Patents Examined by Elizabeth McElwain
  • Patent number: 10130056
    Abstract: Novel Brassica napus L. var. pabularia (DC.), such as Brassica napus L. var. pabularia (DC.) designated KX-1 is disclosed. In some embodiments, the invention relates to the seeds of Brassica napus L. var. pabularia (DC.) KX-1, to the plants and plant parts of Brassica napus L. var. pabularia (DC.) KX-1, and to methods for producing a Brassica napus L. var. pabularia (DC.) plant by crossing the Brassica napus L. var. pabularia (DC.) KX-1 with itself or another Brassica napus L. var. pabularia (DC.) plant. The invention further relates to methods for producing other Brassica napus L. var. pabularia (DC.) plants derived from the Brassica napus L. var. pabularia (DC.) KX-1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Shamrock Seed Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Courtney
  • Patent number: 10017796
    Abstract: The invention relates to genetically modified organisms with enhanced production of omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH LIMITED
    Inventors: Jonathan A. Napier, Olga Sayanova, Mary Hamilton, Royah Vaezi
  • Patent number: 9955644
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV309345. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV309345, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV309345 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV309345 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV309345.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventor: Nathaniel J. Page
  • Patent number: 9907241
    Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of broccoli hybrid PS05151639 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of broccoli hybrid PS05151639 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a broccoli plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another broccoli plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventor: Carl E. Mero
  • Patent number: 9907275
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X95K958 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X95K958 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X95K958 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X95K958, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X95K958. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X95K958.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Martin Arbelbide, Julia Xiuling Zhang
  • Patent number: 9909139
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dsRNA construct used to silencing specific eukaryotic translation initiation factor in plants to produce a plant resistant to viruses such as Potyviruses, Luteoviruses, and Furoviruses. More specifically, the plant would be resistant to viruses such as Wheat streak mosaic virus, Triticum mosaic virus, Soil bourne mosaic virus, or Barley yellow dwarf virus. Also disclosed are non-transgenic wheat plants having the genes for eIF(iso)4E-2 or eIF4G silenced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignees: The United States of America, as represented by The Secretary of Agriculture, Kansas State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: John Fellers, Harold N. Trick, Luisa Cruz, Jessica Rupp
  • Patent number: 9888639
    Abstract: The present invention is in the field of soybean variety CC1313450 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety CC1313450 and its seed, cells, germplasm, plant parts, and progeny, and methods of using CC1313450 in a breeding program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Clay Brady Cole, David Pazdernik
  • Patent number: 9888650
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated S140173 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S140173, to the plants of soybean cultivar S140173, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S140173, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S140173. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S140173. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S140173, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar S140173 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: M.S. Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Justin T. Mason
  • Patent number: 9888659
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 61040705 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 61040705, to the plants of soybean cultivar 61040705, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 61040705, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 61040705. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 61040705. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 61040705, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 61040705 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignees: Monsanto Technology LLC, Stine Seed Farm, Inc.
    Inventor: William H. Eby
  • Patent number: 9888656
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X00K393 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X00K393 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X00K393 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X00K393, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X00K393. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X00K393.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Heather Dawn Ripley, Stephen Joseph Szalma
  • Patent number: 9888638
    Abstract: The present invention is in the field of soybean variety CE1313647 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety CE1313647 and its seed, cells, germplasm, plant parts, and progeny, and methods of using CE1313647 in a breeding program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Jose Aponte-Rivera, Kevin Threlkeld
  • Patent number: 9879276
    Abstract: The present invention provides a drought tolerance associated protein, DT1, a nucleic acid molecule encoding the DT1 protein and application thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: China Agricultural University
    Inventors: Chuanqing Sun, Xia Zhang, Fengxia Liu, Na Wang, Zhen Su, Lubin Tan, Zuofeng Zhu, Yongcai Fu, Daoxin Xie
  • Patent number: 9877457
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X08K212 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X08K212 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08K212 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X08K212, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08K212. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08K212.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: David B Fischer, Russell Fox, Elliot Lee Heffner, Gary Edward Henke, Sara Johanna Elisabeth Larsson, Sara Jane Lira, Polly Suzanne Longenberger, Luis A Verde Chifflet
  • Patent number: 9873886
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Brassica juncea ROD1 nucleic acid sequences and proteins and the use thereof to create plants with increased levels of C18:1 and reduced levels of saturated fatty acids in the seeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Bayer CropScience NV
    Inventors: Peter Denolf, Michel Van Thournout, Stephane Bourot
  • Patent number: 9867357
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 56171900 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 56171900, to the plants of soybean cultivar 56171900, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 56171900, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 56171900. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 56171900. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 56171900, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 56171900 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: M.S. Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Justin T. Mason
  • Patent number: 9867360
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X95K895 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X95K895 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X95K895 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X95K895, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X95K895. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X95K895.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Charles Barker, Candida Braga Cabral, Stephen Joseph Szalma, Gerhard P Weber
  • Patent number: 9854763
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new and distinctive canola, designated CL1992625A/B. Also included are seeds of canola CL1992625A/B, to the plants, or plant parts, of canola CL1992625A/B and to methods for producing a canola plant produced by crossing the canola CL1992625A/B with itself or another canola genotype, and the creation of variants by mutagenesis or transformation of canola CL1992625A/B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Agrigenetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Van L. Ripley, Jianwei Zhao
  • Patent number: 9850513
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a recombinant protein in cells with a cell wall, comprising the step of increasing the secretion of the recombinant protein through the cell wall by expression of the protein in the cells in a culture medium containing a combination of a surface-active polymer and monovalent metal ions and with an osmolarity at least 0.32 osmol/L, said invention further relating to culture media and nutrient mixtures for the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: GREENOVATION BIOTECH GMBH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Jost, Mathias Knappenberger, Doreen Claussnitzer, Andreas Schaaf
  • Patent number: 9844195
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new and distinctive canola, designated CL2537387H. Also included are seeds of canola CL2537387H, to the plants, or plant parts, of canola CL2537387H and to methods for producing a canola plant produced by crossing the canola CL2537387H with itself or another canola genotype, and the creation of variants by mutagenesis or transformation of canola CL2537387H.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Agrigenetics, Inc.
    Inventor: Van L. Ripley
  • Patent number: 9839188
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 52001307 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 52001307, to the plants of soybean cultivar 52001307, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 52001307, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 52001307. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 52001307. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 52001307, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 52001307 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignees: Monsanto Technology LLC, Stine Seed Farm, Inc.
    Inventor: William H. Eby