Patents by Inventor Victoria Ashley Valdez

Victoria Ashley Valdez 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: 20170166919
    Abstract: The present invention provides for compositions and methods for producing crop plants that are resistant to herbicides. In particular, the present invention provides for wheat plants, plant tissues and plant seeds that contain altered acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase) genes and proteins that are resistant to inhibition by herbicides that normally inhibit the activity of the ACCase protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: MIchael Hal Ostlie, Scott Haley, Philip Westra, Victoria Ashley Valdez
  • Patent number: 9578880
    Abstract: The present invention provides for compositions and methods for producing crop plants that are resistant to herbicides. In particular, the present invention provides for wheat plants, plant tissues and plant seeds that contain altered acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase) genes and proteins that are resistant to inhibition by herbicides that normally inhibit the activity of the ACCase protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Colorado Wheat Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Hal Ostlie, Scott Haley, Philip Westra, Victoria Ashley Valdez
  • Publication number: 20140250543
    Abstract: The present invention provides for compositions and methods for producing crop plants that are resistant to herbicides. In particular, the present invention provides for wheat plants, plant tissues and plant seeds that contain altered acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase) genes and proteins that are resistant to inhibition by herbicides that normally inhibit the activity of the ACCase protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: Colorado Wheat Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Hal Ostlie, Scott Haley, Philip Westra, Victoria Ashley Valdez