Patents by Inventor CARL E. MERO

CARL E. MERO has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20220330509
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides Brassica oleracea plants exhibiting broad spectrum resistance to Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris. Such plants may comprise novel introgressed genomic regions associated with disease resistance from Brassica oleracea var. capitata. In certain aspects, compositions, including novel polymorphic markers and methods for producing, breeding, identifying, and selecting plants or germplasm with a disease resistance phenotype are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Franciscus van den Bosch, Gerard N. Koorevaar, Carl E. Mero
  • Patent number: 11317576
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides Brassica oleracea plants exhibiting broad spectrum resistance to Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris. Such plants may comprise novel introgressed genomic regions associated with disease resistance from Brassica oleracea var. capitata. In certain aspects, compositions, including novel polymorphic markers and methods for producing, breeding, identifying, and selecting plants or germplasm with a disease resistance phenotype are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventors: Franciscus van den Bosch, Gerard N. Koorevaar, Carl E. Mero
  • Publication number: 20180092318
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides Brassica oleracea plants exhibiting broad spectrum resistance to Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris. Such plants may comprise novel introgressed genomic regions associated with disease resistance from Brassica oleracea var. capitata. In certain aspects, compositions, including novel polymorphic markers and methods for producing, breeding, identifying, and selecting plants or germplasm with a disease resistance phenotype are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Franciscus van den Bosch, Gerard N. Koorevaar, Carl E. Mero
  • 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: 8933303
    Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of broccoli hybrid PX 05181827 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of broccoli hybrid PX 05181827 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: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventor: Carl E. Mero
  • Patent number: 8835721
    Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of broccoli hybrid PX 05181808 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of broccoli hybrid PX 05181808 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: May 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventor: Carl E. Mero
  • Publication number: 20140189901
    Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of broccoli hybrid PX 05181827 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of broccoli hybrid PX 05181827 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: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: SEMINIS VEGETABLE SEEDS, INC.
    Inventor: Carl E. Mero
  • Patent number: 8759621
    Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of broccoli hybrid RS05151611 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of broccoli hybrid RS05151611 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: March 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventor: Carl E. Mero
  • Publication number: 20140059711
    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: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: SEMINIS VEGETABLE SEEDS, INC.
    Inventor: Carl E. Mero
  • Patent number: 8492616
    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: August 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventor: Carl E. Mero
  • Publication number: 20130067610
    Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of broccoli hybrid RS05151611 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of broccoli hybrid RS05151611 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: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventor: Carl E. Mero
  • Publication number: 20120324596
    Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of broccoli hybrid PX 05181808 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of broccoli hybrid PX 05181808 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: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventor: Carl E. Mero
  • Publication number: 20110055945
    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: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventor: CARL E. MERO