Patents Represented by Attorney James E. Davis
  • Patent number: 8198509
    Abstract: The present invention is in the field of plant breeding and disease resistance. More specifically, the invention includes a method for breeding soybean plants containing one or more quantitative trait loci (QTL) associated with resistance to Southern Root Knot Nematode (SRKN). The invention further provides germplasm and the use of germplasm containing QTL conferring disease resistance for introgression into elite germplasm in a breeding program, thus producing novel elite germplasm comprising one or more SRKN resistance QTL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignees: Monsanto Technology LLC, University of Georgia Research Foundation
    Inventors: James Narvel, Vergel Concibido, Liesa Cerny, John Tamulonis, Floyd Hancock, Richard Dougherty, Henry Roger Boerma, Bo-Keun Ha
  • Patent number: 8008541
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of identifying plants with enhanced agronomic traits within a larger population of plants grown from a randomly planted set of seeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Donald Anstrom, Paul Chomet, Adrian Lund
  • Patent number: 6936598
    Abstract: A method for reducing the quantity of Desulfovibrio and/or Helicobacter spp. in the GI tract of a companion pet which comprises orally administering to the said pet a Desulfovibrio and/or Helicobacter spp. reducing quantity of a fiber or other component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.
    Inventors: Christina Khoo, Kathy Lynn Gross, Glenn Gibson
  • Patent number: 5055147
    Abstract: The present invention provides an alloy having improved crack growth inhibition and having high strength at high temperature. The composition of the alloy is essentially as follows:______________________________________ Ingredient Concentration in Weight % ______________________________________ Ni balance Co 8 Cr 13 Mo 4 Al 3.5 Ti 2.5 Ta 5.6 Nb 1.9 Zr 0.06 C 0.05 B 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1991
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Michael F. Henry