Patents Examined by Shubo (Joe) Zhou
  • Plants and seeds of corn variety CV142634
    Patent number: 8669443
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV142634. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV142634, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV142634 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 CV142634 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 CV142634.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Slobodan Trifunovic, Nicholas P. Ochs
  • Plants and seeds of corn variety CV156142
    Patent number: 8669444
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV156142. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV156142, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV156142 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 CV156142 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 CV156142.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventor: Yongliang Zhao
  • Plants and seeds of corn variety CV375889
    Patent number: 8669445
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV375889. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV375889, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV375889 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 CV375889 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 CV375889.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventor: Belgin Cukadar
  • Hybrid artichoke variety NUN 4060 AR
    Patent number: 8669420
    Abstract: The present invention provides a new and distinct hybrid variety of globe artichoke NUN 4060 AR. The new variety is to of the Camus type having large flat, pale green heads, and is relatively early maturing and produces heads suitable for both the fresh market and/or the processing industry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Nunhems B.V.
    Inventor: Ignacio Susin Arrieta
  • Plants and seeds of corn variety CV129342
    Patent number: 8669442
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV129342. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV129342, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV129342 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 CV129342 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 CV129342.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventor: Fufa H. Birru
  • Plants and seeds of corn variety CV397654
    Patent number: 8664491
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV397654. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV397654, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV397654 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 CV397654 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 CV397654.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventor: Belgin Cukadar
  • Plants and seeds of corn variety CV425548
    Patent number: 8664493
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV425548. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV425548, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV425548 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 CV425548 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 CV425548.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventor: Jon Popi
  • Plants and seeds of corn variety CV197629
    Patent number: 8664492
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV197629. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV197629, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV197629 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 CV197629 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 CV197629.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: James R. Larkins, Gregory J. Holland
  • Plants and seeds of corn variety CV494787
    Patent number: 8664494
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV494787. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV494787, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV494787 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 CV494787 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 CV494787.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Michael S. Olsen, Scott A. Bergemann
  • Plants and seeds of corn variety CV451078
    Patent number: 8658874
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV451078. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV451078, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV451078 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 CV451078 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 CV451078.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventor: Marvin L. Boerboom
  • Plants and seeds of corn variety CV678689
    Patent number: 8658872
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV678689. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV678689, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV678689 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 CV678689 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 CV678689.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventor: Kendell B Hellewell
  • Plants and seeds of corn variety CV935324
    Patent number: 8658873
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV935324. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV935324, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV935324 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 CV935324 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 CV935324.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventor: Marvin L. Boerboom
  • Plants and seeds of corn variety CV683228
    Patent number: 8658871
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV683228. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV683228, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV683228 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 CV683228 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 CV683228.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Cook, Laron L. Peters
  • Regulatory regions preferentially expressing in non-pollen plant tissue
    Patent number: 8648230
    Abstract: Regulatory regions are shown which regulate expression of an operably linked heterologous nucleic acid molecule in plants. Promoters are described which express at lower levels in pollen cells that in other plant cells. Methods of using such promoter to regulate expression of an operably linked nucleic acid molecule are described. A polyadenylation nucleotide sequence from soybean is further shown.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: MS Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Bruce Held, Vaithilingam Sekar, Janell C. Eby, Carol J. Lewnau, Penny Perkins
  • Hybrid artichoke variety NUN 4021 AR
    Patent number: 8648233
    Abstract: The invention provides a new and distinct hybrid variety of globe artichoke, NUN 4021 AR or Opera F1, which is characterized by producing high quality, purple heads for the fresh market and/or the processing industry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Nunhems B.V.
    Inventor: Ignacio Susín Arrieta
  • Plant seed active transcriptional control sequences
    Patent number: 8648229
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to transcriptional control sequences for effecting expression of a nucleotide sequence of interest in a plant. More particularly, the present invention relates to transcriptional control sequences that direct specific or preferential expression of an operably connected nucleotide sequence of interest in a plant seed or one or more particular cell or tissue types therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics PTY Ltd
    Inventors: Sergiy Lopato, Nataliya Kovalchuk, Ainur Ismagul, Jessica Anne Smith
  • Plants and seeds of corn variety CV568858
    Patent number: 8642854
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV568858. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV568858, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV568858 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 CV568858 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 CV568858.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: James R. Larkins, Gregory J. Holland
  • Variety corn line NPAA3320
    Patent number: 8642855
    Abstract: The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated NPAA3320, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line NPAA3320 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line NPAA3320, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line NPAA3320, and plants produced according to these methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventor: William H. Goodwin
  • Variety corn line NPID3719
    Patent number: 8642857
    Abstract: The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated NPID3719, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line NPID3719 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line NPID3719, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line NPID3719, and plants produced according to these methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventor: Scott Kelly
  • Variety corn line NPFX6645
    Patent number: 8642856
    Abstract: The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated NPFX6645, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line NPFX6645 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line NPFX6645, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line NPFX6645, and plants produced according to these methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventor: Thomas Joseph Prest