Patents by Inventor JEFFREY DALE WILLE

JEFFREY DALE WILLE 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAIZE EMBRYO PLATING AND REPLATING
    Publication number: 20240109204
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for singulating, orienting, and delivering oriented objects (e.g., embryos) to a desired location (e.g., a plate containing a selected medium).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicants: CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE LLC, PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: ROSS MEGARGEL, CHRISTOPHER REPPE, JACOB PATRICK SUTHER, JEFFREY DALE WILLE
  • Systems and methods for maize embryo plating and replating
    Patent number: 11890750
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for singulating, orienting, and delivering oriented objects (e.g., embryos) to a desired location (e.g., a plate containing a selected medium).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Inventors: Ross Megargel, Christopher Reppe, Jacob Patrick Suther, Jeffrey Dale Wille
  • Non-destructive stalk and root contact sensor with variable rate tensioner
    Patent number: 10859479
    Abstract: An apparatus and methods for non-destructively analyzing the strength of plant roots and stalks, and uses of this information in plant breeding, crop production, and detection of plant pathology. The apparatus and methods involve the use of a variable rate tensioner that may be automatically or remotely adjusted based on crop conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Inventors: Philip F. Brune, Jeffrey Dale Wille
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAIZE EMBRYO PLATING AND REPLATING
    Publication number: 20190118392
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for singulating, orienting, and delivering oriented objects (e.g., embryos) to a desired location (e.g., a plate containing a selected medium).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicants: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC., E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: ROSS MEGARGEL, CHRISTOPHER REPPE, JACOB PATRICK SUTHER, JEFFREY DALE WILLE
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR EXTRACTING DICOT EMBRYOS
    Publication number: 20170013795
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided which permit extraction of a dicot embryo of a dicot seed without damage to the dicot embryo. Methods disclosed herein provide embryos for uses in plant breeding and research procedures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: CLIFFORD P. HUNTER, JEFFREY DALE WILLE
  • Methods of extracting monocot embryos
    Patent number: 9320210
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided which permit extraction of a monocot embryo (e.g., a corn embryo) of a monocot seed (e.g., a corn kernel) without damage to the monocot embryo. Methods disclosed herein provide embryos for uses in plant breeding and research procedures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignees: PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATONAL INC, E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Jeffrey Dale Wille, Donald H. Brunk, Mark William Deaver, Christopher Allen Janssen, Joshua Luke Mongan, Patrick Ryan Mullins, Larry Charles Mosher, Jacob Patrick Suther
  • Systems for extracting monocot embryos
    Patent number: 9307708
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided which permit extraction of a monocot embryo (e.g., a corn embryo) of a monocot seed (e.g., a corn kernel) without damage to the monocot embryo. Methods disclosed herein provide embryos for uses in plant breeding and research procedures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignees: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL INC, E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Jeffrey Dale Wille, Donald H. Brunk, Mark William Deaver, Christopher Allen Janssen, Joshua Luke Mongan, Patrick Ryan Mullins, Larry Charles Mosher, Jacob Patrick Suther
  • METHODS OF EXTRACTING MONOCOT EMBRYOS
    Publication number: 20150250128
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided which permit extraction of a monocot embryo (e.g., a corn embryo) of a monocot seed (e.g., a corn kernel) without damage to the monocot embryo. Methods disclosed herein provide embryos for uses in plant breeding and research procedures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: JEFFREY DALE WILLE, DONALD H. BRUNK, MARK WILLIAM DEAVER, CHRISTOPHER ALLEN JANSSEN, JOSHUA LUKE MONGAN, PATRICK RYAN MULLINS, LARRY CHARLES MOSHER, JACOB PATRICK SUTHER
  • SYSTEMS FOR EXTRACTING MONOCOT EMBRYOS
    Publication number: 20150252316
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided which permit extraction of a monocot embryo (e.g., a corn embryo) of a monocot seed (e.g., a corn kernel) without damage to the monocot embryo. Methods disclosed herein provide embryos for uses in plant breeding and research procedures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: JEFFREY DALE WILLE, DONALD H. BRUNK, MARK WILLIAM DEAVER, CHRISTOPHER ALLEN JANSSEN, JOSHUA LUKE MONGAN, PATRICK RYAN MULLINS, LARRY CHARLES MOSHER, JACOB PATRICK SUTHER