51st week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 71 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130340103 | Processes for Producing Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Transgenic Organisms - The present invention relates to polynucleotides from | 2013-12-19 |
20130340104 | Humanized IL-7 Rodents - Genetically modified non-human animals comprising a human or humanized interleukin-7 (IL-7) gene. Cells, embryos, and non-human animals comprising a human or humanized IL-7 gene. Rodents that express human or humanized IL-7 protein. Genetically modified mice that comprise a human or humanized IL-7-encoding gene in their germline, wherein the human or humanized IL-7-encoding gene is under control of endogenous mouse IL-7 regulatory sequences. | 2013-12-19 |
20130340105 | Human SIRPAalpha Transgenic Animals and Their Methods of Use - The invention relates generally to compositions and methods of using transgenic non-human animals expressing human SIRPα that are engrafted with a human hematopoietic system. In various embodiments, the human hematopoietic system engrafted, human SIRPα transgenic non-human animals of the invention are useful as systems for the in vivo evaluation of the growth and differentiation of hematopoietic and immune cells, for the in vivo assessment of an immune response, for the in vivo evaluation of vaccines and vaccination regimens, for in vivo production and collection of immune mediators, including human antibodies, and for use in testing the effect of agents that modulate hematopoietic and immune cell function. | 2013-12-19 |
20130340106 | ANSAR LETTUCE VARIETY - A new lettuce variety designated ‘Ansar’ is described. ‘Ansar’ is a grasse-type lettuce variety exhibiting stability and uniformity. | 2013-12-19 |
20130340107 | VENADO LETTUCE VARIETY - A new lettuce variety designated ‘Venado’ is described. ‘Venado’ is a grasse-type lettuce variety exhibiting stability and uniformity. | 2013-12-19 |
20130340108 | POLOMA LETTUCE VARIETY - A new lettuce variety designated ‘Poloma’ is described. ‘Poloma’ is a grasse-type lettuce variety exhibiting stability and uniformity. | 2013-12-19 |
20130340109 | PONELOYA LETTUCE VARIETY - A new lettuce variety designated ‘Poneloya’ is described. ‘Poneloya’ is a cutting lettuce variety exhibiting stability and uniformity. | 2013-12-19 |
20130340110 | METHODS FOR SELECTION OF INTROGRESSION MARKER PANELS - This disclosure concerns marker-assisted plant selection and breeding. In specific embodiments, methods of identifying optimized marker panels for predicting the presence of a plant trait of interest, and/or marker panels thereby identified, are provided. | 2013-12-19 |
20130340111 | CORN EVENT MON 87411 - The invention provides corn event MON 87411, and plants, plant cells, seeds, plant parts, and commodity products comprising event MON 87411. The invention also provides polynucleotides specific for event MON 87411 and plants, plant cells, seeds, plant parts, and commodity products comprising polynucleotides specific for event MON 87411. The invention also provides methods related to event MON 87411. | 2013-12-19 |
20130340112 | Plant genome sequence and uses thereof - The present invention is in the field of plant biochemistry and genetics. More specifically the invention relates to nucleic acid molecules from plant cells, in particular, genomic DNA sequences from rice plants and nucleic acid molecules that contain markers, in particular, single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and repetitive element markers. In addition, the present invention provides nucleic acid molecules having regulatory elements or encoding proteins or fragments thereof. The invention also relates to proteins and fragments of proteins so encoded and antibodies capable of binding the proteins. The invention also relates to methods of using the nucleic acid molecules, markers, repetitive elements and fragments of repetitive elements, regulatory elements, proteins and fragments of proteins, and antibodies, for example for genome mapping, gene identification and analysis, plant breeding, preparation of constructs for use in plant gene expression, and transgenic plants. | 2013-12-19 |
20130340113 | USE OF THE COFFEE HOMEOBOX GENE CAHB12 TO PRODUCE TRANSGENIC PLANTS WITH GREATER TOLARANCE TO WATER SCARCITY AND SALT STRESS - The proposed innovation relates to the biotechnological improvement of plant species of commercial interest. More specifically, the present invention relates to the production of transgenic plants biotechnological with greater tolerance to water deficit and salt stress by means of the expression of a new gene of coffee (of the | 2013-12-19 |
20130340114 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS INVOLVING ALS VARIANTS WITH NATIVE SUBSTRATE PREFERENCE - Compositions and methods comprising polynucleotides and polypeptides having ALS activity and tolerance to at least one ALS inhibitor are provided. In specific embodiments, the sequence has an increased preference for 2-ketobutyrate, when compared to an appropriate control, such as for example, HRA, and/or a preference for 2-ketobutyrate similar to a native ALS. Further provided are nucleic acid constructs, plants, plant cells, explants, seeds and grain having the ALS inhibitor tolerant sequences. Various methods of employing the ALS inhibitor tolerant sequences are provided. Such methods include methods for producing an ALS inhibitor tolerant plant, plant cell, explant or seed and methods of controlling weeds in a field containing a crop employing the plants and/or seeds disclosed herein. | 2013-12-19 |
20130340115 | GENETIC LOCI ASSOCIATED WITH RESISTANCE OF SOYBEAN TO CYST NEMATODE AND METHODS OF USE - Various compositions and methods are provided for identifying and selecting plants with enhanced resistance to soybean cyst nematode (SCN). Further provided are transgenic plants, plant parts, and seed and methods of their use comprising a heterologous polynucleotide operably linked to a promoter active in the plant are provided, as are methods of making such plants and methods of use, wherein said heterologous polynucleotide comprises at least one, or any combination thereof, of Glyma18g2580, Glyma18g2590, Glyma18g2600, Glyma18g2610; and Glyma18g2570 or an active variant or fragment thereof. Expression of the heterologous polynucleotide enhances the resistance of the plant to cyst nematode. | 2013-12-19 |
20130340116 | SWITCHGRASS PROMOTER AND USES THEREOF - The subject application provides polynucleotides, compositions thereof and methods for regulating gene expression in a plant. Polynucleotides disclosed herein comprise novel sequences for a promoter that initiates transcription of an operably linked nucleotide sequence. Thus, various embodiments of the invention comprise the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2 or fragments thereof that are capable of driving the expression of an operably linked nucleic acid sequence. | 2013-12-19 |
20130340117 | Modification of Flavonoid Biosynthesis in Plants - The present invention relates to nucleic acids encoding flavonoid biosynthetic enzymes, flavonoid-regulating transcription factors and a flavonoid-specific membrane transporter in plants, and the use thereof for the modification of flavonoid biosynthesis in plants. The present invention also relates to constructs and vectors including such nucleic acids, and related polypeptides. More particularly, the protein involved in flavonoid biosynthesis is selected from the group consisting of TRANSPARENT TESTA 12 (TT12), TRANSPARENT TESTA GLABRA 1 (TTG1), TRANSPARENT TESTA 2 (TT2), TRANSPARENT TESTA 8 (TT8), Ieucoanthocyanidin dioxygenase (LDOX), cinnamate-4-hydroxylase (C4H), 4-coumaroyl:CoA-ligase (4CL); and functionally active fragments and variants thereof. | 2013-12-19 |
20130340118 | Modification of Flavonoid Biosynthesis in Plants - The present invention relates to nucleic acids encoding flavonoid biosynthetic enzymes, flavonoid-regulating transcription factors and a flavonoid-specific membrane transporter in plants, and the use thereof for the modification of flavonoid biosynthesis in plants. The present invention also relates to constructs and vectors including such nucleic acids, and related polypeptides. More particularly, the protein involved in flavonoid biosynthesis is selected from the group consisting of TRANSPARENT TESTA 12 (TT12), TRANSPARENT TESTA GLABRA 1 (TTG1), TRANSPARENT TESTA 2 (TT2), TRANSPARENT TESTA 8 (TT8), Ieucoanthocyanidin dioxygenase (LDOX), cinnamate-4-hydroxylase (C4H), 4-coumaroyl:CoA-ligase (4CL); and functionally active fragments and variants thereof. | 2013-12-19 |
20130340119 | Method for Increasing Yield and Fine Chemical Production in Plants - A method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a POI (Protein Of Interest) polypeptide is provided. Methods for the production of plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a DnaJ-like chaperone polypeptide are provided, in which plants have enhanced yield-related traits compared to control plants. Nucleic acids encoding DnaJ-like chaperone, constructs comprising the same and uses thereof are also provided. | 2013-12-19 |
20130340120 | Plants Having Enhanced Yield-Related Traits and Producing Methods Thereof - Provided are a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a DUF642 (Protein containing a Domain of Unknown Function) polypeptide, or an epimerase-related like polypeptide, or a phospholipase/carboxylesterase (PLPCase) polypeptide, and plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a DUF642 polypeptide, or an epimerase-related like polypeptide, or a PLPCase polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to control plants. Also provided are DUF642-encoding nucleic acids, or epimerase-related like polypeptides, or PLPCase-encoding nucleic acids, and constructs comprising the same, useful in performing the methods for enhancing yield-related traits in plants. | 2013-12-19 |
20130340121 | Temperature-Dependent Meganuclease Activity - The invention relates to methods for the production of genetically modified plants using engineered meganucleases and elevated temperature and to genetically modified plants produced by such methods. | 2013-12-19 |
20130340122 | Polypeptides having endoglucanase activity and polynucleotides encoding same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having endoglucanase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides. | 2013-12-19 |
20130340123 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING NEMATODE PESTS - Plant propagation material expressing soybean cyst nematode resistance can be treated with a nematode-antagonistic biocontrol agent. Use of the nematode-antagonistic biocontrol agent can reduce the rate at which soybean cyst nematode (SCN) pests acquire tolerances to pesticidal activity of soybean plants expressing SCN resistance and pesticides, and can also increase yield and pesticidal activity. | 2013-12-19 |
20130340124 | CHIMERIC GENE FOR HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION THAT ENCODES PEPTIDES WITH ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY - A chimeric nucleotide sequence is provided encoding peptides with antimicrobial activity to be expressed in plants, plant cells or transformed plant material that will produce the peptide sequences derived from SEQ ID No. 1 and SEQ ID No. 6. A method is also provided for conferring resistance or tolerance to plant pathogenic fungi or bacteria on a plant using suitable transfer vectors, which contain the coding sequence for the peptides with antimicrobial activity. | 2013-12-19 |
20130340125 | BAND EXCITATION METHOD APPLICABLE TO SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY - Scanning probe microscopy may include a method for generating a band excitation (BE) signal and simultaneously exciting a probe at a plurality of frequencies within a predetermined frequency band based on the excitation signal. A response of the probe is measured across a subset of frequencies of the predetermined frequency band and the excitation signal is adjusted based on the measured response. | 2013-12-19 |
20130340126 | Multiple Frequency Atomic Force Microscopy - An apparatus and technique for extracting information carried in higher eigenmodes or harmonics of an oscillating cantilever or other oscillating sensors in atomic force microscopy and related MEMs work is described. | 2013-12-19 |
20130340127 | HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION NON-CONTACT TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT - Advantageous systems, methods, and computer-readable media for temperature measurement of a sample, using new temperature measurement and mapping techniques, are provided. The technique employs a temperature sensitive electron signal in a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and provides both high spatial resolution and non-contact temperature measurement capabilities no existing technique can adequately combine. This technique thus adds a new capability—temperature measurement and mapping—to the collection of existing SEM capabilities. | 2013-12-19 |
20130340128 | Blueberry plant, EB 8-30 - A new and distinct variety of blueberry plant, which is denominated varietally hereinafter as ‘EB 8-30’ is described, and which produces an attractively colored berry, which is mature for harvesting and shipment in the mid-season, and which further is medium to large in size, and wherein the blueberry plant has an semi-upright growth habit, all when grown under the ecological conditions prevailing in Yanchep, Western Australia. | 2013-12-19 |
20130340129 | Blueberry plant, EB 8-17 - A new and distinct variety of blueberry plant, which is denominated varietally hereinafter as ‘EB 8-17’ and which produces a large fruit, which is mature for harvesting and shipment in the early season under the ecological conditions prevailing in Yanchep, Western Australia. | 2013-12-19 |
20130340130 | Blueberry Plant, EB 8-42 - A new and distinct variety of blueberry plant, which is denominated varietally hereinafter as ‘EB 8-42’ is described, and which further produces an attractively colored, large fruit, which is mature for harvesting and shipment in the early season under the ecological conditions prevailing in Yanchep, Western Australia. | 2013-12-19 |
20130340131 | Blueberry Plant, EB 8-1 - A new and distinct variety of blueberry plant, which is denominated varietally as ‘EB 8-1’ and which produces a large fruit, which is mature for harvesting and shipment in the early season under the ecological conditions prevailing in Yanchep Springs, Western Australia. | 2013-12-19 |
20130340132 | Grapevine 'IFG Eleven' - This invention is a new and distinctive grapevine ‘IFG Eleven’ ‘IFG Eleven’ produces naturally large, elongated, crisp white seedless berries that require little or no exogenous application of gibberellic acid to obtain commercially acceptable berry size and ripen in mid to late season | 2013-12-19 |
20130340133 | Grapevine 'IFG Ten - A new and distinct grapevine variety denominated ‘IFG Ten’ is characterized by producing large, very crisp, oval, green, seedless berries borne on medium size clusters. The fruit ripen and are commercially harvestable in mid-season. | 2013-12-19 |
20130340134 | Strawberry plant named "Lili' - The present invention provides a new and distinct strawberry variety designated as ‘LILI’ (a.k.a., ‘101983’). | 2013-12-19 |
20130340135 | Strawberry plant named 'Dani' - The present invention provides a new and distinct strawberry variety designated as ‘DANI’ (a.k.a., ‘105429’). | 2013-12-19 |
20130340136 | Strawberry plants named 'Aurora', 'Crystalina', Fiona', and 'Marina' - The present invention relates to new and distinct day-neutral strawberry varieties designated as ‘AURORA’ (a.k.a. ‘107750’), ‘CRYSTALINA’ (a.k.a. ‘107936’, or ‘CRYSTAL’ previously), ‘FIONA’ (a.k.a. ‘108230’), and ‘MARINA’ (a.k.a. ‘108074’). | 2013-12-19 |
20130340137 | Vriesea plant named 'GLORY' - A new and distinct | 2013-12-19 |
20130340138 | Campanula plant named 'PKMTAK2' - A new and distinct cultivar of | 2013-12-19 |
20130340139 | Campanula plant named 'PKMP10' - A new and distinct cultivar of | 2013-12-19 |