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...that several people are credited with the invention of the flush toilet? Most people have heard of Thomas Crapper (1837-1910), the sanitary engineer who invented the valve-and-siphon arrangement that made the modern toilet possible. Another claimant to "the throne" was British inventor Alexander Cumming who patented a toilet in 1775. Then there's a nameless Minoan (a native of ancient Crete) who lived 4,000 years ago who supposedly was ahead of his time and created the first flush toilet!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7947870 | Generation of plants with altered oil, protein, or fiber content The present invention is directed to plants that display an improved oil quantity phenotype or an improved meal quality phenotype due to altered expression of an HIO nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an improved oil... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7943817 | Generation of plants with altered protein, fiber, or oil content The present invention is directed to plants that display an improved oil quantity phenotype or an improved meal quality phenotype due to altered expression of an IMQ nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an improved oil... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7939651 | Modified Cry35 proteins This invention provides modified, insecticidal Cry35 proteins with enhanced properties as compared to wild-type Cry35 proteins. The modifications to these proteins were based in part on analysis of the atomic coordinates and three-dimensional (3D) structure of the Ë... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7902334 | Pesticidally active proteins and polynucleotides obtainable from species The subject invention provides unique biological alternatives for pest control. More specifically, the present invention relates to novel pesticidal proteins, novel sources of pesticidal proteins, polynucleotides that encode such toxins, and to methods of using thes... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7883850 | 1F and 1Ac transgenic cotton lines and event-specific identification thereof This invention relates to plant breeding and the protection of plants from insects. More specifically, this invention includes novel transformation events of cotton plants comprising one or more polynucleotide sequences, as described herein, inserted into specific s... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7879611 | System for functional gene discovery in plants The invention is directed to a method of multigenerational analysis of plants modified by insertional mutagenesis, and a method for associating plant mutant trait and genotype information. The invention is further directed to a method for managing data pertaining to... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7858846 | Generation of plants with altered oil content The present invention is directed to isolated HI041 nucleic acid and protein, and to plants that display an altered oil content phenotype due to altered expression of a HI041 nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an alt... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7855320 | Generation of plants with altered protein, fiber, or oil content The present invention is directed to plants that display an improved oil quantity phenotype or an improved meal quality phenotype due to altered expression of an IMQ nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an improved oil... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7820883 | Resistance to auxinic herbicides The invention provides methods of identifying herbicidal auxins. The invention further provides auxin-herbicide-resistant plants and genes conferring auxin-herbicide resistance. This invention also provides a method of identifying other proteins that bind picolinate... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7812131 | Sources for, and types of, insecticidally active proteins, and polynucleotides that encode the proteins The subject invention provides exciting new sources for surprising, new types of toxin complex (“TC”) proteins. The subject invention includes these new classes and types of TC proteins. The subject invention also includes polynucleotides that encode the subject... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7795499 | Generation of plants with improved drought tolerance The present invention is directed to plants that display a drought tolerance phenotype due to altered expression of a DR02 nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with a drought tolerance phenotype. ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7795395 | Genes encoding toxin complex proteins and uses thereof The invention relates to isolated genes encoding Xenorhabdus toxin complex (TC) proteins, and transgenic plants and host cells expressing Xenorhabdus toxin complex (TC) proteins and having resistance to insects. ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7790961 | Pesticidal proteins The subject invention concerns new classes of pesticidally active proteins and the polynucleotide sequences that encode these proteins. In preferred embodiments, these pesticidal proteins have molecular weights of approximately 40-50 kDa and of approximately 10-15 k... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7790954 | Generation of plants with altered oil, protein, or fiber content The present invention is directed to plants that display an improved oil quantity phenotype or an improved meal quality phenotype due to altered expression of an HIO nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an improved oil... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7763771 | Generation of plants with altered protein, fiber, or oil content The present invention is directed to plants that display an improved oil quantity phenotype or an improved meal quality phenotype due to altered expression of an IMQ nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an improved oil... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7754945 | Generation of plants with improved drought tolerance The present invention is directed to plants that display a drought tolerance phenotype due to altered expression of a DRO3 nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with a drought tolerance phenotype. ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7737263 | Modified 35 proteins having altered protease stability This invention provides modified, insecticidal Cry35 proteins with enhanced properties as compared to wild-type Cry35 proteins. The modifications to these proteins were based in part on analysis of the atomic coordinates and three-dimensional (3D) structure of the Ë... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7737122 | Spinosyn fumigants Methods of controlling arthropod pests by dispersing spinosyn compositions in the form of aerosols, fogs, smokes, or vapors are disclosed. ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7705204 | Generation of plants with altered oil content The present invention is directed to plants that display an altered oil content phenotype due to altered expression of a citrate synthase nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an altered oil content phenotype. ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7566818 | Second TC complex from xenorhabdus The subject invention relates to novel Xenorhabdus toxin complex (TC) proteins and genes that encode these proteins. More specifically, the subject invention relates to TC genes and proteins obtainable from Xenorhabdus strain Xwi. ... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7038116 | Cotton cultivar PHY 78 acala A cotton cultivar designated PHY 78 Acala is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of cotton cultivar PHY 78 Acala, to the plants and plant parts of cotton PHY 78 Acala and to methods for producing a cotton plant produced by crossing the cultivar PHY 78 Acal... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6800614 | Pesticidal macrolides Macrolide compounds produced by culturing Saccharopolyspora species LW107129 (NRRL 30141) have insecticidal and acaricidal activity and are useful intermediates for preparing spinosyn analogs. ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6791013 | Maize MIP synthase promoter The maize myo-inositol-1-phosphate synthase (MIP synthase) promoter is a novel embryo specific regulatory sequence useful in expressing heterologous nucleic acids in plants. ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6767742 | Antibody-mediated down-regulation of plant proteins Monoclonal antibodies expressed in plant cells bind targeted transit peptides to decrease steady state levels of passenger proteins in plant organelles. ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6730824 | Whisker-mediated transformation of cotton embryogenic callus tissues and regeneration of plants thereof Cotton embryogenic callus tissues can be transformed by elongated, needle-like structures called “whiskers”. The process comprises the agitation of plant cell aggregates and plant tissues of the plant to be transformed in the presence of DNA and whiskers, whereb... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6717035 | Transgenic plants expressing photorhabdus toxin Novel polynucleotide sequences that encode insect toxins TcdA and TcbA have base compositions that differ substantially from the native genes, making them more similar to plant genes. The new sequences are suitable for use for high expression in both monocots and di... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6639129 | DNA sequences from photorhabdus luminescens Nucleotide sequences for two genes, tcdB and tccC2, from the tcd genomic region of Photorhabdus luminescens W-14 are useful in heterologous expression of orally active insect toxins.... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6590142 | Transgenic plants expressing photorhabdus toxin Novel polynucleotide sequences that encode insect toxins TcdA and TcbA have base compositions that differ substantially from the native genes, making them more similar to plant genes. The new sequences are suitable for use for high expression in both mono... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6521406 | SpnG, a gene for spinosyn insecticide biosynthesis Spinosyn biosynthetic genes from Saccharopolyspora spinosa, spinosyn producing microorganisms transformed with the biosynthetic genes, methods using the biosynthetic genes to increase production of spinosyn insecticidal macrolides, and methods using the g... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6455504 | Pesticidal macrolides Macrolide compounds produced by culturing Saccharopolyspora species LW107129 (NRRL 30141) have insecticidal and acaricidal activity and are useful intermediates for preparing spinosyn analogs.... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6410828 | Regulatory sequences useful for gene expression in plant embryo tissue This invention relates to compositions and methods useful in the production of transgenic plants. In particular, the invention relates to maize metallothionein gene transcription regulatory sequences which are useful for directing expression of heterologo... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6384207 | Regulatory sequences for transgenic plants Regulatory sequences derived from a maize root preferential cationic peroxidase gene (Per5), including the promoter, introns, and the 3' untranslated region, are useful to control expression of recombinant genes in plants.... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6379946 | Insecticidal protein toxins from Xenorhabdus Proteins from the genus Xenorhabdus are toxic to insects upon oral exposure. These protein toxins can be applied to insect larvae food and plants for insect control.... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6350611 | Transcriptional regulatory region Plant cell aggregates and plant tissues can be transformed by elongated, needle-like structures called "whiskers". The process comprises the agitation of plant cell aggregates and plant tissues of the plant to be transformed in the presence of DNA and whi... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6323395 | Nucleotide sequences of maize and soybean ଲ-Ketoacyl-Acyl Carrier Protein Synthase II and their use in the regulation of fatty acid content of oil Genes encoding ଲ-Ketoacyl-Acyl Carrier Protein Synthase II have been isolated from maize and soybean tissues. These proteins, when expressed in a plant, can alter the saturate levels of the oil.... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6274350 | Biosynthetic genes for spinosyn insecticide production Spinosyn biosynthetic genes, spinosyn producing microorganisms transformed with the biosynthetic genes, methods using the biosynthetic genes to increase production of spinosyn insecticidal macrolides, and methods using the genes or fragments thereof to ch... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6169232 | Nucleotide sequences of genes encoding sink protein and uses thereof for improving the nutritional quality of feeds The invention disclosed herein provides genes and methods of creating and using said genes for expression in the seed of a plant like corn. When the genes are expressed endogenously, the result in the production of proteins that increase the nutritional v... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6143526 | Biosynthetic genes for spinosyn insecticide production Spinosyn biosynthetic genes, spinosyn producing microorganisms transformed with the biosynthetic genes, methods using the biosynthetic genes to increase production of spinosyn insecticidal macrolides, and methods using the genes or fragments thereof to ch... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6096898 | One pot synthesis of 1,2,4-triazoles One pot synthesis of 1,2,4-triazoles uses thioimidate intermediate and 1,2-dichloroethane solvent.... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6015826 | 3-(substituted phenyl)-5-(thienyl or furyl)-1, 2, 4-triazole compounds 3-(Substituted phenyl)-5-(thienyl or furyl)-1,2,4-triazole compounds are useful as insecticides and acaricides. New synthetic procedures and intermediates for preparing the compounds, pesticide compositions containing the compounds, and methods of control... | 01/18/2000 |
