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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8025552 | Artificial diets for honey bees The invention is directed to water-dispersible, substantially homogeneous artificial diets and diet formulations which provide honey bees with a fully nutritious, complex mixture of proteins, carbohydrates, fats, minerals, and vitamins in an easily digestible form. ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8013213 | Guayule plants, products, and derivatives Transgenic guayule lines were created by constitutively expressing transgenes that encode for prenyltransferase and allylic diphosphate synthase. These new lines are important to rubber production because they result in plants that produce latex rubber which is lowe... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7972857 | Methods for the replacement, translocation and stacking of DNA in eukaryotic genomes The present invention includes compositions and methods for site-specific polynucleotide replacement in eukaryotic cells. These methods include single polynucleotide replacement as well as gene stacking methods. Preferred eukaryotic cells for use in the present inve... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7572468 | Extraction of carotenoids from plant material Methods for extraction of carotenoids from carotenoid-containing plant material using an extraction solvent comprising ethyl lactate. The invention is also directed to products obtained thereby. In the method, a sample of dry, particulate carotenoid-containing plant... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7439419 | β-solanine/β-chaconine rhamnosyl transferase sequences and uses thereof Nucleic acid sequences from potato that encode the enzyme β-solanine/β-chaconine rhamnosyltransferase (SGT3) are disclosed. Recombinant DNA molecules containing the sequences, and use thereof, in particular, use of the sequences and antisense constructs to inhibit... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7425669 | Transgenic plants expressing puroindolines and methods for producing such plants The invention relates to plant cells, plant tissues or plants transgenic for a nucleic acid encoding puroindoline A. This invention also relates to methods for producing such transgenic plant cells, plant tissues or plants. The transgenic plants produced by the meth... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7423068 | Control of parasitic mites of honey bees The present invention is directed to methods and compositions for use to control parasitic mites of honey bees, particularly Varroa mites. In one aspect, the invention is directed to control of parasitic mites of honey bees wherein the active ingredient is a ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419812 | Sequences encoding PhzO and methods Th invention is directed to nucleic acid sequences which encode polypeptides having PhzO activity, namely, the ability to convert phenazine-1-carboxylic acid to a 2-hydroxylated phenazine, and isolated polypeptides having this activity. The invention is also directe... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7375259 | sterol alkaloid glycosyltransferase (SGT) a novel solanidine glucosyltransferase SGT2 and uses thereof Nucleic acid sequences from potato that encode the enzyme UDP-glucose:solanidine glucosyltransferase (SGT2) are disclosed. Recombinant DNA molecules containing the sequences, and use thereof, in particular, use of the sequences and antisense constructs to inhibit th... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7244607 | sp. nov. for control of insect pests Chromobacterium suttsuga sp. nov., a new species of the genus Chromobacterium which possesses insecticidal activity, is described. The invention also relates to insecticidally-active metabolites obtained from the strain and to insecticidal compositions... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7189547 | Sequences encoding PhzO and methods Th invention is directed to nucleic acid sequences which encode polypeptides having PhzO activity, namely, the ability to convert phenazine-1-carboxylic acid to a 2-hydroxylated phenazine, and isolated polypeptides having this activity. The invention is also directe... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7148397 | late blight resistance gene and use thereof A Solanum bulbocastanum gene has been cloned from a late blight-resistance locus and its sequence provided, together with the sequence of the encoded protein. DNA encoding the resistance protein has been introduced into potato plants and confers resistance to... | 12/12/2006 |
| PP16284 | Grapevine denominated ‘Autumn King’ A new and distinct variety of grapevine denominated ‘Autumn King’ which is characterized by its late season ripening seedless fruit, attractive pale green coloration, its cylindrical to ovoid fruit shape, its firm fruit texture with neutral sweet flavor, and its... | 02/21/2006 |
| PP16229 | Grapevine denominated ‘Scarlet Royal’ A new and distinct variety of grapevine denominated ‘Scarlet Royal’ which is characterized by its mid-season ripening seedless fruit, attractive dark red coloration, its oval fruit shape, its firm fruit texture with neutral sweet flavor, and its medium dense clu... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6936747 | Methods for the replacement, translocation and stacking of DNA in eukaryotic genomes The present invention includes compositions and methods for site-specific polynucleotide replacement in eukaryotic cells. These methods include single polynucleotide replacement as well as gene stacking methods. Preferred eukaryotic cells for use in the present inve... | 08/30/2005 |
| PP15891 | Grapevine plant denominated ‘Sweet Scarlet’ A new and distinct variety of grapevine denominated ‘Sweet Scarlet’ which is characterized by its midseason ripening seedless fruit, attractive raspberry red coloration, its ovoid fruit shape, its firm fruit texture with a light muscat flavor, and its medium to ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6843985 | Control of parasitic mites of honey bees The present invention is directed to methods and compositions for use to control parasitic mites of honey bees, particularly Varroa mites. In one aspect, the invention is directed to control of parasitic mites of honey bees wherein the active ingredient is a miticid... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6787590 | Composites comprising plant material from Parthenium spp. and plastic This invention relates to novel composites comprising plastic and plant material derived from members of Parthenium spp. and, in particular, Parthenium argentatum (also known as guayule), Parthenium tomentosum or Parthenium incanum. The inventio... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6737260 | Sequences encoding PhzO and methods The invention is directed to nucleic acid sequences which encode polypeptides having PhzO activity, namely, the ability to convert phenazine-1-carboxylic acid to a 2-hydroxylated phenazine, and isolated polypeptides having this activity. The invention is also direct... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6706948 | Sugarcane UBI9 gene promoter and methods of use thereof The invention relates to the nucleotide sequence from sugarcane ubi9 polyubiquitin gene promoter, which is capable of directing constitutive expression of a nucleic acid sequence of interest that is operably linked to it. The sugarcane ubi9 promoter is useful in reg... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6638766 | Promoter of the sugarcane UBI4 gene The invention relates to nucleic acid sequences isolated from sugarcane and to methods of using them. In particular, the inventions relates to nucleotide sequences which are derived from sugarcane polyubiquitin genes and which are capable of directing con... | 10/28/2003 |
| 4871537 | 6,12-dimethylpentadecan-2-one and its use in monitoring and controlling the banded cucumber beetle A pheromonal compound produced by the banded cucumber beetle has been identified as 6,12-dimethylpentadecan-2-one. Both the synthetically prepared racemic compound and the purified natural pheromone elicited responses by banded cucumber males in field tes... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4845035 | Enzyme immobilization with a hydrolyzed polysaccharide graft copolymer Immobilized enzyme-polysaccharide graft copolymer products are prepared by hydrolyzing a polysaccharide graft copolymer and then contacting the hydrolyzed copolymer with an enzyme to immobilize the enzyme on the copolymer. The copolymer-enzyme products re... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4826765 | Yeast strains genetically engineered to produce wheat gluten proteins A strain of yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been developed which, when grown under defined culture conditions, will produce protein indistinguishable from wheat gluten protein. This new yeast strain was developed by introducing a specially constructed ... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4797153 | Method of increasing biomass in plants A method of increasing plant biomass, individual plant constituents, and in most cases, increasing rate of plant growth, by the application of certain substituted phenoxytrialkylamines, substituted phenylthiotrialkyamines or dialkylmorpholium halides to p... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4765263 | Apparatus for placement of fertilizer below seed with minimum soil disturbance An apparatus and method are described which allow for placement of fertilizer at an optimum separation distance below seed at the time of seeding with a minimum of soil disturbance so that the creation of high ridges adjacent to the seed row is avoided. T... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4765486 | Method for obtaining a purified fraction from a mixture using a magnetic fluid A method for obtaining a purified fraction from a mixture using a magnetic fluid wherein the mixture is contacted with the magnetic fluid to preferentially sorb the fluid onto selected components so they become magnetized and the magnetic components in th... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4761280 | Additives useful as crystallization inhibitors and activity extenders for trimedlure, the mediterranean fruit fly attractant Certain esters of 4(and 5)-chloro-trans-2-methylcyclohexanecarboxylic acid act in a dual and advantageous capacity when added to the Mediterranean fruit fly attractant, trimedlure. They greatly reduce or eliminate crystallization of the solid trimedlure i... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4732756 | (Z)-3-dodecen-1-ol (E)-2-butenoate and its use in monitoring and controlling the sweetpotato weevil A pheromonal compound produced by the sweetpotato weevil has been identified as (Z)-3-dodecen-1-ol (E)-2-butenoate. The synthetically-prepared compound demonstrates activity toward the sweetpotato weevil comparable to or greater than that of the natural ... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4724632 | Filament seed thresher A method and apparatus for removing appendages from seeds are described. The apparatus includes a chamber to contain the seed to be threshed. Mounted rotatively in the chamber is at least one filament spool means which, upon rotation, causes filament to b... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4707444 | Method for predicting the acceptability of coarsely ground beef A method for predicting the future acceptability of coarsely ground beef after regrinding and aerobic storage under specified conditions of time and temperature by measurement of the concentration of lactic acid in the sample is described. The method incl... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4699354 | Retrofit device for alfalfa valves A device is described to retrofit an alfalfa valve, without modification of the valve, to convert it from manual to pneumatic control and provide means for closure of the valve if operating pressure to the system is interrupted. The device comprises a fir... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4678746 | Monoclonal antibodies to epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus antigen A method for preparing hybrid cell lines (hybridomas) which secrete monoclonal antibody which is group-specific to epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus antigen and which does not react to antigenically-related bluetongue virus antigen is disclosed. The ant... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4670384 | Diagnostic reagent for swine trichinosis A hybrid cell formed by the fusion of a mouse spleen cell with a mouse myeloma cell secretes an IgM class antibody. The antibody is useful as a preparative reagent in the isolation of three proteins, molecular weights 45,000, 49,000 and 53,000, from the p... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4647533 | Method for screening bacteria and application thereof for field control of Pythium spp. on small grain crops A method for screening bacteria to select strains which will suppress Pythium spp. in small grain crops under field conditions and a method for applying field-suppressive bacteria to suppress Pythium spp. in a commercial setting are described. Four Pseudo... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4618497 | Quarantine system for papaya A novel system to ensure that papaya are free of fruit flies so as to meet quarantine restrictions is described. Papaya are subjected to selection on the basis of color in combination with a two-stage heated fluid treatment wherein time and temperature of... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4594964 | Method and apparatus for the mass rearing of fruit flies An improved method and apparatus is disclosed for the mass rearing of fruit flies. The apparatus includes a cage for housing fruit flies; a tube extending inside the cage which has a solid bottom section for holding water to maintain a humidity inside the... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4563348 | Sec-butyl (Z)-7-tetradecenoate and its use as a sex attractant for the grapeleaf skeletonizer A pheromonal compound produced by the western grapeleaf skeletonizer has been identified as sec-butyl (Z)-7-tetradecenoate. The synthetically-prepared compound demonstrates activity toward both the western grapeleaf skeletonizer, Harrisina brillians Barne... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4561294 | Method and apparatus to control soil moisture matric potential An apparatus and method of use for controlling the matric potential of a porous sample in a liquid are described. The apparatus includes a cylindrical porous cup for holding the sample, the cup having an air entry value greater than the matric potential t... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4556460 | Dehydration of ethanol A process and apparatus for dewatering an ethanol-water solution is disclosed wherein a carrier gas is used to vaporize the solution and transport the vapors to a sorbent where water is sorbed in preference to ethanol. The invention is particularly suited... | 12/03/1985 |
