Patents by Inventor Todd A. Gaines

Todd A. Gaines 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: 20220372506
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a plant or plant part comprising a polynucleotide encoding a CYP81E polypeptide, the expression of the polynucleotide confers to the plant or plant part tolerance to synthetic auxin herbicides, such as 2,4-D. The disclosure further provides kits for identifying herbicide resistant plants and methods for determining whether a plant is herbicide resistant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Todd Gaines, Marcelo Rodrigues Alves de Figueiredo, Patrick John Tranel, Darci Ann Giacomini
  • Publication number: 20220127633
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a plant or plant part comprising a polynucleotide encoding an herbicide tolerant IAA2 polypeptide having a deleted or disrupted degron tail region, the expression of said polynucleotide confers to the plant or plant part tolerance to synthetic auxin herbicides, such as 2,4-D. The present invention relates to methods and plants and that have a deleted or disrupted degron tail region of the IAA2 protein obtained by gene editing, transformation, mutagenesis, breeding, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Todd Gaines, Marcelo Rodrigues Alves De Figueiredo, Anita Küpper, Christopher Preston
  • Patent number: 11274314
    Abstract: The present invention provides for compositions and methods for producing crop plants by using that are resistant to herbicides, and treatment with herbicide safener compositions. In particular, the present invention provides for wheat plants, plant tissues and plant seeds that contain altered acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase) genes and proteins treatment with one or more acetyl-CoA carboxylase herbicides preferably form the aryloxyphenoxypropionate (FOP) and cyclohexanedione (DIM) chemical families and a cloquintocet acid safener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Colorado Wheat Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Curtis M. Hildebrandt, Todd Gaines, Philip Westra
  • Publication number: 20190029251
    Abstract: The present invention provides for compositions and methods for producing crop plants by using that are resistant to herbicides, and treatment with herbicide safener compositions. In particular, the present invention provides for wheat plants, plant tissues and plant seeds that contain altered acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase) genes and proteins treatment with one or more acetyl-CoA carboxylase herbicides preferably form the aryloxyphenoxypropionate (FOP) and cyclohexanedione (DIM) chemical families and a cloquintocet acid safener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Curtis M. Hildebrandt, Todd Gaines, Philip Westra
  • Patent number: 9963750
    Abstract: Methods are provided for high throughput genotyping of plants, utilizing at least three primers, one primer recognizing a polymorphic sequence of a first species of a plant genus, a second primer recognizing a second polymorphic sequence of a second species, and a third primer that recognizes sequences of both the first and second species and producing a measurable signal when amplifying a plant DNA-containing sample. Additional primers recognizing additional species may also be employed. The method may be repeated for multiple sequences each diagnosing a species or hybrid, and results analyzed using data from multiple assays to improve the statistical robustness of genotyping results. Controls are provided in which the primer target sequences are introduced into and extracted from bacteria and the measurable signal used as a control. The methods are particularly useful for genotyping a population of plants, especially where weed species and/or hybrids are present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Colorado State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Kallie C. Kessler, Eric L. Patterson, Margaret B. Fleming, Todd A. Gaines
  • Publication number: 20170327905
    Abstract: Methods are provided for high throughput genotyping of plants, utilizing at least three primers, one primer recognizing a polymorphic sequence of a first species of a plant genus, a second primer recognizing a second polymorphic sequence of a second species, and a third primer that recognizes sequences of both the first and second species and producing a measurable signal when amplifying a plant DNA-containing sample. Additional primers recognizing additional species may also be employed. The method may be repeated for multiple sequences each diagnosing a species or hybrid, and results analyzed using data from multiple assays to improve the statistical robustness of genotyping results. Controls are provided in which the primer target sequences are introduced into and extracted from bacteria and the measurable signal used as a control. The methods are particularly useful for genotyping a population of plants, especially where weed species and/or hybrids are present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Kallie C. Kessler, Eric L. Patterson, Margaret B. Fleming, Todd A. Gaines