Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Edouard G. Lebel
  • Patent number: 6037528
    Abstract: The invention is a novel soybean cultivar designated C910928 with high yield potential, late Group 1 maturity, excellent lodging scores, and tolerance or resistance to several important diseases. The invention relates to the seeds of C910928 and to methods for producing a soybean plant by crossing of the cultivar by itself or with another soybean genotype.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventor: Donald McClure
  • Patent number: 6034306
    Abstract: An inbred sweet corn line, designated R398D, the plants and seeds of inbred sweet corn line R398D, methods for producing a maize plant produced by crossing the inbred sweet corn line R398D with itself or with another maize plant, and hybrid maize seeds and plants produced by crossing the inbred sweet corn line R398D with another maize line or plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Assignee: Novartis Ag
    Inventors: Douglas C. Plaisted, Stephen L. Grier, Wesley Houghton
  • Patent number: 6023012
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel DNA sequences isolated from soybean, wheat, cotton, sugar beet, rape, rice, sorghum, and sugar cane that coding for enzymes having protoporphyrinogen oxidase (protox) activity. In addition, the present invention teaches modified forms of protox enzymes that are herbicide tolerant. Plants expressing herbicide tolerant protox enzymes taught herein are also provided. These plants may be engineered for resistance to protox inhibitors via mutation of the native protox gene to a resistant form or they may be transformed with a gene encoding an inhibitor-resistant from of a plant protox enzyme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2000
    Assignee: Novartis Finance Corporation
    Inventors: Sandra L. Volrath, Marie A. Johnson, Sharon L. Potter, Eric R. Ward, Peter B. Heifetz
  • Patent number: 6018105
    Abstract: Promoters naturally associated with plant protoporphyrinogen oxidase (protox) coding sequences, and derivatives thereof, are provided. These promoters can be used to control the expression of an operably linked heterologous coding sequence in a plant cell. These promoters are particularly useful for expressing modified forms of herbicide target enzymes, particularly modified forms of protox, to achieve tolerance to herbicides that inhibit the corresponding unmodified enzymes. Recombinant DNA molecules and chimeric genes comprising these promoters are provided, as well as plant tissue and plants containing such chimeric genes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2000
    Assignee: Novartis Finance Corporation
    Inventors: Marie A. Johnson, Sandra L. Volrath, Eric R. Ward
  • Patent number: 5990395
    Abstract: An inbred sweet corn line, designated W1498A, the plants and seeds of inbred sweet corn line W1498A, methods for producing a maize plant produced by crossing the inbred sweet corn line W1498A with itself or with another maize plant, and hybrid maize seeds and plants produced by crossing the inbred sweet corn line W1498A with another maize line or plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Douglas C. Plaisted, Stephen L. Grier, Wesley Houghton
  • Patent number: 5945584
    Abstract: The invention is a novel soybean cultivar designated S59-V6 with high yield potential and tolerance to Roundup herbicide. The invention relates to seeds of the cultivar S59-V6, plants of the cultivar S59-V6, and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing the soybean S59-V6 by itself or another soybean genotype.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventor: Howard Gabe
  • Patent number: 5939604
    Abstract: The invention is a novel soybean cultivar designated S14-M7 with high yield potential and tolerance to Roundup herbicide. The invention relates to seeds of the cultivar S14-M7, plants of the cultivar S14-M7, and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing the soybean S14-M7 by itself or another soybean genotype.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventor: Kevin Threlkeld
  • Patent number: 5925810
    Abstract: The invention is a novel soybean cultivar designated S39-D9 with high yield potential and tolerance to Roundup herbicide. The invention relates to seeds of the cultivar S39-D9, plants of the cultivar S39-D9, and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing the soybean S39-D9 by itself or another soybean genotype.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventor: Roger McBroom
  • Patent number: 5925811
    Abstract: The invention is a novel soybean cultivar designated S28-V8 with high yield potential and tolerance to Roundup herbicide. The invention relates to seeds of the cultivar S28-V8, plants of the cultivar S28-V8, and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing the soybean S28-V8 by itself or another soybean genotype.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventor: Roger McBroom
  • Patent number: 5925812
    Abstract: The invention is a novel soybean cultivar designated S73-Z5 with high yield potential and tolerance to Roundup herbicide. The invention relates to seeds of the cultivar S73-Z5, plants of the cultivar S73-Z5, and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing the soybean S73-Z5 by itself or another soybean genotype.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventor: Howard Gabe