Patents by Inventor Todd Gaines

Todd 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).

  • TARGETED CONTROL OF WEEDS AND INVASIVE PLANTS BY DELIVERY OF 2'FANA ANTI-SENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDES
    Publication number: 20250212895
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to 2?-deoxy-2?-fluoroarabinonucleic acid (FANA) antisense oligonucleotides that can be utilized to control weeds, invasive plants, or other undesired plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Inventors: Todd Gaines, Veenu Aishwarya, Katie Martin
  • HERBICIDE TOLERANT PLANTS AND PRODUCTION AND DETECTION OF SAME
    Publication number: 20250179515
    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: February 14, 2025
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Inventors: Todd Gaines, Marcelo Rodrigues Alves de FIGUEIREDO, Anita Küpper, Christopher Preston
  • Herbicide tolerant plants and production and detection of same
    Patent number: 12252697
    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: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignees: Colorado State University Research Foundation, University of Adelaide
    Inventors: Todd Gaines, Marcelo Rodrigues Alves De Figueiredo, Anita Küpper, Christopher Preston
  • CYP72A219 GENES CONFERRING HERBICIDE TOLERANCE
    Publication number: 20250066807
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a plant or plant part comprising increased expression of a polynucleotide encoding a CYP72A219 polypeptide that confers to the plant or plant part tolerance to HPPD inhibitor herbicides, such as tembotrione or mesotrione. The disclosure further provides kits for identifying herbicide resistant plants and methods for determining whether a plant is herbicide resistant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Todd GAINES, Carlos RIGON, Franck DAYAN, Anita Küpper, Roland BEFFA, Darci GIACOMINI, Patrick TRANEL
  • CYP81E GENES CONFERRING HERBICIDE TOLERANCE
    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
  • HERBICIDE TOLERANT PLANTS AND PRODUCTION AND DETECTION OF SAME
    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
  • Herbicide safener combinations for acetyl co-enzyme a carboxylase herbicide resistant plants
    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
  • HERBICIDE SAFENER COMBINATIONS FOR ACETYL CO-ENZYME A CARBOXYLASE HERBICIDE RESISTANT PLANTS
    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