Jesse R Frederick

US Patent:

20220267785, Aug 25, 2022

Filed:

Mar 1, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/684078

Inventors:

- Richmond VA, US
Jaemo Yang - Richmond VA, US
Yanxin Shen - Glen Allen VA, US
Dongmei Xu - Glen Allen VA, US
Ujwala Warek - Chester VA, US
James Strickland - Richmond VA, US
Jesse Frederick - Richmond VA, US

Assignee:

Altria Client Services LLC - Richmond VA

International Classification:

C12N 15/82

Abstract:

The present disclosure provides the identification of promoters that are preferentially active in tobacco axillary buds. Also provided are tobacco plants comprising reduced or no sucker growth. Also provided are methods and compositions for producing tobacco plants comprising reduced or no sucker growth.

US Patent:

20220267787, Aug 25, 2022

Filed:

Feb 28, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/683227

Inventors:

- Richmond VA, US
Alec J. Hayes - Chesterfield VA, US
Robert Frank Hart - Midlothian VA, US
Yanxin Shen - Glen Allen VA, US
Jesse Frederick - Richmond VA, US
Dongmei Xu - Glen Allen VA, US

Assignee:

ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC - Richmond VA

International Classification:

C12N 15/82
A01H 1/04
A01H 6/82
A01H 1/02
A01H 1/06
A01H 5/12
A24B 13/00
C12Q 1/6895

Abstract:

Provided herein are genetic markers and a coding sequence associated with a low- or ultra-low anatabine trait in tobacco.

US Patent:

20220204981, Jun 30, 2022

Filed:

Jan 7, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/571138

Inventors:

- Richmond VA, US
James A. STRICKLAND - Richmond VA, US
Jesse FREDERICK - Richmond VA, US
Dongmei XU - Glen Allen VA, US
Chengalrayan KUDITHIPUDI - Midlothian VA, US

Assignee:

Altria Client Services LLC - Richmond VA

International Classification:

C12N 15/82
A24B 13/00

Abstract:

The present disclosure includes methods and compositions for improving leaf quality in low-alkaloid tobacco plants, e.g., by combining inducible promoters and non-coding RNAs for suppression of an ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) gene. Also provided are low alkaloid tobacco plants with normal, suppressed, or otherwise altered polyamine levels. Further provided are tobacco plants with altered total alkaloid, nicotine levels, commercially acceptable leaf grade, their development via breeding or transgenic approaches, and production of tobacco products from these tobacco plants.

US Patent:

20230035750, Feb 2, 2023

Filed:

Aug 19, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/406829

Inventors:

- Richmond VA, US
Jesse FREDERICK - Richmond VA, US
Chengalrayan KUDITHIPUDI - Midlothian VA, US
Yanxin SHEN - Glen Allen VA, US
James STRICKLAND - Richmond VA, US
Jaemo YANG - Richmond VA, US

Assignee:

ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC - Richmond VA

International Classification:

C12N 15/82

Abstract:

The present disclosure provides the identification of genes involved in sucker growth in tobacco. Also provided are promoters that are preferentially active in tobacco axillary buds. Also provided are modified tobacco plants comprising reduced or no sucker growth. Also provided are methods and compositions for producing modified tobacco plants comprising reduced or no sucker growth.

US Patent:

20200318129, Oct 8, 2020

Filed:

Jun 23, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/908891

Inventors:

- Richmond VA, US
Chengalrayan KUDITHIPUDI - Midlothian VA, US
Yanxin SHEN - Glen Allen VA, US
Jaemo YANG - Richmond VA, US
Jesse FREDERICK - Richmond VA, US
James STRICKLAND - Richmond VA, US

Assignee:

Altria Client Services LLC - Richmond VA

International Classification:

C12N 15/82
C07K 14/415
A24B 13/00
A24B 15/10

Abstract:

The present disclosure provides the identification of genes involved in sucker growth in tobacco. Also provided are promoters that are preferentially active in tobacco axillary buds. Also provided are modified tobacco plants comprising reduced or no sucker growth. Also provided are methods and compositions for producing modified tobacco plants comprising reduced or no sucker growth.

US Patent:

20200277617, Sep 3, 2020

Filed:

Mar 20, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/825394

Inventors:

- RICHMOND VA, US
ALEC J. HAYES - Chesterfield VA, US
YANXIN SHEN - Glen Allen VA, US
JESSE FREDERICK - Richmond VA, US
DONGMEI XU - Glen Allen VA, US

Assignee:

ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC - RICHMOND VA

International Classification:

C12N 15/82
A01H 1/04
A01H 1/02
A01H 1/06
A01H 5/12
A24B 13/00
C12Q 1/6895

Abstract:

Provided herein are genetic markers and a coding sequence associated with a low- or ultra-low anatabine trait in tobacco.

US Patent:

20200040350, Feb 6, 2020

Filed:

Aug 1, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/529365

Inventors:

- Richmond VA, US
Jaemo Yang - Richmond VA, US
Yanxin Shen - Glen Allen VA, US
Dongmei Xu - Glen Allen VA, US
Ujwala Warek - Chester VA, US
James Strickland - Richmond VA, US
Jesse Frederick - Richmond VA, US

Assignee:

Altria Client Services LLC - Richmond VA

International Classification:

C12N 15/82

Abstract:

The present disclosure provides the identification of promoters that are preferentially active in tobacco axillary buds. Also provided are tobacco plants comprising reduced or no sucker growth. Also provided are methods and compositions for producing tobacco plants comprising reduced or no sucker growth.

US Patent:

20200032283, Jan 30, 2020

Filed:

Oct 1, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/589783

Inventors:

- RICHMOND VA, US
Yanxin SHEN - Glen Allen VA, US
Dongmei XU - Glen Allen VA, US
Jesse FREDERICK - Richmond VA, US
Jaemo YANG - Richmond VA, US

Assignee:

ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC - RICHMOND VA

International Classification:

C12N 15/82
C07K 14/415

Abstract:

This disclosure provides a number of sequences involved in axillary bud growth in tobacco, methods of using such sequences, tobacco plants carrying modifications to such sequences or transgenes of such sequences, and tobacco products made from tobacco leaf harvested from such plants.