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Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and related processes November USPTO class listing 11/08

20080295187 - Accessing the toxic potential of nanomaterials: A method based is provided for determining the toxicity of engineered nanomaterials (NM). The method comprises in vitro assays for oxidative stress associated with exposure to engineered NM, which comprise assays for: reactive oxygen species production; phase II and glutathione antioxidant molecule expression; activation of MAP and NF-kappa B kinase... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20080295188 - Drug and method for proliferating natural killer cells: Natural Killer (NK) cells are obtained by administering a Toll-like receptor ligand such as polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid into the peritoneal cavity of an animal to which lactoferrin has been administered to proliferate NK cells in the peritoneal cavity and collecting NK cells from the peritoneal cavity.... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080295186 - Neurotrypsin overexpressing animal: The invention describes a transgenic non-human animal overexpressing neurotrypsin wherein the animal exhibits symptoms of sarcopenia.... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20080295185 - Transgenic mouse models of hepatitis c virus (hcv) and identification of hvc therapeutics: Disclosed herein is the discovery of novel NS3/4A compositions with enhanced expression abilities. Embodiments of the invention include codon optimized NS3/4A compositions and compositions with the Semliki forest virus replicon. Additional embodiments include transgenic organisms containing these NS3/4A compositions, methods or using these transgenic mice to screen and refine drugs,... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080295189 - Construction of arterial occlusive disease animal model: The present invention relates to a method for generating a non-human model animal of an arterial occlusive disease, wherein the method is characterized in that an artery is occluded at a specific site by ligating it or with an autologous blood clot. In particular, the present invention relates to a... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080295190 - Chinese hamster apoptosis-related genes: Provided is an isolated polypeptide comprising a Cricetulus griseus sequence capable of mediating apoptosis of a cell, the sequence being selected from a FAIM sequence shown as SEQ ID NO: 1; a FADD sequence shown as SEQ ID NO: 2; a PDCD6 sequence shown as SEQ ID NO: 3; and... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20080295191 - Method for producing cloned dog: The method has the effect of producing a cloned dog with high efficiency, and thus can contribute to the development of studies in veterinary medicine, anthropology and medical science, such as the propagation of superior species, xenotransplantation and diseased animal models. In addition, the present invention has the effect of... Agent: Thelen LLP

20080295192 - Self-induced deletion of dna: The present invention is directed to a method for deleting DNA sequences in a tissue specific manner. In one embodiment, DNA sequences are specifically deleted in germline tissue. In a second embodiment, DNA sequences are specifically deleted in desired somatic tissue. The present invention is further directed to a nucleic... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20080295193 - Garden bean cultivar h24955: A novel garden bean cultivar, designated H24955, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of garden bean cultivar H24955, to the plants of garden bean line H24955 and to methods for producing a bean plant by crossing the cultivar H24955 with itself or another bean line. The invention further... Agent: Jondle & Associates P.C.

20080295194 - Transgenic plants with enhanced characteristics: This invention relates to transgenic plants with improved phenotypic characteristics, and methods of making, identifying and selecting such plants. The transgenic plants include (a) a polynucleotide sequence encoding ETHE1 polypeptide or a functional fragment thereof, or (b) a polynucleotide that is complementary to, or hybridizes under stringent conditions to, the... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20080295195 - Cotton cultivar phy 800 pima: A cotton cultivar, designated PHY 800 Pima, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of cotton cultivar PHY 800 Pima, to the plants and plant parts of cotton cultivar PHY 800 Pima and to methods for producing a cotton plant produced by crossing the cultivar PHY 800 Pima with... Agent: Dow Agrosciences LLC

20080295196 - Genes and uses for plant improvement: Transgenic seed for crops with improved traits are provided by trait-improving recombinant DNA in the nucleus of cells of the seed where plants grown from such transgenic seed exhibit one or more improved traits as compared to a control plant. Of particular interest are transgenic plants that have increased yield.... Agent: Monsanto Company

20080295200 - Metal resistant plants, and methods of manufacture thereof: Disclosed herein is a transgenic plant transformed with an isolated nucleic acid comprising a plant arsenite-inducible RNA-associated protein coding sequence operatively linked to a plant-expressible transcription regulatory sequence, wherein the plant arsenite-inducible RNA-associated protein coding sequence encodes a polypeptide that is at least 75% identical to a polypeptide sequence of... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080295197 - Method for modifying plant morphology, biochemistry and physiology comprising expression of cytokinin oxydase in the seeds: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for increasing seed yield of a plant. The methods comprise expression of a cytokinin oxidase in the aleurone and/or embryo of a seed. The invention also relates to vectors comprising a nucleic acid encoding a cytokinin oxidase that is operably linked to... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080295198 - Method for producing plant forming nodules with high nitrogen-fixing activity: The present invention relates to a method for producing a nodulating plant capable of forming nodules with enhanced nitrogen-fixing activity, comprising causing overexpression of a nonsymbiotic globin gene in a nodulating plant.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080295199 - Modulation of plant growth by altering amino acid uptake: This invention relates to finding that plant growth is directly affected by alterations in the expression of amino acid transporters that mediate the uptake of amino acids from the environment. Methods of modulating plant growth by modulation of amino acid transporter expression are provided.... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20080295201 - Soybean promoters ltp2 and flower-preferred expression thereof in transgenic plants: The promoters of a soybean lipid transfer protein LTP2 and fragments thereof and their use in promoting the expression of one or more heterologous nucleic acid fragments in plants are described.... Agent: Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP Attn: Kathleen W. Geiger, Esq.

20080295202 - Soybean promoters sc194 and flower-preferred expression thereof in transgenic plants: The promoters of a soybean SC194 polypeptide and fragments thereof and their use in promoting the expression of one or more heterologous nucleic acid fragments in plants are described.... Agent: Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP Attn: Kathleen W. Geiger, Esq.

20080295203 - Expression of an antimicrobial peptide via the plastid genome to control phytopathogenic bacteria: This invention provides a novel method to confer disease resistance to plants. Plant plastids are transformed using a plastid vector which contains heterologous DNA sequences coding for a cytotoxic antimicrobial peptide. Transgenic plants are capable of fighting off phytopathogenic bacterial infection.... Agent: Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire

20080295204 - Dgat genes from yarrowia lipolytica for increased seed storage lipid production and altered fatty acid profiles in soybean: Transgenic soybean seed having increased total fatty acid content of at least 10% and altered fatty acid profiles when compared to the total fatty acid content of non-transgenic, null segregant soybean seed are described. DGAT genes from Yarrowia Lipolytica are used to achieve the increase in seed storage lipids.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080295205 - P450 polynucleotides, polypeptides, and uses thereof: Isolated P450 polynucleotides and polypeptides are disclosed, including isolated cpd polynucleotide and CPD polypeptide sequences. The polypeptides can be orthologous CPD polypeptides to Arabidopsis CPD. Recombinant vectors, host cells, transgenic plants, and seeds that include the polynucleotides and/or polypeptides are also disclosed, as well as methods for preparing and using... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080295206 - P450 polynucleotides, polypeptides, and uses thereof: Isolated P450 polynucleotides and polypeptides are disclosed, including isolated cpd polynucleotide and CPD polypeptide sequences. The polypeptides can be orthologous CPD polypeptides to Arabidopsis CPD. Recombinant vectors, host cells, transgenic plants, and seeds that include the polynucleotides and/or polypeptides are also disclosed, as well as methods for preparing and using... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080295207 - Hemipteran-and coleopteran active toxin proteins from bacillus thuringiensis: A novel Bacillus thuringiensis crystal protein exhibiting insect inhibitory activity is disclosed. Growth of Lygus insects is significantly inhibited by providing the novel crystal protein in Lygus insect diet. Polynucleotides encoding the crystal protein, transgenic plants and microorganisms that contain the polynucleotides, isolated peptides derived from the crystal protein, and... Agent: Thompson Coburn, LLP

20080289054 - Fish cancer model: The present invention is directed to fish whose genome has integrated therein an oncogenic nucleic acid operably linked to a promoter. Methods of making the fish and methods for their use are also provided. The fish may advantageously be utilized in methods of screening for drugs or agents that modulate... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20080289052 - Method of constructing animal having cancer cells transplanted thereinto: A cell culture support is first prepared that is coated on a surface with a polymer the hydration force of which changes in a temperature range of 0-80° C.; cancer cells are then cultivated on the support in a temperature region where the polymer has weak hydration force; thereafter, the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080289053 - Methods and systems for identifying modulators of longevity: Methods of treating disorders such as neurofibromatosis-1 are provided, including methods in which catalytic antioxidants such as metalloporphyrins are administered. Methods of regulating longevity, and methods and systems for screening for modulators of aging or longevity, are also provided. In addition, related transgenic animals are described.... Agent: Quine Intellectual Property Law Group, P.C.

20080289056 - Chemoenzymatic methods for the synthesis of statins and statin intermediates: The invention provides aldolases, nucleic acids encoding them and methods for making and using them, including chemoenzymatic processes for making β,δ-dihydroxyheptanoic acid side chains and compositions comprising these side chains, e.g., [R—(R*,R*)]-2-(4-fluorophenyl)-b,d-dihydroxy-5-(1-methylethyl)-3-phenyl-4-(phenylamino)-carbonyl]-1H-pyrrole-1-heptanoic acid (atorvastatin, LIPITOR™), rosuvastatin (CRESTOR™), fluvastatin (LESCOL™), related compounds and their intermediates.... Agent: Verenium C/o Mofo S.d.

20080289055 - Melanoma antigens and their use in diagnostic and therapeutic methods: The present invention provides a nucleic acid sequence encoding a melanoma antigen recognized by T lymphocytes, designated MART-1. This invention further relates to bioassays using the nucleic acid sequence, protein or antibodies of this invention to diagnose, assess or prognoses a mammal afflicted with melanoma or metastata melanoma. This invention... Agent: Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd.

20080289057 - Sperm factor sequences: e

20080289059 - Methods for developing animal models: The invention concerns methods for the development of mutant animals, including genetically engineered animals and those carrying spontaneous mutations, as human disease models. In particular, the invention provides an integrated technology, including rigorous specifications and quality control, for the development of animal models that can serve as a living assay... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Attn: Patent Administrator

20080289058 - Targeted delivery of glycine receptors to excitable cells: The invention provides a method of modulating electrophysiological activity of an excitable cell. The method involves causing exogenous expression of a glycine receptor (GlyR) protein in an excitable cell of a subject. Thereafter, the excitable cell is exposed to an allosteric modulator of the GlyR protein. Modulation of the exogenous... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20080289060 - Herbicide tolerant rice plants and methods for identifying same: The invention provides specific transgenic rice plants, plant material and seeds, characterized in that these products harbor a specific transformation event at a specific location in the rice genome. Tools are also provided which allow rapid and unequivocal identification of the event in biological samples.... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080289061 - Identification of seeds or plants using phenotypic markers: Utilizing phenotypic markers in seeds or plants to allow qualitative detection of a proprietary trait in the harvest, to allow a quantitative calculation of the amount of the trait, and to facilitate the calculation and collection of fees for the trait. The phenotypic markers of the seeds can be the... Agent: Howrey LLP

20080289063 - Plastid transformation of maize: A method is provided for transforming maize plants to express DNA sequences of interest from plant cell plastids. The method allows the transformation of maize plant tissue with heterologous DNA constructs by microprojectile bombardment of green light grown cultures and dark grown embryogenic cultures. The invention also provides for maize... Agent: Thompson Coburn, LLP

20080289062 - Sorghum aluminum tolerance gene, sbmate: The major aluminum tolerance gene, the SbMATE gene, encodes a root citrate efflux transporter that is Al-inducible at the level of gene transcription and is also Al-activated at the level of protein function. High level of expression of the SbMATE gene and the protein was found in roots. SbMATE orthologs... Agent: Usda, Ars, Ott

20080289064 - Cotton cultivar dp 141 b2rf: A cotton cultivar, designated DP 141 B2RF, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of cotton cultivar DP 141 B2RF, to the plants of cotton DP 141 B2RF and to methods for producing a cotton plant produced by crossing the cultivar DP 141 B2RF with itself or another cotton... Agent: Jondle & Associates P.C.

20080289065 - Peptide aptamers that bind to the rep proteins of ssdna viruses: Polypeptides and fusion proteins that bind to eukaryotic viruses, in particular, eukaryotic single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) viruses are provided. The polypeptides and fusion proteins bind to the replication initiation proteins (Rep) of ssDNA viruses and optionally inhibit viral replication and/or viral infection. The virus can be a plant pathogen or animal... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20080289068 - Analyte detection system: A method for the determination of a target analyte in a sample, said method comprising: a) applying a liquid sample suspected of containing said target analyte to a solid support capable of allowing lateral flow of liquid therethrough, which support has diffusibly arranged thereon, (i) either (a) a labelled binding... Agent: Polsinelli Shalton Flanigan Suelthaus PC

20080289067 - 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.... Agent: Novozymes, Inc.

20080289066 - Self-processing plants and plant parts: The invention provides polynucleotides, preferably synthetic polynucleotides, which encode processing enzymes that are optimized for expression in plants. The polynucleotides encode mesophilic, thermophilic, or hyperthermophilic processing enzymes, which are activated under suitable activating conditions to act upon the desired substrate. Also provided are “self-processing” transgenic plants, and plant parts, e.g.,... Agent: Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc. Patent Department

20080289069 - Seed containing endophyte of a tall fescue variety having rhizomes: A tall fescue variety known as breeder's code Bar Fa 08PB and seed used to produce the grass are provided. Methods of using the grass plant and the seed are also provided. This grass is suitable for use in turf (lawns, pastures, golf courses, sod, and other areas where excellent... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20080282362 - Non-invasive real-time in vivo bioluminescence imaging of local ca²+ dynamics in living organisms: A method for bioluminescence imaging in an animal is provided. The method comprises providing a whole animal containing a transcriptionally active nucleic acid sequence encoding a Ca2+-sensitive polypeptide, which comprises a chemiluminescent protein linked to a fluorescent protein; and monitoring photons emitted by the Ca2+-sensitive polypeptide. The Ca2+-sensitive polypeptide comprises... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P.

20080282363 - Methods for producing human antibodies in scid mice: An improved method for producing human antibodies in SCID mice is provided. The improvement includes the use of dendritic cells pulsed with antigen-antibody complexes and antigen-antibody complexes as immunizing agents.... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

20080282364 - Phosphodiesterase 9 inhibition as treatment for obesity-related conditions: The present invention is directed to methods to decrease body weight and/or body fat in an animal, e.g., in the treatment of overweight or obese patients (e.g., humans or companion animals), or as a means to produce leaner meat in food stock animals (e.g., cattle, chickens, pigs), and methods to... Agent: Pfizer Inc.

20080282365 - Drought-resistant plants: The present invention relates to the development of drought-resistant plants. This invention is directed to the preparation of transgenic plants that express a protein involved in cytokinin synthesis under the control of a senescence-inducible promoter.... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080282373 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch004258: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH004258. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH004258, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH004258 with... Agent: Monsanto Company

20080282392 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch037719: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH037719. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH037719, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH037719 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282386 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch056821: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH056821. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH056821, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH056821 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282400 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch060503: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH060503. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH060503, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH060503 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282374 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch080290: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH080290. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH080290, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH080290 with... Agent: Monsanto Company

20080282378 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch100833: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH100833. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH100833, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH100833 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282405 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch130744: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH130744. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH130744, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH130744 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282398 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch148845: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH148845. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH148845, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH148845 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282399 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch160029: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH160029. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH160029, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH160029 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282419 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch168616: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH168616. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH168616, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH168616 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282418 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch193307: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH193307. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH193307, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH193307 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282404 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch244754: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH244754. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH244754, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH244754 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282382 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch267427: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH267427. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH267427, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH267427 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282411 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch298165: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH298165. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH298165, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH298165 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282412 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch313215: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH313215. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH313215, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH313215 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282391 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch323024: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH323024. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH323024, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH323024 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282390 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch323945: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH323945. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH323945, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH323945 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282410 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch338885: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH338885. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH338885, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH338885 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282414 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch382226: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH382226. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH382226, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH382226 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282395 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch394140: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH394140. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH394140, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH394140 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282396 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch402830: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH402830. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH402830, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH402830 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282409 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch407425: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH407425. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH407425, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH407425 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282371 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch428066: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH428066. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH428066, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH428066 with... Agent: Monsanto Company

20080282388 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch434931: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH434931. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH434931, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH434931 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282401 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch475361: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH475361. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH475361, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH475361 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282416 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch525374: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH525374. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH525374, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH525374 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282408 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch532435: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH532435. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH532435, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH532435 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282406 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch538026: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH538026. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH538026, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH538026 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282397 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch569005: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH569005. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH569005, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH569005 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282402 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch569011: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH569011. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH569011, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH569011 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282375 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch602914: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH602914. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH602914, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH602914 with... Agent: Monsanto Company

20080282413 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch611149: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH611149. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH611149, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH611149 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282394 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch613376: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH613376. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH613376, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH613376 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282421 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch627005: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH627005. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH627005, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH627005 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282387 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch672515: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH672515. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH672515, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH672515 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282389 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch676532: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH676532. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH676532, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH676532 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282417 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch677559: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH677559. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH677559, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH677559 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282380 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch719138: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH719138. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH719138, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH719138 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282379 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch748450: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH748450. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH748450, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH748450 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282370 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch756602: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH756602. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH756602, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH756602 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282376 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch788706: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH788706. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH788706, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH788706 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282384 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch790925: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH790925. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH790925, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH790925 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282385 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch808812: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH808812. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH808812, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH808812 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282372 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch824610: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH824610. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH824610, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH824610 with... Agent: Monsanto Company

20080282381 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch880993: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH880993. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH880993, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH880993 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282383 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch890240: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH890240. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH890240, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH890240 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282415 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch919277: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH919277. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH919277, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH919277 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282407 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch923156: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH923156. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH923156, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH923156 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282403 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch939349: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH939349. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH939349, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH939349 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282377 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch946240: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH946240. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH946240, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH946240 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282420 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch954175: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH954175. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH954175, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH954175 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282393 - Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety ch974077: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH974077. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH974077, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH974077 with... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282368 - Soybean cultivar 6223012: A soybean cultivar designated 6223012 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 6223012, to the plants of soybean 6223012, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 6223012 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 6223012 with itself or with another soybean... Agent: Jondle & Associates P.C.

20080282367 - Soybean cultivar 6549250: A soybean cultivar designated 6549250 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 6549250, to the plants of soybean 6549250, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 6549250 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 6549250 with itself or with another soybean... Agent: Jondle & Associates P.C.

20080282369 - Soybean cultivar 6910450: A soybean cultivar designated 6910450 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 6910450, to the plants of soybean 6910450, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 6910450 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 6910450 with itself or with another soybean... Agent: Jondle & Associates P.C.

20080282366 - Soybean variety 4074328: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 4074328. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 4074328. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 4074328 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282422 - Pea line 08520689: The invention provides seed and plants of the pea line designated 08520689. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of pea line 08520689, and to methods for producing a pea plant produced by crossing a plant of pea line 08520689 with itself or with another pea... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282424 - Method for micropropagation of monocots based on sustained totipotent cell cultures: The present invention provides a method of micropropagating a monocotyledonous plant comprising: (a) cultivating an explant of tissue from a monocotyledonous plant shoot tip on a primary medium, wherein the explant has been pretreated with a cold temperature and the primary medium comprises auxin or auxin and cytokinin, to produce... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20080282423 - Methods and compositions for modifying plant biosynthetic pathways: The invention provides bifunctional plant biosynthetic enzymes that increase the efficiency by which modification can be made to plant biosynthetic pathways. In certain aspects of the invention, bifunctional isoflavone biosynthetic enzymes are provided. The invention therefore allows the modification of plants for isoflavone content. The inventors have demonstrated increased isoflavone... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282425 - Method for increasing pathogen-resistance in transgenic plants by expression of peroxidase: The present invention relates to a method for the production of transgenic plants and/or plant cells, respectively, with increased pathogen resistance, characterized in that a DNA sequence, which encodes a protein with the activity of a peroxidase, is inserted into the plant and expressed therein. The invention at hand also... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080282426 - Mobilization of viral genomes from t-dna using site-specific recombination systems: The invention relates to methods and compositions for site-specific recombinase-mediated mobilization of viral replicons and associated DNAs of interest from T-DNA. The methods of the invention comprise Agrobacterium-mediated transfer of T-DNA to a plant cell, wherein the T-DNA contains a viral replicon flanked by directly repeated target sites for a... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc.

20080282427 - Enhancement of hydroxy fatty acid accumulation in oilseed plants: Particular aspects provide six novel Ricinus communis cDNA clones, including cloned sequences of: DGAT (RcDGAT1 and RcDGAT2); RcLPAT; LACS (RcLACS4), and PDAT (RcPDAT1A and RcPDAT1B). Additional aspects provide methods for substantially enhanced accumulation of hydroxy fatty acid (HFA) in transgenic plant tissue (e.g., seeds), comprising expression of particular novel sequences.... Agent: Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP/seattle

20080282428 - Method of constructing novel higher plant and method of promoting the growth of higher plant: The present invention provides a method of producing a higher plant having cytochrome c6 in the thylakoid space of chloroplast, which is characterized in that it comprises introducing a gene encoding a fused protein formed by adding a signal peptide consisting of 50 to 80 amino acid residues to a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080282429 - Transplastomic plants free of the selectable marker gene: The present invention relates to transplastomic plants free of the selectable marker gene, to a method of obtaining such plants and to the vectors used.... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080282430 - Compositions and methods for the improvement of plants: The invention provides compositions and methods useful for producing plant cells or plants with altered tolerance to at least one environmental stress selected from drought, cold, freezing, heat and salinity.... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080282431 - Rtbv plant promoter and process thereof: The present invention relates to isolation and characterization of novel nucleotide sequences from rice tungro bacilliform virus (RTBV) showing promoter activity in plants. The present invention further relates to the analysis of the functional domains of RTBV promoters by fusing full-length and deleted versions of the RTBV promoter sequences with... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20080282432 - Methods for inducing cotton embryogenic callus: Methods for the regeneration of cotton plants are disclosed. The use of novel compositions of media, media additives and new growth conditions during stages of development results in increased frequencies of embryogenesis, embryo maturation and embryo germination. The improved process results in higher production frequencies of transformed cotton plants.... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080276327 - Methods and compositions related to delivery of chemical compounds to invertebrate embryos: Disclosed are methods and compositions related to the delivery of chemical compounds to invertebrate embryos.... Agent: Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP

20080276328 - Methods for identifying anti-tumor and/or anti-angiogenesis drugs with deoxynucleoside 5'-monophosphate n-glycosidase as the target: The present invention relates to a novel target for identifying and/or screening antitumor and/or antiangiogenesis agents using the rcl encoded deoxynucleoside 5′monophosphate N-glycosidase.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080276329 - Rice cultivar cl171-ar: A rice cultivar designated CL171-AR is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of rice cultivar CL171-AR, to the plants of rice CL171-AR, to methods for producing a rice plant produced by crossing the cultivar CL171-AR with itself or another rice variety, and to methods for controlling weeds in the... Agent: Jondle & Associates P.C.

20080276330 - Plants and seeds of corn variety cv256816: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV256816. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV256816, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV256816 with itself... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080276331 - Enhancement of beta-carotene content in plants: The present invention relates to a nucleic acid construct having a nucleic acid molecule configured to silence β-carotene hydroxylase expression, and host cells, expression systems, plants, and plant seeds having the nucleic acid construct. The present invention also relates to a method of enhancing beta-carotene content by growing a transgenic... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP - Patent Group

20080276332 - Method for improving the agronomic and nutritional value of plants: The present invention provides means and methods of transforming plant cells, seeds, tissues or whole plants in order to yield transformants capable of expressing all enzymes of the carotenoid biosynthesis pathway that are essential for the targeted host plant to accumulate carotenes and/or xanthophylls of interest. The present invention also... Agent: Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc. Patent Department

20080276334 - Nucleic acid molecules and other molecules associated with plants: Expressed Sequence Tags (ESTS) isolated from soybean are disclosed. The ESTs provide a unique molecular tool for the targeting and isolation of novel genes for plant protection and improvement. The disclosed ESTs have utility in the development of new strategies for understanding critical plant developmental and metabolic pathways. The disclosed... Agent: Arnold & Porter LLP

20080276333 - Recombinant constructs for use in reducing gene expression: Recombinant constructs useful for reducing the expression of at least one target nucleic acid fragment of interest and any substantially similar endogenous nucleic acid fragment of interest are disclosed. In particular, a recombinant construct comprising at least one nucleic acid of interest is inserted between two convergent promoters. A plant... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080276335 - Nucleic acid molecules and other molecules associated with plants: Expressed Sequence Tags (ESTs) isolated from maize are disclosed. The ESTs provide a unique molecular tool for the targeting and isolation of novel genes for plant protection and improvement. The disclosed ESTs have utility in the development of new strategies for understanding critical plant developmental and metabolic pathways. The disclosed... Agent: Arnold & Porter LLP

20080276336 - Methods for identifying proteins with starch phosphorylating enzymatic activity: The present invention relates to a method for identifying proteins involved in the phosphorylation of starch and nucleic acids which code for such proteins. The present invention further relates to plant cells and plants which exhibit an altered activity of a protein which can be identified using the method according... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080276337 - Non-toxic endophytes, plants injected therewith and methods for injecting plants: Isolated endophytes selected from the group consisting of ATCC Deposit No. PTA-6499, PTA-8827, PTA-8828, and PTA-8829 are disclosed. Seeds of plants stably infected with these endophytes are also disclosed.... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP