, Odd-Arne Olsen
  • Publication number: 20020110884
    Abstract: This invention relates to newly identified polynucleotides and polypeptides, variants and derivatives of same; methods for making the polynucleotides, polypeptides, variants, derivatives and antagonists. In particular the invention relates to polynucleotides and polypeptides of the phytate metabolic pathway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2001
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Inventors: Susan J. Martino-Catt, Hongyu Wang, Larry R. Beach
  • Publication number: 20020102681
    Abstract: This invention relates to newly identified polynucleotides and polypeptides, variants and derivatives of same; methods for making the polynucleotides, polypeptides, variants, derivatives and antagonists. In particular the invention relates to polynucleotides and polypeptides of the phytate metabolic pathway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2001
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Inventors: Susan J. Martino-Catt, Hongyu Wang, Larry R. Beach
  • Publication number: 20020102682
    Abstract: This invention relates to newly identified polynucleotides and polypeptides, variants and derivatives of same; methods for making the polynucleotides, polypeptides, variants, derivatives and antagonists. In particular the invention relates to polynucleotides and polypeptides of the phytate metabolic pathway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2001
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Inventors: Susan J. Martino-Catt, Hongyu Wang, Larry R. Beach
  • Patent number: 6291224
    Abstract: This invention relates to newly identified polynucleotides and polypeptides, variants and derivatives of same; methods for making the polynucleotides, polypeptides, variants, derivatives and antagonists. In particular the invention relates to polynucleotides and polypeptides of the phytate metabolic pathway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Susan J. Martino-Catt, Hongyu Wang, Larry R. Beach, Xun Wang, Benjamin A. Bowen
  • Patent number: 6225529
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for regulating expression of heterologous nucleotide sequences in a plant. Compositions are novel nucleotide sequences for seed-preferred promoters isolated from genes for Cim1 (cytokinin-induced message). cZ19B1 (maize 19 kDa zein); or mi1ps (myo-inositol-1-phosphate synthase). A method for expressing a heterologous nucleotide sequence in a plant using the promoter sequences disclosed herein is provided. The method comprises transforming a plant cell to comprise a heterologous nucleotide sequence operably linked to one of the seed-preferred promoters of the present invention and regenerating a stably transformed plant from the transformed plant cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Kathryn K. Lappegard, Susan J. Martino-Catt
  • Patent number: 6197561
    Abstract: This invention relates to newly identified polynucleotides and polypeptides, variants and derivatives of same; methods for making the polynucleotides, polypeptides, variants, derivatives and antagonists. In particular the invention relates to polynucleotides and polypeptides of the phytate metabolic pathway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Susan J. Martino-Catt, Hongyu Wang, Larry R. Beach, Xun Wang, Benjamin A. Bowen