Inventor · Urbandale, IA, US

Wesley B. Bruce

25Patents
7h-index
48Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 24, 1990 → Aug 25, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6072050A Synthetic promoters Chemistry; Metallurgy 75 Expired
US6388066B1 MAR/SAR elements flanking RSYN7-driven construct Chemistry; Metallurgy 26 Expired
US6399859B1 Plant uridine diphosphate-glucose dehydrogenase genes, proteins, and uses thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US7256322B2 Wuschel (WUS) Gene Homologs Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US6368806B1 Marker assisted identification of a gene associated with a phenotypic trait Physics 12 Expired
US6555673B1 Synthetic promoters Chemistry; Metallurgy 9 Expired
US5804694A Commercial production of .beta.-glucuronidase in plants Chemistry; Metallurgy 8 Expired
US6228645A Promoter elements conferring root-preferred gene expression Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US6518483B1 Root-preferred promoters and their use Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US7309816B1 Zinc finger proteins expressed in plant meristem Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US7179963B2 Maize CLAVATA3-like polynucleotide sequences and methods of use Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US5196329A 780 T-DNA gene transcription activator Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Expired
US9518266B2 Maize genes for controlling plant growth and organ size and their use in improving crop plants Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US6809234B1 Scarecrow gene, promoter and uses thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US6617498B1 Inducible promoters Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Expired
US11472852B2 Compositions and methods for improving crop yields through trait stacking Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US7638681B2 Auxin transport proteins Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US7803998B2 Methods and compositions for modifying flower development Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US7834240B2 Zea maize auxin response related genes for controlling plant growth and organ size and their use in improving crop plants Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US6140080A Promoter elements conferring root-preferred gene expression Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Expired
US7422901B2 Auxin transport proteins Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Expired
US8575422B2 Zea maize auxin response related genes for controlling plant growth and organ size and their use in improving crop plants Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US12145967B2 Compositions and methods for improving crop yields through trait stacking Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US7943753B2 Auxin transport proteins Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US7550575B2 Zea maize auxin response related genes for controlling plant growth and organ size and their use in improving crop plants Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.