Patents by Inventor Jeroen S. de Vries

Jeroen S. de Vries 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).

  • Multiple-virus-resistant melon
    Patent number: 11019777
    Abstract: The invention relates to a melon plant, and parts thereof including seeds and fruit, that is resistant to Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus (ZYMV) and Watermelon Mosaic Virus (WMV). The melon plant may further comprise resistance to Cucumber Mosaic Virus (CMV) and/or further display a Brix measurement of ?9.5° Bx, orange flesh color, and/or a fruit width to length ratio of ?0.5. Methods for producing such a plant are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventors: Eleni Bachlava, Francois P. M. Bertrand, Jeroen S. de Vries, Tarek Joobeur, Joseph J. King, Petrus J. Kraakman
  • CUCUMBER PLANTS WITH IMPROVED PEST RESISTANCE
    Publication number: 20210147950
    Abstract: Cucumber plants exhibiting resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. radicis cucumerinum (FORC) are provided, together with methods of producing, identifying, or selecting plants or germplasm with a FORC resistance phenotype. Such plants include cucumber plants comprising introgressed genomic regions conferring disease resistance. Compositions, including novel polymorphic markers for detecting plants comprising introgressed disease resistance alleles, are further provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Melissa C. Cantet, Eva King-Fan Chan, Maarten J. K. De Milliano, Jeroen S. de Vries, Fengxing Du, Uri Krieger, Robyn L. Morgan, Antoon Stekelenburg, Emilia M. Tomas, Wenwen Xiang
  • MULTIPLE-VIRUS-RESISTANT MELON
    Publication number: 20200060112
    Abstract: The invention relates to a melon plant, and parts thereof including seeds and fruit, that is resistant to Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus (ZYMV) and Watermelon Mosaic Virus (WMV). The melon plant may further comprise resistance to Cucumber Mosaic Virus (CMV) and/or further display a Brix measurement of ?9.5° Bx, orange flesh color, and/or a fruit width to length ratio of ?0.5. Methods for producing such a plant are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Eleni Bachlava, Francois P.M. Bertrand, Jeroen S. de Vries, Tarek Joobeur, Joseph J. King, Petrus J. Kraakman
  • Multiple-virus-resistant melon
    Patent number: 9913439
    Abstract: The invention relates to a melon plant, and parts thereof including seeds and fruit, that is resistant to Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus (ZYMV) and Watermelon Mosaic Virus (WMV). The melon plant may further comprise resistance to Cucumber Mosaic Virus (CMV) and/or further display a Brix measurement of ?9.5° Bx, orange flesh color, and/or a fruit width to length ratio of ?0.5. Methods for producing such a plant are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventors: Eleni Bachlava, Francois P. M. Bertrand, Jeroen S. de Vries, Tarek Joobeur, Joseph J. King, Petrus J Kraakman
  • MULTIPLE-VIRUS-RESISTANT MELON
    Publication number: 20140059712
    Abstract: The invention relates to a melon plant, and parts thereof including seeds and fruit, that is resistant to Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus (ZYMV) and Watermelon Mosaic Virus (WMV). The melon plant may further comprise resistance to Cucumber Mosaic Virus (CMV) and/or further display a Brix measurement of ?9.5° Bx, orange flesh color, and/or a fruit width to length ratio of ?0.5. Methods for producing such a plant are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: SEMINIS VEGETABLE SEEDS, INC.
    Inventors: Eleni Bachlava, Francois P. M. Bertrand, Jeroen S. de Vries, Tarek Joobeur, Joseph J. King, Petrus J. Kraakman