Patents by Inventor Thomas Chad Wolfe

Thomas Chad Wolfe 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).

  • INSECTICIDAL POLYPEPTIDES HAVING BROAD SPECTRUM ACTIVITY AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20170233439
    Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera and Coleoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions fmd use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Andre R. ABAD, Hua DONG, Deirdre M. KAPKA-KITZMAN, Sue B. LO, Xiaomei SHI, Jimei WANG, Thomas Chad WOLFE, Lan ZHOU
  • gene with lepidopteran activity
    Patent number: 9404121
    Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Andre R. Abad, Hua Dong, Sue Lo, Xiaomei Shi, Thomas Chad Wolfe
  • INSECTICIDAL POLYPEPTIDES HAVING BROAD SPECTRUM ACTIVITY AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20160194364
    Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera and Coleoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: ANDRE ROGER ABAD, THOMAS CHAD WOLFE, LAN ZHOU
  • NOVEL BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS GENES WITH LEPIDOPTERAN ACTIVITY
    Publication number: 20150197770
    Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Andre R. Abad, Hua Dong, Sue B. Lo, Xiaomei Shi, Thomas Chad Wolfe
  • NOVEL BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS GENE WITH LEPIDOPTERAN ACTIVITY
    Publication number: 20140352000
    Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Andre Roger Abad, Hua Dong, Sue Lo, Xiaomei Shi, Thomas Chad Wolfe
  • NOVEL BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS GENE WITH LEPIDOPTERAN ACTIVITY
    Publication number: 20140352001
    Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Andre Roger Abad, Hua Dong, Sue Lo, Xiaomei Shi, Thomas Chad Wolfe
  • Novel Bacillus Thuringiensis Gene with Lepidopteran Activity
    Publication number: 20140315793
    Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Andre R. Abad, Hua Dong, Sue Lo, Xiaomei Shi, Thomas Chad Wolfe
  • gene with lepidopteran activity
    Patent number: 8772577
    Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc
    Inventors: Andre R Abad, Hua Dong, Sue B Lo, Xiaomei Shi, Thomas Chad Wolfe
  • Novel Bacillus thuringiensis Gene with Lepidopteran Activity
    Publication number: 20110112013
    Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: André Roger Abad, Hua Dong, Sue B. Lo, Xiaomei Shi, Thomas Chad Wolfe