Patents by Inventor Malcolm Obourn

Malcolm Obourn 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).

  • METHODS OF IMPROVING THE YIELD OF 2,4-D RESISTANT CROP PLANTS
    Publication number: 20160295862
    Abstract: This invention is related to methods for improving plant height and/or yield of crop plants that are resistant to herbicide 2,4-D by treating the plants with 2,4-D at application rates which are not harmful to the plants. In particular, provided is a method using 2,4-D application to increase yield of crop plants that express an AAD-12 gene for 2,4-D resistance. Soybeans are a preferred crop for use according to the subject invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas HOFFMAN, Yunxing CUI, Malcolm OBOURN, Dawn PARKHURST, Barry WIGGINS, Michael VERCAUTEREN, Terrence Anthony WALSH
  • METHODS OF IMPROVING THE YIELD OF 2,4-D RESISTANT CROP PLANTS
    Publication number: 20130260995
    Abstract: This invention is related to methods for improving plant height and/or yield of crop plants that are resistant to herbicide 2,4-D by treating the plants with 2,4-D at application rates which are not harmful to the plants. In particular, provided is a method using 2,4-D application to increase yield of crop plants that express an AAD-12 gene for 2,4-D resistance. Soybeans are a preferred crop for use according to the subject invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventors: Thomas Hoffman, Yunxing Cory Cui, Malcolm Obourn, Dawn Marle Parkhurst, Barry Wiggins, Michael Vercauteren, Terence Anthony Walsh