Patents Issued in July 7, 2015
  • Apple tree named ‘Ladina’
    Patent number: PP25671
    Abstract: ‘Ladina’ is a new apple tree produced by a controlled cross of ‘Topaz’ and ‘Fuji’ and selected for its resistance to scab and low susceptibility to powdery mildew and fire blight. ‘Ladina’ apples are obloid in shape, with an attractive solid flush coloration and sweet juicy flesh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Agroscope Changins-Wädenswil
    Inventor: Markus Kellerhals
  • plant named ‘SMTOTM’
    Patent number: PP25672
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Thuja plant named ‘SMTOTM’, characterized by its upright plant habit; narrow columnar plant form; vigorous growth habit; moderate growth rate; dense and bushy form; bright green-colored leaves; bright green coloration maintained during the winter; and good winter hardiness and wind resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Spring Meadow Nursery Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy D. Wood
  • plant named ‘KPS38’
    Patent number: PP25673
    Abstract: ‘KPS38’ is a distinctive variety of Callistemon viminalis which is characterized by the combination of a compact growth habit and prominent red color of the emerging and immature foliage as well as the stability and uniformity of traits through successive cycles of asexual propagation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Inventor: Todd Anthony Layt
  • hybrid plant named ‘WES03’
    Patent number: PP25674
    Abstract: ‘WES03’ is a distinctive variety of Westringia hybrid which is characterized by an erect to semi erect shrub habit and vivid, deeply colored violet flowers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Inventor: Graham Brown
  • plant named ‘WES04’
    Patent number: PP25675
    Abstract: ‘WES04’ is a distinctive variety of Westringia fruticosa which is characterized by a combination of a rotund growth habit, compact size, gray foliage and white flowers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Inventor: Graham Brown
  • ‘KM02’
    Patent number: PP25676
    Abstract: A new and distinct Potentilla fruticosa cultivar named ‘KM01’ is disclosed, characterized by early flowering and unique flower coloration. The new cultivar is a Potentilla fruticosa suitable as an ornamental garden or container plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Inventor: Kieran Skelley
  • plant named ‘BC7.12’
    Patent number: PP25677
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) named ‘BC7.12’ originated as a controlled cross between varieties. The cultivar ‘BC7.12’ can be blue or red depending on the acidity of the soil and the presence of aluminum. The variety ‘BC7.12’ has compact, attractive inflorescences with relatively large sepalous florets, attractive sepal pigmentation which resists fading, long lasting blooms which set flowers evenly, stems that branch easily and are strong, and good commercial characteristics. When grown without aluminum, the upper sides of the sepals of the sepalous florets are primarily R.H.S. 67 A (red-purple group) and the under sides of the sepals are R.H.S 68 A (red-purple group).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Bay City Flower Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Harrison M. Higaki
  • plant named ‘Lanred’
    Patent number: PP25678
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Hibiscus named ‘Lanred’, that is characterized by its large flowers that are round in shape and bright red with a dark red eye zone, its short leaf internode lengths, its very dark green foliage, its good self-branching, its vigorous growth habit, and its early blooming habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Inventor: Robert Lannes
  • plant named ‘Jessica’
    Patent number: PP25679
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Alstroemeria plant named ‘Jessica’, characterized by its compact and uniformly mounding plant habit; sturdy and strong plants; vigorous growth habit; large dark orange red and yellow-colored flowers; and good garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Wülfinghoff Alstroemeria B.V.
    Inventor: Francis Cornelius Goemans
  • orchid plant named ‘PHALDUXI’
    Patent number: PP25680
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Phalaenopsis plant named ‘PHALDUXI’, particularly characterized by white flowers with yellow-white lip with purple stripes, 2 to 3 peduncles, a short and sturdy inflorescence, a narrow obovate leaf shape, and propagated by tissue culture is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: ANTHURA B.V.
    Inventor: Nicolaas Arnoldus Maria Van Rosmalen
  • orchid plant named ‘New Day’
    Patent number: PP25681
    Abstract: A new and distinct Phalaenopsis plant named ‘New Day’ particularly characterized by flowers which are white with a light purple haze and flared purple marks on the edges; the labellum is white with some yellow and purple; plants which may be propagated economically and uniformly using tissue culture; plants which produce more than one inflorescence; long and sturdy inflorescences; and relatively short, dark-green foliage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Floricultura
    Inventor: René Schoone
  • orchid plant named ‘PHALDOMEO’
    Patent number: PP25682
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Phalaenopsis plant named ‘PHALDOMEO’, particularly characterized by purple flowers with white edge and dark purple lip, 2 peduncles, a short and sturdy inflorescence, a narrow oblong/obovate leaf shape and green foliage, and propagated by tissue culture is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: ANTHURA B.V.
    Inventor: Nicolaas Arnoldus Maria Van Rosmalen
  • plant named ‘NE-KYB-05-001’
    Patent number: PP25683
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Kentucky Bluegrass named ‘NE-KYB-05-001’ (trade name Bella), is characterized by its vegetative only propagation, improved shade and drought tolerance, dwarf-like and dense growth habit, dark green foliage and shorter leaves compared to other Kentucky bluegrass varieties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Inventors: Robert C. Shearman, Terrance P. Riordan, Leonard A. Wit, Jr.
  • plant named ‘WOW2011-1’
    Patent number: PP25684
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Delosperma plant, ‘WOW2011-1’, characterized by its compact and horizontal plant habit, its very floriferous and long blooming flowering habit, and its large flowers with yellow petals and yellow-green petaloids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Inventor: Koichiro Nishikawa
  • plant named ‘EPBRD01’
    Patent number: PP25685
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Helleborus plant named ‘EPBRD01’, characterized by its upright and mounding plant habit; uniform and freely flowering habit; greenish white-colored flowers held above the foliar plane on relatively long peduncles; and good garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Inventors: Rodney Davey, Lynda Windsor
  • plant named ‘Honey Rose’
    Patent number: PP25686
    Abstract: A new and distinct ×Heucherella plant substantially as shown and described, characterized by palmatifid leaves with prominent sinuses, spring leaves of orange amber with a strong white veil, summer leaves rose amber with a strong white veil, small white flowers on short maroon flower stalks, a medium plant size with multiple crowns, and excellent vigor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.
    Inventor: Janet N. Egger
  • plant named ‘Black Truffle’
    Patent number: PP25687
    Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Lobelia, ‘Black Truffle’, that is characterized by its deep purple-black foliage, its deep red flowers, and its dependable perennial plant habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Plants Nouveau, LLC
    Inventor: Peter Heus
  • Method to acquire simultaneously seismic data with source arrays designed for specific targets
    Patent number: RE45599
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for acquiring seismic data. In one embodiment, the method includes: moving a first air gun array in the water at a first depth and a second air gun array in the water at a second depth greater than the first depth, in which the total volume of the first air gun array is less than the total volume of the second air gun array, in which the first air gun array is separated from the second air gun array by a distance substantially equal to a shot point interval, firing seismic energy through the first and second air gun arrays through the water into the earth, and recording seismic signals reflected from strata in the earth beneath the water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: WESTERNGECO L.L.C.
    Inventor: Nicolae Moldoveanu
  • Techniques for collaborative power management for heterogeneous networks
    Patent number: RE45600
    Abstract: Techniques for collaborative power management for heterogeneous networks are described. An apparatus may include a first node having a managed power system and a power management module to manage power states for the managed power system. The power management module may be operative to communicate power state information with a second node over a communications connection, and manage the power states for the managed power system based on power state information for the second node. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shian Tsai, Jr., Tsung-Yuan Tai
  • Fingerprint sensing circuit having programmable sensing patterns
    Patent number: RE45601
    Abstract: A fingerprint sensor with programmable sensing patterns is disclosed in one embodiment of the invention as including a fingerprint sensing circuit having multiple I/O interconnects. The I/O interconnects are configured to sequentially drive a plurality of fingerprint sensing elements. A memory device may be operably coupled to the fingerprint sensing circuit. A programmable data structure, such as a table, file, character string, numeric value, array, or the like may be stored in the memory device to designate a pattern for driving the fingerprint sensing elements. The fingerprint sensing circuit is configured to drive the fingerprint sensing elements according to the designated pattern. In selected embodiments, the fingerprint sensing elements may include transmitting elements, receiving elements, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Inventors: Gregory Lewis Dean, Richard Alexander Erhart, Jaswinder Jandu, Erik Jonathon Thompson
  • Method and arrangement for registering and evaluating energy consumption
    Patent number: RE45602
    Abstract: Registering energy consumption in part of a building, an item of state information of at least one energy load being acquired, the state information being transmitted to a control center, and the state information, a state duration and a specific statement of the consumption of the energy load being used to determine and evaluate the energy consumption in the control center. It is possible to dispense with separate energy consumption measuring units as a result of the energy consumption being registered by multiplying the switched-on duration by a specific statement of the energy consumption (that is to say power) of the energy load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Lutz Bardehle, Dieter Klaus, Thorsten Laux
  • Detecting the completion of programming for non-volatile storage
    Patent number: RE45603
    Abstract: A set of non-volatile storage elements are subjected to a programming process in order to store data. During the programming process, one or more verification operations are performed to determine whether the non-volatile storage elements have reached their target condition to store the appropriate data. Programming can be stopped when all non-volatile storage elements have reached their target level or when the number of non-volatile storage elements that have not reached their target level is less than a number or memory cells that can be corrected using an error correction process during a read operation (or other operation). The number of non-volatile storage elements that have not reached their target level can be estimated by counting the number of non-volatile storage elements that have not reached a condition that is different (e.g., lower) than the target level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventor: Gerrit Jan Hemink
  • DLL circuit adapted to semiconductor device
    Patent number: RE45604
    Abstract: A DLL circuit is designed to adjust the delay time and the duty applied to an input clock signal, thus producing a DLL clock signal. In a non-clocking state of the DLL clock signal in which pulses disappear temporarily, the DLL circuit stops updating the delay time and the duty of the DLL clock signal. That is, the DLL circuit is capable of preventing a phase difference between the input clock signal and the DLL clock signal from being erroneously detected in the non-clocking state of the DLL clock signal, thus preventing the delay time and the duty from being updated based on the erroneously detected phase difference. Thus, it is possible to reduce the number of cycles adapted to the delay-locked control and to thereby stabilize the operation of the DLL circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: PS4 LUXCO S.A.R.L.
    Inventors: Koji Kuroki, Ryuuji Takishita
  • Call and data correspondence in a call-in center employing virtual restructuring for computer telephony integrated functionality
    Patent number: RE45606
    Abstract: A call center having agent stations comprising telephones connected to computer stations by a Telephone Application Programming Interface (TAPI)-compliant bridge has data pertaining to callers stored in a database on a local area network (LAN) to which the computer stations are also connected. Origination data for incoming calls, both conventional calls to the telephones and computer-simulated calls to the computer platforms, is used as a key to extract data pertaining to calls from the database for display on video display units (VDUs) of the computer workstations where the calls are terminated. In some cases, data is only extracted and displayed for calls from previously listed origination points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: GENESYS TELECOMMUNICATIONS LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventors: Igor Neyman, Myhailo Barskyy, Alec Miloslavsky, Oleg Bondarenko, Valeriy Issayev, Andrei Petrov, Pavel Karpenko
  • Land-clearing cultivator for brush and thickets
    Patent number: 9072212
    Abstract: A cultivator for efficient clearing of overgrown land to prepare for planting, especially suited to operating in remote, or hard-to-maneuver-in areas, including towing by a light vehicle, comprises a frame interconnecting to hold a drum with protruding gusseted rods at right angles to the forward movement of the frame. A pair of wheels is mounted to the frame such that when the frame is flipped over, the wheels keep drum and rods from contacting ground and vegetation. A height-adjustable, removable grader bar is connected between the wheels. A trailer hitch is connected to the frame by a removable pin, reversible for towing the cultivator with the drum and rods engaging the ground for land clearing and preparation for planting, or alternatively with wheels engaging the ground for leveling ground with the grader bar or transportation. The drum's weight can vary by filling with solids or fluids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Inventor: David Clifton Townsend
  • Implement frame tube joint with weldable connector
    Patent number: 9072213
    Abstract: A tube over tube joint for an implement frame includes a self-fixturing weldable connector positioned between upper and lower tubes. Standard fillet welds connect the tubes to the connector. A unitary casting can be used made from material selected to optimize load transfer between the top and bottom tubes to improve the fatigue life of the joint. The casting is self-fixturing so the top tubes can be located by simply placing in the casting on the lower tubes. A tube end connector provides fixturing and weld surfaces for butt joints in planar frames. Outwardly extended weld edges on the connector increase resistance to parallelogramming of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Richard Joseph Connell, Shawn Jeremy Becker, Garrett Lee Goins, Jarrod Ray Ruckle, Mark Eugene Barker
  • Steerable agricultural implement with adaptable wheel spacing
    Patent number: 9072214
    Abstract: An agricultural implement is provided that includes a hitch assembly configured to couple the agricultural implement to a tow vehicle. The agricultural implement also includes a carrier frame pivotally coupled to the hitch assembly by a main pivot joint such that the main pivot joint resists substantially all lateral loads between the carrier frame and the hitch assembly. The agricultural implement further includes a pair of wheel assemblies each rotatably coupled to the carrier frame by a respective knuckle pivot joint, and an actuator assembly configured to rotate each wheel assembly about the respective knuckle pivot joint while the agricultural implement is in both a working and transport position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Connors, Brian Anderson, Marvin A. Prickel
  • Method for making a tube joint in an agricultural implement frame
    Patent number: 9072215
    Abstract: An agricultural implement frame having at least one beam welded to additional components is formed by cutting the beam into a first tube member and a second tube member having an overlaying portion formed by overlaying ends of the first and second tube members. Each overlaying end has an overlaying wall and a base wall connected by opposing interface side walls. The laser cut forms interface surfaces in the interface side walls. The cut forms a plurality of interlocking load transfer teeth in the interface surfaces. Micro tabs are left uncut in the interface side walls to keep the first and second tube members aligned. The beam is then welded to other components of the implement frame. The micro tabs are broken to separate the first and second tube members so the frame may be folded. When joined, the interface surfaces contact and the interlocking load transfer teeth mesh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: AGCO Corporation
    Inventors: Nelson J. Palen, Roger L. Meek, Dennis L. Lewallen
  • Conduit system for a pneumatic distribution system of an agricultural implement
    Patent number: 9072216
    Abstract: A pneumatic distribution system for an agricultural implement includes an inductor box having output ports and row units configured to receive an agricultural product and airflow from the output ports. A conduit system extends between the output ports of the inductor box and the row units. The conduit system is configured to direct the agricultural product and the airflow from each output port to a respective row unit. The conduit system includes a first conduit assembly extending between a first output port and a first row unit. The conduit system also includes a second conduit assembly extending between a second output port and a second row unit. A first average diameter of the first conduit assembly is smaller than a second average diameter of the second conduit assembly by at least approximately one percent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Chad M. Johnson, Marvin A. Prickel, Grant T. MacDonald
  • Vacuum planter exhaust filtration system
    Patent number: 9072217
    Abstract: A vacuum planter exhaust filtration system for preventing seed treatment particles used in seed planting from entering the atmosphere. The vacuum planter exhaust filtration system generally includes an air filter fluidly positioned between the fan and the planting units of the vacuum planter. The air filter removes the particulate material prior to being exhausted into the surrounding environment by the fan. The air filter utilizes cyclonic separation to separate the particulate material from the contaminated air from the planting units. A particle container collects the removed particulate material and allows for environmentally friendly disposal of the particulate material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Inventor: John M. Kapphahn
  • Boundary sensor assembly for a robotic lawn mower, robotic lawn mower and robotic lawn mower system
    Patent number: 9072218
    Abstract: A robotic mower sensor assembly for detecting a boundary wire signal. The sensor assembly includes a plurality of analog inductive sensors with a first inductive sensor oriented along a first axis and a second inductive sensor oriented along a second, different axis. Each inductive sensor is configured to generate a signal indicative of the distance of the robotic mower from the boundary wire. A control unit communicating with the sensor assembly is configured to operate the robotic mower in response to the signals from the sensor assembly which are indicative of the distance of the robotic mower from the boundary wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: David August Johnson, Patrick Wilson Cross, Colin Eric Das
  • Robotic mower navigation system
    Patent number: 9072219
    Abstract: A robotic mower navigation system includes a plurality of sensors on a robotic mower that detect strength and polarity of a magnetic field from an electric current through a boundary wire. An electronic control unit receives data concerning the magnetic field from the plurality of sensors as the robotic mower follows the boundary wire, tracks the data provided by the sensors, compares the data with a reference pattern that defines at least one specified feature of the boundary wire, and provides commands to the robotic mower based on the comparison. The electronic control unit may command the robotic mower to follow a second boundary wire to a remotely located charging station instead of the first boundary wire based on detected features of the boundary wire such as sharp corners or crossings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Francisco O Da Rocha, Sven Hahnenkamp, Mark Foley
  • Agricultural harvester drive line
    Patent number: 9072220
    Abstract: A power conveying system for use with a header of an agricultural harvester, the header having a first structural member and a second structural member being pivotally coupled to the first structural member about an axis. The power conveying system including a driving pulley, a driven pulley, an idler pulley, a flexible link and a cantilevered member. The driving pulley is coupled to the first structural member, and the driven pulley is coupled to the second structural member. The flexible link conveys power from the driving pulley to the driven pulley, and is in contact with the idler pulley. The cantilevered member is connected to the second structural member, and extends beyond the axis, where the cantilevered member is movably coupled to the idler pulley.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Oldemar Boeck, Antonio C. Bosquet
  • Sectional driveshaft arrangement for a corn head
    Patent number: 9072221
    Abstract: A sectional driveshaft arrangement of a corn head comprises a first row unit that is driven by a first driveshaft. The first row unit in turn drives a second driveshaft that drives a second row unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Aaron S. Ritter, Matthew R. White
  • Self-centering cover for hinged row crop harvesting head
    Patent number: 9072222
    Abstract: A self-centering cover assembly for hinged row crop harvesting head comprises a cover supported on a base member, wherein the base member is positioned by springs to self-center with respect to two hinged sections of the harvesting head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Duane M Bomleny, Michael L Vandeven, Douglas Van Meter, Nathan E Krehbiel
  • Agricultural working machine forward travel regulator
    Patent number: 9072223
    Abstract: A self-propelled working machine has working units having adjustable parameters and traveling at a ground speed, and a device for regulating the ground speed according to at least two travel strategies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim Baumgarten, Christoph Bussmann, Andreas Wilken
  • Device and method for harvesting fruit from a tree by shaking
    Patent number: 9072224
    Abstract: A tree shaker for harvesting fruits, nuts, and other tree-borne products includes a mobile vehicle and a boom attached to the vehicle and offset at an angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle. A boom pivot is provided along the length of the boom. The boom pivot is lockable such that when the boom pivot is unlocked the boom is free to pivot around the boom pivot, and when the boom pivot is locked the boom is fixed around the boom pivot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Exact Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan J Flora, Douglas W Flora, Adam Benedict, Rodney Westergaard
  • Method of harvesting and decoring produce using a mechanical harvester
    Patent number: 9072225
    Abstract: Produce with a core planted in a field can be harvested and decored using a mechanical harvester. The mechanical harvester includes a chassis, a positioning apparatus, a decoring device, and a transport assembly. The method includes moving the mechanical harvester through the row in the field; positioning the produce in the ground using the positioning apparatus; severing a substantial portion of the core of the produce while the produce is in the ground using the decoring device; lifting the produce from the ground; and transporting the produce to a processing unit or a storage unit using the transport assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc.
    Inventors: Serafin Albarran, Daniel Albarran, Jorge Alejo, Ignacio Barajas, Richard L. Bascou, Dennis Johnny Castillo, Maximino Corral, Whit Frans, Frank Edward Davis, Stephen C. Jens, Raul Machuca, Manuel Maldonado Magana, Carlos Uribe Meza, Gabriel Fuentes Villasenor, Terry Young
  • Baler attachment for optionally changing the orientation of bales being released from a baler
    Patent number: 9072226
    Abstract: A bale turning apparatus for attachment to a baler to generally align the cylindrical of the bales in each row as the bales are released from the baler. Using the disclosed invention, the bales are essentially turned ninety degrees from the orientation of bales from the position that they are typically released from a round baler. By accomplishing this general alignment of the cylindrical axis of each bale in each row, when baling corn stover or other row crops, the bale loading operation can later be done more efficiently by driving down the rows in the same direction as the combine and baler have traveled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: FORAGE INNOVATIONS B.V.
    Inventors: Kent L. Thompson, Justin D. Olmstead, Darin L. Dux
  • System and method for improvement of harvest with crop storage in grain bags
    Patent number: 9072227
    Abstract: A method for the debottlenecking of grain harvesting and grain bagging comprises a set of steps. Grain is transported in a grain cart from a harvester at a harvesting location to an accumulation site. Grain is bulk unloaded crop from the grain cart at an accumulation site by, for example, gravity dumping through a rear door of the grain cart. The cart returns to the harvester; and the grain at the accumulation site is transferred into a silo storage bag. The steps of transporting the grain, bulk unloading the grain, and returning the cart comprise a first process. The step of transferring the grain from the accumulation site into a bag comprises a second process. The first process and second process proceed in parallel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventor: Craig Edward Wenzel
  • Method of treating mulch
    Patent number: 9072228
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of treating mulch by applying an adhesive composition to bulk mulch and then bagging the treated mulch before the adhesive cures. The bagged mulch is later transported to a desired location and arranged into a mulch bed, and the adhesive cures by exposure to air and sunlight, thereby holding the mulch in place and preventing undesirable movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Inventor: Samuel P. Carelli
  • Soybean variety XB004C12
    Patent number: 9072229
    Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated XB004C12 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB004C12, cells from soybean variety XB004C12, plants of soybean XB004C12, and plant parts of soybean variety XB004C12. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB004C12 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XB004C12, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB004C12, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XB004C12. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB004C12 are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventor: Nadejda N. Krasheninnik
  • Method for producing rice F1 seed, rice F1 seed, and rice male sterile line
    Patent number: 9072230
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a rice F1 seed including crossing a rice male sterile line of Koshihikari containing one or more genes selected from the group consisting of the Pb1 gene derived from a rice (Oryza sativa L) cultivar Modan and the Cr1 gene derived from Oryza nivara, as a seed parent, with a rice fertility restorer line as a pollen parent, and collecting the first filial generation seed (F1 seed) from the post-crossing seed parent; a rice F1 seed which is obtained by the above-described method for producing a rice F1 seed; and a rice cytoplasmic male sterile line including one or more genes selected from the group consisting of the Pb1 gene derived from rice (Oryza sativa L) cuitibar Modan, and the Cr1 gene derived from Oryza nivara.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Jinushi, Yoichi Morinaka, Tomonori Takashi, Hidemi Kitano, Toshiro Komura
  • Plants and seeds of corn variety CV251849
    Patent number: 9072231
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV251849. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV251849, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV251849 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV251849 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV251849.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Richard G. Stelpflug, Joel Roucolle
  • Plants and seeds of corn variety CV150221
    Patent number: 9072232
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV150221. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV150221, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV150221 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV150221 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV150221.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Richard G. Stelpflug, Joel Roucolle
  • Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH296980
    Patent number: 9072233
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH296980. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH296980, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH296980 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH296980.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Mark J. Brinkman, Michael Dragonuk, Kevin D. Eichelberger, Chris Eichhorn, Sarah Gehlhar, Peter Guzman, Gregory J. Holland, Daniel J. Lubich, Laron L. Peters, Duane A. Potrzeba, Hector Ramirez de Leon, Christopher L. Souder
  • Maize variety hybrid X13A463
    Patent number: 9072234
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X13A463 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X13A463 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X13A463 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X13A463, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X13A463. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X13A463.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INC
    Inventors: Luis A. Verde Chifflet, Geoffrey Ian Graham, Gary Edward Henke
  • Canola variety hybrid 45S54
    Patent number: 9072235
    Abstract: A novel canola variety designated 45S54 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred canola varieties. Methods for producing a canola plant that comprises crossing canola variety 45S54 with another canola plant. Methods for producing a canola plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 45S54 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the canola seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This discovery relates to the canola variety 45S54, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of canola variety 45S54. This discovery further relates to methods for producing canola varieties derived from canola variety 45S54.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INC
    Inventors: Jayantilal Devabhai Patel, Igor Falak, Winnifred Marie McNabb
  • Soybean variety XR33A13
    Patent number: 9072236
    Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated XR33A13 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XR33A13, cells from soybean variety XR33A13, plants of soybean XR33A13, and plant parts of soybean variety XR33A13. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XR33A13 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XR33A13, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XR33A13, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XR33A13. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XR33A13 are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Jordan Spear, Steven R. Schnebly
  • Variety corn line ID3633
    Patent number: 9072237
    Abstract: The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated ID3633, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line ID3633 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line ID3633, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line ID3633, and plants produced according to these methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventor: Brent Delzer