Patents Assigned to Optimum Quality Grains, L.L.C.
  • Patent number: 6580020
    Abstract: A synthetic hybrid corn line having the designation P741, produced by crossing the inbred Qx47 and the synthetic P732. P741 imparts a high oil level in the grain of certain male sterile hybrids when used as a pollinator. P741 is also gives higher test weight in grain than other pollinators of similar oil levels when used in the TOPCROSS® grain production system. P741 has shown excellent productivity in TC BLEND® seed blends of medium to late season adaptability. This invention thus relates to the seeds, plants and plant parts of P741 and its components, to plants regenerated from tissue culture of the plants of P741, to a method of producing P741, and to a method for producing high oil grain using P741 as a pollinator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: Optimum Quality Grains, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Lorelei C. Marshall, Terry J. Foley
  • Patent number: 6248940
    Abstract: A synthetic hybrid corn plant having the designation P67, produced by crossing two proprietary Optimum Quality Grain, L.L.C. maize synthetics, P53.1A-Reid and P41.1B-Lancaster. P67 has the unique property of imparting high oil levels in the grain of certain normal and male sterile hybrids when used as a pollinator. P67 is characterized by excellent cold tolerant seedling vigor for rapid emergence in cold soils and excellent early-season adaptability facilitating nicking with early maize hybrids to condition fast dry-down and superior grain quality in the grain arising from the recipient female grain parent. This invention thus relates to the seeds, plants and plant parts of P67, to plants regenerated from tissue culture of the plants or plant parts of P67, to a method of producing P67, and to a method for producing grain using P67 as a pollinator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2001
    Assignee: Optimum Quality Grains, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Richard R. Bergquist
  • Patent number: 6242674
    Abstract: A synthetic hybrid corn plant having the designation P129-wx, produced by crossing two proprietary Optimum Quality Grain, L.L.C. maize synthetics, P129A-wx-Reid and P129B-wx-Lancaster. P129-wx has the unique property of imparting high oil levels in the grain of certain normal and male sterile hybrids when used as a pollinator. P129-wx is characterized by excellent cold tolerant seedling vigor for rapid emergence in cold soils and excellent early-season adaptability facilitating nicking with early maize hybrids to condition fast dry-down and superior grain quality in the grain arising from the recipient female grain parent. This invention thus relates to the seeds, plants and plant parts of P129-wx, to plants regenerated from tissue culture of the plants or plant parts of P129-wx, to a method of producing P129-wx, and to methods for producing grain or silage using P129-wx as a pollinator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: Optimum Quality Grains, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Richard R. Bergquist
  • Patent number: 6239335
    Abstract: A synthetic hybrid corn plant having the designation P89, produced by crossing two proprietary Optimum Quality Grain, L.L.C. maize synthetics, P90A-Reid and P91B-Lancaster. P89 has the unique property of imparting high oil levels in the grain of certain normal and male sterile hybrids when used as a pollinator. P89 is characterized by excellent cold tolerant seedling vigor for rapid emergence in cold soils and excellent late-season adaptability facilitating nicking with medium-late maize hybrids to condition fast dry-down and superior grain quality in the grain arising from the recipient female grain parent. This invention thus relates to the seeds, plants and plant parts of P89, to plants regenerated from tissue culture of the plants or plant parts of P89, to a method of producing P89, and to a method for producing grain using P89 as a pollinator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: Optimum Quality Grains, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Richard R. Bergquist
  • Patent number: 5936143
    Abstract: A synthetic hybrid corn plant having the designation P66, produced by crossing two proprietary DuPont TopCross International maize synthetics, P66B and P66A. P66 has the unique property of imparting high oil and high protein levels in the grain of certain normal and male sterile hybrids when used as a pollinator. P66 is characterized by excellent cold tolerant seedling vigor for rapid emergence in cold soils and excellent early-season adaptability to nick with early maize hybrids that condition fast dry-down and superior grain quality in the recipient female grain parent. This invention thus relates to the seeds, plants and plant parts of P66, to plants regenerated from tissue culture of the plants of P66, to a method of producing P66, and to a method for producing high oil grain using P66 as a pollinator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignee: Optimum Quality Grains, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Richard R. Bergquist
  • Patent number: 5922934
    Abstract: A class of corn plants has been developed that are superior as pollinators in the TopCross.RTM. Grain Production System. The plants of this class are larger and more vigorous than many of the current TC Blend.RTM. pollinators. The seed that produces this new class of TC Blend.RTM. pollinators is produced at greater yields and is of greater vigor and quality than that of many current TC Blend.RTM. pollinators. Additionally, the means whereby the seed of this class of plants is produced enables the rapid generation of a wide range of maturities of TC Blend.RTM. pollinators. This greatly expands both the geographic range and the genetic breadth of the TopCross.RTM. grain production system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: Optimum Quality Grains, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Richard Robert Bergquist, Stuart Leonard Kaplan, Douglas Stuart Nubel, Terry J. Foley
  • Patent number: 5907089
    Abstract: A synthetic hybrid corn plant having the designation P54, produced by crossing two proprietary DuPont TopCross International maize synthetics, LP39.1B-Lancaster and LP44.1A-Reid. P54 has the unique property of imparting high oil and high protein levels in the grain of certain normal and male sterile hybrids when used as a pollinator. P54 is characterized by excellent cold tolerant seedling vigor for rapid emergence in cold soils and excellent early-season adaptability facilitating nicking with early maize hybrids to condition fast dry-down and superior grain quality in the grain arising from the recipient female grain parent. This invention thus relates to the seeds, plants and plant parts of P54, to plants regenerated from tissue culture of the plants or plant parts of P54, to a method of producing P54, and to a method for producing high oil grain using P54 as a pollinator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1999
    Assignee: Optimum Quality Grains, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Richard R. Bergquist
  • Patent number: 5900528
    Abstract: A synthetic hybrid corn plant having the designation P55, produced by crossing two proprietary DuPont TopCross International maize synthetics, LP41.1B-Lancaster and LP44.1A-Reid. P55 has the unique property of imparting high oil and high protein levels in the grain of certain normal and male sterile hybrids when used as a pollinator. P55 is characterized by excellent cold tolerant seedling vigor for rapid emergence in cold soils and excellent early-season adaptability to nick with early maize hybrids that condition fast dry-down and superior grain quality in the recipient female grain parent. This invention thus relates to the seeds, plants and plant parts of P55, to plants regenerated from tissue culture of the plants of P55, to a method of producing P55, and to a method for producing high oil grain using P55 as a pollinator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1999
    Assignee: Optimum Quality Grains, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Richard R. Bergquist
  • Patent number: 5850031
    Abstract: A synthetic hybrid corn plant having the designation LP56.1, produced by crossing two proprietary Pfister Hybrid Corn Company maize synthetics, LP44.1A-Ht/wx Reid and LP43.2B-Lancaster. LP56.1 has the unique property of imparting high oil and high protein levels in the grain of certain normal and male sterile hybrids when used as a pollinator. LP56.1 is characterized by excellent cold tolerant seedling vigor for rapid emergence in cold soils, and excellent early-season adaptability to nick with early maize hybrids that condition fast dry-down and superior grain quality in the recipient female grain parent. This invention thus relates to the synthetic hybrid plants and seeds of LP56.1, i.e., the synthetic hybrid produced by crossing the two aforementioned parental synthetics and the seed thereof, including advanced generation seed, variants, mutants, and modifications of LP56.1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1998
    Assignee: Optimum Quality Grains, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Richard R. Bergquist
  • Patent number: 5824855
    Abstract: A synthetic hybrid corn plant having the designation LP53.1-wx, produced by crossing two proprietary Pfister Hybrid Corn Company maize synthetics, LP53.1wx-A and LP53.1wx-B. LP53.1-wx has the unique property of imparting high oil and high protein levels in the grain of certain normal and male sterile hybrids when used as a pollinator. LP53.1-wx is characterized by excellent cold tolerant seedling vigor for rapid emergence in cold soils, and excellent early-season adaptability to nick with early maize hybrids that condition fast dry-down and superior grain quality in the recipient female grain parent. LP53.1-wx also produces a superior quality silage when used to pollinate elite male sterile waxy hybrids, wherein the whole male sterile plant is harvested for silage. This invention thus relates to the synthetic hybrid plants and seeds of LP53.1-wx, i.e.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Assignee: Optimum Quality Grains, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Richard R. Bergquist
  • Patent number: 5824854
    Abstract: A synthetic hybrid corn plant having the designation LP57.1, produced by crossing two proprietary Pfister Hybrid Corn Company maize synthetics, LP44.1A-Ht/wx Reid and LP48.1B Lancaster. LP57.1 has the unique property of imparting high oil and high protein levels in the grain of certain normal and male sterile hybrids when used as a pollinator. LP57.1 is characterized by excellent cold tolerant seedling vigor for rapid emergence in cold soils, and excellent medium-late season adaptability to nick with medium-late maize hybrids that condition fast dry-down and superior grain quality in the recipient female grain parent. This invention thus relates to the synthetic hybrid plants and seeds of LP57.1, i.e., the synthetic hybrid produced by crossing the two aforementioned parental synthetics and the seed thereof, including advanced generation seed, variants, mutants, and modifications of LP57.1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Assignee: Optimum Quality Grains, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Richard R. Bergquist