Patents by Inventor Victor Llaca

Victor Llaca 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 FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF VARIANT RECOGNITION SITES FOR RARE-CUTTING ENGINEERED DOUBLE-STRAND-BREAK-INDUCING AGENTS AND COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20240191247
    Abstract: Methods for the identification of variant recognition sites for rare cutting engineered double strand break inducing agents and compositions thereof are provided. Further provided are nucleic acid constructs, yeast, plants, plant cells, explants, seeds and grain having the of variant recognition sites. Various methods of identifying variant recognition sites with increased substrate activity for a rare cutting engineered double strand break inducing agents are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Applicants: CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE LLC, PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: STEPHANE DESCHAMPS, JAMES ENGLISH, ZHONGSEN LI, JOSHUA K. YOUNG, VICTOR LLACA
  • METHODS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF VARIANT RECOGNITION SITES FOR RARE-CUTTING ENGINEERED DOUBLE-STRAND-BREAK-INDUCING AGENTS AND COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20190367934
    Abstract: Methods for the identification of variant recognition sites for rare cutting engineered double strand break inducing agents and compositions thereof are provided. Further provided are nucleic acid constructs, yeast, plants, plant cells, explants, seeds and grain having the of variant recognition sites. Various methods of identifying variant recognition sites with increased substrate activity for a rare cutting engineered double strand break inducing agents are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicants: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY, PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: STEPHANE DESCHAMPS, JAMES ENGLISH, ZHONGSEN LI, JOSHUA K. YOUNG, VICTOR LLACA
  • Methods for the identification of variant recognition sites for rare-cutting engineered double-strand-break-inducing agents and compositions and uses thereof
    Patent number: 10329574
    Abstract: Methods for the identification of variant recognition sites for rare cutting engineered double strand break inducing agents and compositions thereof are provided. Further provided are nucleic acid constructs, yeast, plants, plant cells, explants, seeds and grain having the of variant recognition sites. Various methods of identifying variant recognition sites with increased substrate activity for a rare cutting engineered double strand break inducing agents are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignees: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY, PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Stephane Deschamps, James English, Zhongsen Li, Victor Llaca, Joshua K. Young
  • METHODS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF VARIANT RECOGNITION SITES FOR RARE-CUTTING ENGINEERED DOUBLE-STRAND-BREAK-INDUCING AGENTS AND COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20160032297
    Abstract: Methods for the identification of variant recognition sites for rare cutting engineered double strand break inducing agents and compositions thereof are provided. Further provided are nucleic acid constructs, yeast, plants, plant cells, explants, seeds and grain having the of variant recognition sites. Various methods of identifying variant recognition sites with increased substrate activity for a rare cutting engineered double strand break inducing agents are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Stephane Deschamps, James English, Zhongsen Li, Victor Llaca, Joshua K. Young
  • AGRONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF PLANTS THROUGH ABPH2
    Publication number: 20150059019
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for modulating an agronomic characteristic of a plant are provided. Methods are provided for modulating the expression of Abph2 sequence in a host plant or plant cell to modulate agronomic characteristics such as altered ear number and increased yield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: David Peter Jackson, Stephen M. Allen, Robyn Johnston, Victor Llaca, Fang Yang
  • Genetic loci associated with resistance to tropical rust in maize
    Patent number: 8809623
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and compositions for identifying maize plants that have increased or decreased resistance to tropical rust. The methods use molecular markers to identify and select plants with increased resistance to tropical rust or to identify and counter-select plants with decreased resistance to tropical rust. Maize plants generated by the methods of the invention are also a feature of the invention. Also of interest are methods used to correlate allelic variation with a trait of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignees: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Sandra Cristina Kothe Milach, Victor Llaca, Marymar Goncalves Butruille, Emerson Limberger, Elcio De Oliveira Alves
  • Genetic loci associated with cell wall digestibility in maize
    Patent number: 8633351
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and compositions for identifying maize plants that have increased cell wall digestibility. The methods use molecular markers to identify and select plants with increased cell wall digestibility or to identify and counter-select plants with decreased cell wall digestibility. Maize plants generated by the methods of the invention are also a feature of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignees: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen M. Allen, Kanwarpal Singh Dhugga, Stanley Luck, Victor Llaca, Bernhard Rietmann, Susanne Groh
  • Nitrate transport components
    Patent number: 8389705
    Abstract: This invention relates to isolated nucleic acid fragments encoding high affinity nitrate transport components. The invention also relates to the construction of recombinant DNA constructs encoding all or a portion of nitrate transport components, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the recombinant DNA construct may alter levels of the nitrate transport components in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignees: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen M. Allen, Kanwarpal Singh Dhugga, Kevin Fengler, Howard P. Hershey, Lu Liu, Victor Llaca, Dale Loussaert, Xiaomu Niu, Haiyin Wang
  • NITRATE TRANSPORT COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20120005775
    Abstract: This invention relates to isolated nucleic acid fragments encoding high affinity nitrate transport components. The invention also relates to the construction of recombinant DNA constructs encoding all or a portion of nitrate transport components, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the recombinant DNA construct may alter levels of the nitrate transport components in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY AND PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: Stephen M. Allen, Kanwarpal Singh Dhugga, Kevin Fengler, Howard P. Hershey, Victor Llaca, Dale Loussaert, Lu Liu, Xiaomu Niu, Haiyin Wang
  • GENETIC LOCI ASSOCIATED WITH CELL WALL DIGESTIBILITY IN MAIZE
    Publication number: 20110283415
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and compositions for identifying maize plants that have increased cell wall digestibility. The methods use molecular markers to identify and select plants with increased cell wall digestibility or to identify and counter-select plants with decreased cell wall digestibility. Maize plants generated by the methods of the invention are also a feature of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: Stephen M. Allen, Kanwarpal Singh Dhugga, Stanley Luck, Victor Llaca, Bernhard Rietmann, Susanne Groh
  • Nitrate transport components
    Patent number: 7999093
    Abstract: This invention relates to isolated nucleic acid fragments encoding high affinity nitrate transport components. The invention also relates to the construction of recombinant DNA constructs encoding all or a portion of nitrate transport components, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the recombinant DNA construct may alter levels of the nitrate transport components in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Stephen M. Allen, Kanwarpal Singh Dhugga, Kevin Fengler, Howard P. Hershey, Victor Llaca, Dale Loussaert, Lu Liu, Xiaomu Niu, Haiyin Wang
  • GENETIC LOCI ASSOCIATED WITH RESISTANCE TO TROPICAL RUST IN MAIZE
    Publication number: 20110107453
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and compositions for identifying maize plants that have increased or decreased resistance to tropical rust. The methods use molecular markers to identify and select plants with increased resistance to tropical rust or to identify and counter-select plants with decreased resistance to tropical rust. Maize plants generated by the methods of the invention are also a feature of the invention. Also of interest are methods used to correlate allelic variation with a trait of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: EI AND PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: Sandra Cristina Kothe Milach, Victor Llaca, Marymar Goncalves Butruille, Emerson Limberger, Elcio De Oliveira Alves
  • GENETIC LOCI ASSOCIATED WITH CELL WALL DIGESTIBILITY IN MAIZE
    Publication number: 20100122370
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and compositions for identifying maize plants that have increased cell wall digestibility. The methods use molecular markers to identify and select plants with increased cell wall digestibility or to identify and counter-select plants with decreased cell wall digestibility. Maize plants generated by the methods of the invention are also a feature of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY AND PIONEER HI-DRED INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: STEPHEN M. ALLEN, KANWARPAL SINGH DHUGGA, STANLEY LUCK, VICTOR LLACA, BERNHARD RIETMANN, SUSANNE GROH
  • Nitrate transport components
    Publication number: 20100017909
    Abstract: This invention relates to isolated nucleic acid fragments encoding high affinity nitrate transport components. The invention also relates to the construction of recombinant DNA constructs encoding all or a portion of nitrate transport components, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the recombinant DNA construct may alter levels of the nitrate transport components in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2006
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: Stephen M. Allen, Lu Liu, Victor Llaca, Kanwarpal Singh Dhugga, Xiaomu Niu, Kevin Fengler, Dale Loussaert, Haiyin Wang, Howard P. Hershey
  • Nitrate transport components
    Publication number: 20070044176
    Abstract: This invention relates to isolated nucleic acid fragments encoding high affinity nitrate transport components. The invention also relates to the construction of recombinant DNA constructs encoding all or a portion of nitrate transport components, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the recombinant DNA construct may alter levels of the nitrate transport components in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2006
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Inventors: Stephen Allen, Kanwarpal Dhugga, Kevin Fengler, Howard Hershey, Victor Llaca, Dale Loussaert, Lu Liu, Xiaomu Niu, Haiyin Wang