Patents by Inventor Todd C. Mockler

Todd C. Mockler 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).

  • Methods and Compositions for Improving Cold-Tolerance of Plants
    Publication number: 20230292687
    Abstract: Provided herein are a sorghum genomic region, alleles, and genotypes that are shown to be associated with a cold-stress tolerance phenotype. Also provided are genetically edited plastocyanin genes that result in a cold-stress tolerance phenotype. Also provided are cold-tolerant plants comprising an introgressed genomic region associated with cold-stress tolerance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Todd C. Mockler, Nadia Shakoor, Scott Lee, Erica Agnew, Greg Ziegler, Jennifer Arp
  • Compositions and methods for increasing plant growth and yield
    Patent number: 11060101
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for improving plant growth are provided herein. Polynucleotides, polypeptides, and expression constructs for expressing transcription factors (TFs) whose expression may improve agronomic properties including but not limited to crop yield, biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, and early vigor, plants comprising the polynucleotides, polypeptides, and expression constructs, and methods of producing transgenic plants are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: BENSON HILL, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas P. Brutnell, Benjamin N. Gray, Todd C. Mockler, Lin Wang
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INCREASING PLANT GROWTH AND YIELD
    Publication number: 20170198298
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for improving plant growth are provided herein. Polynucleotides, polypeptides, and expression constructs for expressing transcription factors (TFs) whose expression may improve agronomic properties including but not limited to crop yield, biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, and early vigor, plants comprising the polynucleotides, polypeptides, and expression constructs, and methods of producing transgenic plants are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: Benson Hill Biosystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas P. Brutnell, Benjamin N. Gray, Todd C. Mockler, Lin Wang
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INCREASING PLANT GROWTH AND YIELD
    Publication number: 20150322452
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for increasing plant yield are disclosed. Compositions comprise transcription factors that find use in modulating the expression of a gene or nucleotide sequence of interest in a plant. Additionally, promoters and cis-regulatory elements are disclosed that may be used to drive the expression of a nucleotide sequence of interest in a plant. Methods for the use of such compositions as well as transformed plants are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: DONALD DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTER
    Inventors: Lin Wang, Thomas P. Brutnell, Todd C. Mockler, Douglas W. Bryant
  • Method of preparing polynucleotide-carrier complexes for delivery to cells
    Patent number: 5994316
    Abstract: An improved method of forming substantially disperse and homogeneous polynucleotide-carrier complexes is disclosed. The polynucleotide-carrier complexes can be administered in vivo to obtain significant levels and duration of gene expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: The Immune Response Corporation
    Inventors: Charles P. Lollo, Todd C. Mockler, Deborah Y. Kwoh