Patents by Inventor Zoe McKiness

Zoe McKiness 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 for sequence-directed molecular breeding
    Patent number: 10544471
    Abstract: The present invention provides breeding methods and compositions to enhance the germplasm of a plant by the use of direct nucleic acid sequence information. The methods describe the identification and accumulation of preferred nucleic acid sequences in the germplasm of a breeding population of plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Stanton B. Dotson, Fenggao Dong, Frederic Achard, Sam Eathington, Nengbing Tao, Zoe McKiness
  • Methods for sequence-directed molecular breeding
    Patent number: 10544448
    Abstract: The present invention provides breeding methods and compositions to enhance the germplasm of a plant by the use of direct nucleic acid sequence information. The methods describe the identification and accumulation of preferred nucleic acid sequences in the germplasm of a breeding population of plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Stanton B Dotson, Fenggao Dong, Frederic Achard, Sam Eathington, Nengbing Tao, Zoe McKiness
  • Methods for Sequence-Directed Molecular Breeding
    Publication number: 20180004894
    Abstract: The present invention provides breeding methods and compositions to enhance the germplasm of a plant by the use of direct nucleic acid sequence information. The methods describe the identification and accumulation of preferred nucleic acid sequences in the germplasm of a breeding population of plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Stanton B. DOTSON, Fenggao DONG, Frederic ARCHARD, Sam EATHINGTON, Nengbing TAO, Zoe McKINESS f/n/a McCUDDIN
  • METHODS FOR SEQUENCE-DIRECTED MOLECULAR BREEDING
    Publication number: 20160098515
    Abstract: The present invention provides breeding methods and compositions to enhance the germplasm of a plant by the use of direct nucleic acid sequence information. The methods describe the identification and accumulation of preferred nucleic acid sequences in the germplasm of a breeding population of plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: STANTON B. DOTSON, FENGGAO DONG, FREDERIC ACHARD, SAM EATHINGTON, NENGBING TAO, ZOE MCKINESS f/n/a MCCUDDIN