Patents by Inventor Thomas G. Ruff

Thomas G. Ruff 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).

  • Stress tolerant plants and methods thereof
    Patent number: 7807874
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and DNA molecules that when expressed in a plant produces transgenic plants with improved abiotic stress tolerance. The invention includes plant expression vectors comprising the DNA molecules, and plants containing such DNA molecules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Santana Dasgupta, Targolli L. Jayaprakash, Carolyn J. Thai, Kottaram Krishnadas Narayanan, Thomas G. Ruff, Stanton B. Dotson
  • Nucleic acid molecules and other molecules associated with plants and uses thereof for plant improvement
    Publication number: 20090217414
    Abstract: Polynucleotides useful for improvement of plants are provided. In particular, polynucleotide sequences are provided from plant sources. Polypeptides encoded by the polynucleotide sequences are also provided. The disclosed polynucleotides and polypeptides find use in production of transgenic plants to produce plants having improved properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: Thomas J. La Rosa, David K. Kovalic, Yihua Zhou, Yongwei Cao, Mark S. Abad, Scott E. Andersen, Robert E. Buehler, Joseph R. Byrum, Nordine Cheikh, Timothy W. Conner, Brian E. Coombs, Stanton B. Dotson, Patrice Dubois, Michael D. Edgerton, Dane K. Fisher, Kristine J. Hardeman, Gregory J. Heck, Gregory J. Hinkle, Raghunath V. Lalgudi, Jingdong Liu, Linda L. Lutfiyya, Debbie A. Mahadeo, James D. Masucci, James D. McIninch, Philip W. Miller, Donald E. Nelson, Ming Peng, Thomas G. Ruff, Hridayabhiranjan Shukla, Joshua Stein, Michael D. Thompson, Kunsheng Wu
  • Transgenic plants with enhanced agrnomic traits
    Publication number: 20090044288
    Abstract: This invention provides transgenic plant cells with recombinant DNA for expression of proteins that are useful for imparting enhanced agronomic trait(s) to transgenic crop plants. This invention also provides transgenic plants and progeny seed comprising the transgenic plant cells where the plants are selected for having an enhanced trait selected from the group of traits consisting, of enhanced water use efficiency, enhanced cold tolerance, increased yield, enhanced nitrogen use efficiency, enhanced seed protein and enhanced seed oil. Also disclosed are methods for manufacturing transgenic seed and plants with enhanced trait.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Mark Abad, Murtaza Alibhai, Alice Clara Augustine, Amarjit Basra, Erin Bell, Terry L. Bradshaw, Paolo Castiglioni, Jaishree M. Chittoor-Vijayanath, Jill Deikman, Molian Deng, Michael D. Edgerton, Karen K. Gabbert, Barry S. Goldman, Balasulojini Karunanandaa, Susanne Kjemtrup-Lovelace, Timothy J. Leland, Adrian A. Lund, Linda Lutfiyya, Marcus McNabnay, Donald E. Nelson, Thomas G. Ruff, Beth Savidge, Paul Schaffer, Padmini Sudarshana, K. Sumathy, Carolyn Thai, Rebecca L. Thompson-Mize, Carl P. Urwin, H.G. Veena, T.V. Venkatesh, Steven T. Voss, Zhidong Xie
  • Genetically engineered plant resistance to thiazopyr and other pyridine herbicides
    Patent number: 6107549
    Abstract: Esterase-encoding recombinant plant genes are utilized to achieve metabolic deactivation as a means to genetically engineer plant resistance to pyridine herbicides. The esterase/pyridine system provided is further useful as a selection system for the identification of transformed plant cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: Monsanto Company
    Inventors: Paul C. C. Feng, Thomas G. Ruff