Patents by Inventor Robert John Pearson

Robert John Pearson 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).

  • Soybean variety 5PLAY23
    Patent number: 10034446
    Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated 5PLAY23 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PLAY23, cells from soybean variety 5PLAY23, plants of soybean 5PLAY23, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PLAY23. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PLAY23 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PLAY23, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PLAY23, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PLAY23. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PLAY23 are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Jessie Lynn Alt, Andrea Beth Kalvig, Robert John Pearson, Jordan Dustin Spear
  • Soybean variety XBP18011R
    Patent number: 9737013
    Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated XBP18011R is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XBP18011R, cells from soybean variety XBP18011R, plants of soybean XBP18011R, and plant parts of soybean variety XBP18011R. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XBP18011R with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XBP18011R, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XBP18011R, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XBP18011R. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XBP18011R are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Robert John Pearson, Michael Thomas Roach, Jordan Dustin Spear
  • Soybean variety XBP22008R
    Patent number: 9737014
    Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated XBP22008R is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XBP22008R, cells from soybean variety XBP22008R, plants of soybean XBP22008R, and plant parts of soybean variety XBP22008R. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XBP22008R with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XBP22008R, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XBP22008R, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XBP22008R. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XBP22008R are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Randy Leroy Kallem, Robert John Pearson, Jordan Dustin Spear
  • Soybean variety XBP12004R
    Patent number: 9585353
    Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated XBP12004R is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XBP12004R, cells from soybean variety XBP12004R, plants of soybean XBP12004R, and plant parts of soybean variety XBP12004R. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XBP12004R with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XBP12004R, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XBP12004R, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XBP12004R. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XBP12004R are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Allen Carden, Robert John Pearson, Jordan Dustin Spear
  • Method and apparatus for reduction of combustor dynamic pressure during operation of gas turbine engines
    Patent number: 6973791
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for operating a gas turbine engine without sustained detrimental levels of dynamic pressure are provided. The engine includes a combustor. The method includes determining the combustor acoustic level amplitude, comparing the acoustic level to a predetermined upper acoustic limit, and adjusting a fuel flow distribution to the combustor using a closed loop controller to facilitate reducing the acoustic level to a predetermined lower acoustic limit that is less than the upper acoustic limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Steven Keith Handelsman, Michael Richard Durling, James David Rackmales, Mark Stephen Lipton, William Lee Barrow, Robert John Pearson, Ravi Rajamani