Patents by Inventor Ted Letherer

Ted Letherer 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).

  • Vegetative insecticidal proteins useful for control of insect pests
    Patent number: 10800819
    Abstract: DIG-657 vegetative insecticidal toxins, polynucleotides encoding such toxins, use of such toxins to control pests, and transgenic plants that produce such toxins are disclosed. The invention includes DIG-657 variants, fragments and analogs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Inventors: Janna Mai Armstrong, Audrey Jane Etter, Meghan L. Frey, Premchand Gandra, Ted Letherer, Gaofeng Lin, Krishna M. Madduri, Haley Mowery, Kenneth E. Narva, Joel J. Sheets, Sek Yee Tan
  • DIG-305 insecticidal Cry toxins
    Patent number: 10731176
    Abstract: DIG-305 insecticidal protein toxins, polynucleotides encoding such toxins, and transgenic plants that produce such toxins are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for using such toxins to control insect pests in plants, especial crop plants. Methods for preparing transgenic plants expressing the protein toxins and methods for detecting the claimed toxins and polynucleotides in transgenic plants are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC
    Inventors: Timothy D. Hey, Meghan L. F. Frey, Xiaoping Xu, Audrey Jane Etter, Elizabeth Caldwell, Ted Letherer, Navin Elango, Kenneth Narva
  • IRDIG17912 insecticidal Cry toxins
    Patent number: 10676757
    Abstract: Insecticidal toxins derived from Bacillus thuringiensis, polynucleotides encoding such toxins, use of such toxins to control plant pests, and transgenic plants that produce, and are protected, by these toxins are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC
    Inventors: Timothy D. Hey, Janna Mai Armstrong, Ted Letherer, Audrey Jane Etter, Meghan L. Frey, Haley Ellis, Kenneth E. Narva, Xiaoping Xu, Krishna M. Madduri, Sek Yee Tan, Premchand Gandra
  • VEGETATIVE INSECTICIDAL PROTEINS USEFUL FOR CONTROL OF INSECT PESTS
    Publication number: 20180086795
    Abstract: DIG-657 vegetative insecticidal toxins, polynucleotides encoding such toxins, use of such toxins to control pests, and transgenic plants that produce such toxins are disclosed. The invention includes DIG-657 variants, fragments and analogs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Janna Mai Armstrong, Audrey Jane Etter, Meghan L. Frey, Premchand Gandra, Ted Letherer, Gaofeng Lin, Krishna M. Madduri, Haley Mowery, Kenneth E. Narva, Joel J. Sheets, Sek Yee Tan
  • Vegetative insecticidal proteins useful for control of insect pests
    Patent number: 9879055
    Abstract: DIG-657 vegetative insecticidal toxins, polynucleotides encoding such toxins, use of such toxins to control pests, and transgenic plants that produce such toxins are disclosed. The invention includes DIG-657 variants, fragments and analogs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Janna Mai Armstrong, Audrey Jane Etter, Meghan L. F. Frey, Premchand Gandra, Ted Letherer, Gaofeng Lin, Krishna M. Madduri, Haley R. Mowery, Kenneth Narva, Joel J. Sheets, Sek Yee Tan
  • DIG-305 INSECTICIDAL CRY TOXINS
    Publication number: 20170369538
    Abstract: DIG-305 insecticidal protein toxins, polynucleotides encoding such toxins, and transgenic plants that produce such toxins are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for using such toxins to control insect pests in plants, especial crop plants. Methods for preparing transgenic plants expressing the protein toxins and methods for detecting the claimed toxins and polynucleotides in transgenic plants are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: Dow Agrosciences LLC
    Inventors: Timothy D. HEY, Megan L. F. FREY, Xiaoping XU, Audrey Jane ETTER, Elizabeth CALDWELL, Ted LETHERER, Navin ELANGO, Kenneth NARVA
  • IRDIG17912 INSECTICIDAL CRY TOXINS
    Publication number: 20170058293
    Abstract: Insecticidal toxins derived from Bacillus thuringiensis, polynucleotides encoding such toxins, use of such toxins to control plant pests, and transgenic plants that produce, and are protected, by these toxins are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Timothy D. Hey, Janna Mai Armstrong, Ted Letherer, Audrey Jane Etter, Meghan L. Frey, Haley Ellis, Kenneth Narva, Xiaoping Xu, Krishna M. Madduri, Sek Yee Tan, Premchand Gandra
  • VEGETATIVE INSECTICIDAL PROTEINS USEFUL FOR CONTROL OF INSECT PESTS
    Publication number: 20150366211
    Abstract: DIG-657 vegetative insecticidal toxins, polynucleotides encoding such toxins, use of such toxins to control pests, and transgenic plants that produce such toxins are disclosed. The invention includes DIG-657 variants, fragments and analogs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Janna Mai Armstrong, Audrey Jane Etter, Meghan L. F. Frey, Premchand Gandra, Ted Letherer, Gaofeng Lin, Krishna M. Madduri, Haley R. Mowery, Kenneth Narva, Joel J. Sheets, Sek Yee Tan