ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,590,318, issued on March 31, was assigned to Monsanto Technology LLC (St. Louis).
"Insect inhibitory proteins" was invented by Erin L. Hall (Collinsville, Ill.), Arlene R. Howe (Clarkson Valley, Mo.), Brent A. O'Brien (St. Charles, Mo.), James K. Roberts (Chesterfield, Mo.), Francesca L. Stubbins (St. Louis) and Stephanie C. Waldheuser (Eureka, Mo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Pesticidal protein exhibiting toxic activity against Hemipteran and Lepidopteran pest species are disclosed, and include, but are not limited to, TIC11207 and TIC11304. DNA constructs are provided which contain a recombinant nucleic acid sequence encoding the di...