Patents Assigned to Seminis Vegetable Seed, Inc.
  • Bean variety SVGG1312
    Patent number: 11553682
    Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of the bean line SVGG1312. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of bean line SVGG1312 and to methods for producing a bean plant produced by crossing a plant of bean line SVGG1312 with itself or with another bean plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of bean line SVGG1312, including the pods and gametes of such plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventor: Arie Oppelaar
  • Bean variety SVGG2097
    Patent number: 11553683
    Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of the bean line SVGG2097. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of bean line SVGG2097 and to methods for producing a bean plant produced by crossing a plant of bean line SVGG2097 with itself or with another bean plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of bean line SVGG2097, including the pods and gametes of such plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventor: Alexis J. Plouy
  • Tomato hybrid DRTH5007 and parents thereof
    Patent number: 11547081
    Abstract: The invention provides seeds and plants of tomato hybrid DRTH5007. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid DRTH5007 and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a tomato plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid DRTH5007 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventor: Bernardus van den Bosch
  • Lettuce plants having resistance to biotype Nr:1
    Patent number: 11542513
    Abstract: Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) plants exhibiting resistance to Nasonovia ribisnigri biotype Nr:1 are provided, together with methods of producing, identifying, or selecting plants or germplasm with a Nasonovia ribisnigri biotype Nr:1 resistance phenotype. Such plants include lettuce plants comprising introgressed genomic regions conferring pest resistance. Compositions, including novel polymorphic markers for detecting plants comprising introgressed loci, are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerard N. Koorevaar, Robyn L. Morgan, Hieronymus J. M. van der Laan, Vivian R. Van Oosten, Rosa I. Weber
  • Tomato hybrid DRTC6031
    Patent number: 11528881
    Abstract: The invention provides seeds and plants of tomato hybrid DRTC6031. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid DRTC6031 and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a tomato plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid DRTC6031 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventors: Tomás Lomas Cano, Arnon Osri
  • Tomato line FIR-XM15-4367
    Patent number: 11516988
    Abstract: The invention provides seeds and plants of tomato line FIR-XM15-4367. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato line FIR-XM15-4367 and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a tomato plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato line FIR-XM15-4367 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventor: Bernardus van den Bosch
  • male sterility with female fertile flowers in
    Patent number: 11516987
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides Capsicum annuum BCMS plants exhibiting uniform female fertility. Such plants comprise novel introgressed genomic regions associated with uniform female fertility from Capsicum annuum on chromosome 6. In certain aspects, compositions and methods for producing, breeding, identifying, and selecting plants or germplasm with a uniform female fertility phenotype are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan T. Eckard, Maria L. Hop, Patrick Hogan
  • Tomato hybrid DRTH1008
    Patent number: 11503794
    Abstract: The invention provides seeds and plants of tomato hybrid DRTH1008. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid DRTH1008 and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a tomato plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid DRTH1008 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventor: Bernardus van den Bosch
  • Tomato hybrid DRTC8006
    Patent number: 11503795
    Abstract: The invention provides seeds and plants of tomato hybrid DRTC8006. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid DRTC8006 and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a tomato plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid DRTC8006 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventor: Tomás Lomas Cano
  • Restorer factor for the cytoplasmic male sterility system in pepper
    Patent number: 11492642
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides Capsicum annuum BCMS plants comprising a male fertility restoration locus. Such plants comprise novel introgressed genomic regions associated with male fertility from Capsicum annuum on chromosome 6. In certain aspects, compositions and methods for producing, breeding, identifying, and selecting plants or germplasm with a male fertility phenotype are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: SEMINIS VEGETABLE SEEDS, INC
    Inventors: Jonathan T. Eckard, Rebeca N. Schauland, Dick Vreugdenhil
  • Selection of mature fruit color in pepper plants
    Patent number: 11477964
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for breeding pepper (Capsicum sp. such as Capsicum annuum) lines, including isogenic and nearly isogenic lines, displaying one or more mature fruit color(s) of interest. Predictive genetic markers and associated sequences and primers, associated with phenotypic diversity at the Ccs locus encoding Capsanthin-Capsorubin Synthase, and the Ze locus encoding Zeaxanthin Epoxidase are also provided, as well as methods for breeding pepper lines. Further provided are pepper plants, and plant parts including seeds, seed mixtures, fruit, and packaged fruit, which display mature fruit color(s) of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: SEMINIS VEGETABLE SEEDS, INC.
    Inventors: Carl Joseph Braun, III, Eva King-Fan Chan, Graeme S. Garvey, Carl Martin Jones, Brian J. Just, Joel M. Kniskern, Jonathan R. Mein, Thomas C. Osborn, Petrus M. J. A. van Poppel
  • Tomato plants with improved disease resistance
    Patent number: 11479788
    Abstract: Tomato plants exhibiting resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici (Fol) are provided, together with methods of producing, identifying, or selecting plants or germplasm with a Fol resistance phenotype and lacking undesirable soft fruit traits. Such plants include tomato plants comprising introgressed genomic regions conferring disease resistance. Compositions, including novel polymorphic markers for detecting plants comprising introgressed disease resistance alleles, are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventors: Elaine Graham, Albert Grit, Gregory Pape, Stephanie J. Pedroni, Marilyn West
  • Pepper plants with improved pest resistance
    Patent number: 11479789
    Abstract: Pepper plants exhibiting resistance to root knot nematode species are provided, together with methods of producing, identifying, or selecting plants or germplasm with a root knot nematode resistance phenotype. Such plants include pepper plants comprising introgressed genomic regions conferring pest resistance. Compositions, including novel polymorphic markers for detecting plants comprising introgressed pest resistance alleles, are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: SEMINIS VEGETABLE SEEDS, INC
    Inventors: Anton Pieter Allersma, Diane Kerr Avner, Terry Berke, Jonathan Tyler Eckard, Brian J. Just
  • QTLs conferring resistance to fusarium basal rot, pink root and complementary pinks in onions
    Patent number: 11457582
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides for unique onion plants with QTLs conferring Fusarium basal rot and pink root resistance and lacking the complementary pinks trait and their progeny. Such plants may comprise an introgressed QTL associated with multiple disease resistance coupled with a desirable bulb color. In certain aspects, compositions, including distinct polymorphic molecular markers, and methods for producing, breeding, identifying, selecting, and the like of plants or germplasm with disease resistance and/or desirable bulb color are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventors: Lowell Black, Eva King-Fan Chan, Jeneylyne Ferrera Colcol, Richard Jones, Chad Kramer, Wenwen Xiang
  • Pepper line SBR-E718-0952
    Patent number: 11425882
    Abstract: The invention provides seeds and plants of pepper line SBR-E718-0952. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper line SBR-E718-0952 and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a pepper plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper line SBR-E718-0952 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventor: William McCarthy
  • Tomato line FDR9Q14-0279
    Patent number: 11419302
    Abstract: The invention provides seeds and plants of tomato line FDR9Q14-0279. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato line FDR9Q14-0279 and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a tomato plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato line FDR9Q14-0279 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: SEMINIS VEGETABLE SEEDS, INC
    Inventor: James D. Frantz
  • Tomato hybrid SVTC0630
    Patent number: 11419303
    Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of tomato hybrid SVTC0630. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid SVTC0630 and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventor: Johannes Hendrikus Maria Barten
  • Tomato line fir-A818-0433
    Patent number: 11406081
    Abstract: The invention provides seeds and plants of tomato line FIR-A818-0433. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato line FIR-A818-0433 and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a tomato plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato line FIR-A818-0433 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: SEMINIS VEGETABLE SEEDS, INC
    Inventor: Alan Krivanek
  • Tomato line FIR-A817-0190
    Patent number: 11388881
    Abstract: The invention provides seeds and plants of tomato line FIR-A817-0190. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato line FR-A817-0190 and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a tomato plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato line FIR-A817-0190 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: SEMINIS VEGETABLE SEEDS, INC
    Inventor: Alan Krivanek
  • Tomato line FDS-XJ16-6056
    Patent number: 11388880
    Abstract: The invention provides seeds and plants of tomato line FDS-XJ16-6056. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato line FDS-XJ16-6056 and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a tomato plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato line FDS-XJ16-6056 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: SEMINIS VEGETABLE SEEDS, INC
    Inventor: Amit Hotzev