ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,742,178, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to Monsanto Technology LLC (St. Louis).
"Insect inhibitory proteins" was invented by David J. Bowen (Wildwood, Mo.), Catherine A. Chay (Ballwin, Mo.), Arlene R. Howe (Clarkson Valley, Mo.) and Kimberly M. Wegener (St. Louis).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Pesticidal protein exhibiting toxic activity against Lepidopteran and Hemipteran pest species are disclosed, and include, but are not limited to, TIC2199. DNA constructs are provided which contain a recombinant nucleic acid sequence encoding the disclosed pesticidal protein. Transgenic plants, plant cells, seed, and plant parts resistant to Lepi...