Patents Assigned to Vilmorin
  • Patent number: 12279571
    Abstract: Lettuce designated POULIDOR is disclosed. In some embodiments, the disclosure relates to the seeds of lettuce designated POULIDOR, to the plants and plant parts of lettuce designated POULIDOR, and to methods for producing a lettuce plant by crossing the lettuce designated POULIDOR with itself or another lettuce plant. The disclosure further relates to methods for producing a lettuce plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other lettuce plants derived from the lettuce designated POULIDOR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: VILMORIN-MIKADO USA, INC.
    Inventor: Yaojin Peng
  • Patent number: 12241076
    Abstract: An isolated nucleic acid encoding Orf279 protein of amino acid sequence at least 95% identical to SEQ ID NO: 4, methods for detecting orf279 DNA, orf279 RNA or Orf279 protein and method for identifying functional Rf gene encoding a protein able to bind to orf279 RNA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: VILMORIN & CIE
    Inventors: Ian Small, Joanna Melonek
  • Publication number: 20240349688
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the invention relates to Capsicum plants which produce fruits which are and remain green at maturity and/or over-maturity, and not olive green like existing evergreen varieties, wherein said plants homozygously comprises in their genome a mutant allele of the cl gene encoding the Capsicum stay-green (CaSGR) protein and a mutant allele of the wt gene encoding the phytoene synthase (PSY) protein. The invention also relates to parts and cells of said plants, in particular pepper fruits which are and remain green at maturity and/or over-maturity. The invention also relates to methods for producing said Capsicum plants and methods for identifying, detecting and/or selecting said plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: VILMORIN & CIE
    Inventors: Sylvie MANIN, Alain Chiron
  • Patent number: 12102050
    Abstract: Novel lettuce, such as lettuce designated PINION is disclosed. In some embodiments, the disclosure relates to the seeds of lettuce designated PINION, to the plants and plant parts of lettuce designated PINION, and to methods for producing a lettuce plant by crossing the lettuce designated PINION with itself or another lettuce plant. The disclosure further relates to methods for producing a lettuce plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other lettuce plants derived from the lettuce designated PINION.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: VILMORIN-MIKADO USA, INC.
    Inventor: Yaojin Peng
  • Patent number: 12052969
    Abstract: Capsicum plants produce fruits which are and remain green at maturity and/or over-maturity, and not olive green like existing evergreen varieties. The plants homozygously include in their genome a mutant allele of the cl gene encoding the Capsicum stay-green (CaSGR) protein and a mutant allele of the wt gene encoding the phytoene synthase (PSY) protein. Further, parts and cells of the plants, in particular pepper fruits are and remain green at maturity and/or over-maturity. Moreover, methods for producing the Capsicum plants and methods identify, detect and/or select the plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: VILMORIN & CIE
    Inventors: Sylvie Manin, Alain Chiron
  • Patent number: 12035716
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the treatment of plant material, especially seeds. The method uses vacuum pressure for disinfecting seeds from pathogens. Seed disinfection is important as seeds infected by pathogens could propagate them and lead to high losses of the crops. The method is applicable to seeds from cucurbit species specifically watermelon, melon, squash, pumpkin, cucumber and gourds but also seeds from solanaceous species specifically tomatoes, peppers and eggplants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: VILMORIN & CIE
    Inventors: Amnon Olesinski, Keith Kubik
  • Patent number: 12016282
    Abstract: The invention provides a Tomato Leaf Curl New Dehli Virus (ToLCNDV) tolerance or resistant QTL in cucurbit plants and plants comprising the QTL. The invention also provides molecular markers linked to QTL. The invention further provides methods of breeding to produce plants that are resistant to ToLCNDV, and the resistant plants produced by such methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Vilmorin & Cie
    Inventors: Julien Mazet, Juan Aguilar, Isabelle Justafre, Eric Lionneton
  • Patent number: 12010965
    Abstract: Novel lettuce, such as lettuce designated CARRIZO is disclosed. In some embodiments, the disclosure relates to the seeds of lettuce designated CARRIZO, to the plants and plant parts of lettuce designated CARRIZO, and to methods for producing a lettuce plant by crossing the lettuce designated CARRIZO with itself or another lettuce plant. The disclosure further relates to methods for producing a lettuce plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other lettuce plants derived from the lettuce designated CARRIZO.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: VILMORIN-MIKADO USA, INC.
    Inventor: Yaojin Peng
  • Publication number: 20240049668
    Abstract: A variants of the TM-2-2 protein, conferring recognition of the Movement Protein (MP) of the Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV), and wherein said variant comprises a tyrosine (Y), a phenylalanine (F) or a tryptophan (W) at the position corresponding to tyrosine 767 of the TM-2-2 protein and at least one of the following mutations: C848R, N822C, N822F, N822M, N822Y, N822W, N825H, N825K and N825T with respect to the TM-2-2 protein, potentially in combination with a F655L mutation. The present invention also relates to genetic sequences encoding such a variant protein, preferably to a mutated Tm-2-2 gene, and to plants, especially Solanum lycopersicum plants comprising in their genome the mutated gene conferring resistance to ToBRFV. The invention is also directed to parts of these plants, as well as progeny, and to the use of these sequences for providing ToBRFV resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: VILMORIN & CIE
    Inventor: John LINDBO
  • Patent number: 11889812
    Abstract: The invention relates to a Solanum lycopersicum plant comprising in its genome QTLs confering to the plant an improved phenotype corresponding to foliar and/or fruit tolerance and/or resistance to Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit virus, with respect to a corresponding plant devoid of said QTLs, and wherein said QTLs are chosen from those present in the genome of a plant of the seeds HAZTBRFVRES1 NCIMB accession number 42758. The QTL are preferably characterized by defined alleles of different SNPs on chromosome 6, 9 and 11. The invention is also directed to parts of these plants with improved phenotype, as well as progeny, to the use of these plants for introgressing the improved phenotype in another genetic background, as well as to different methods for obtaining tomato plants or seeds with increased foliar and/or fruit tolerance or resistance to Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit virus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: VILMORIN & CIE
    Inventors: Varda Ashkenazi, Yaniv Rotem, Ron Ecker, Shai Nashilevitz, Naama Barom
  • Patent number: 11864511
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to melon plant and seed, namely of C. melo subsp. melo. which are resistant to ToLCNDV, comprising in their genome introgressed sequences from C. melo subsp. agrestis var. acidulous conferring resistance to said virus, when present homozygously. The introgressed sequences are preferably characterized by defined alleles of SNPs on chromosome 11, inter alia allele A of SNP Melon_sbg_14207_58 (SEQ ID No:9). The introgressed sequences can be chosen from those present in the genome of a plant of ToLR1 accession number NCIMB 42506. The invention is also directed to parts of these resistant plants, as well as progeny, to the use of these plants for introgressing the resistance in another genetic background, as well as to different methods for obtaining resistant melon plants or seeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: VILMORIN & CIE
    Inventors: Zahi Paz, Emanuel Cohen, Imri Ben-Israel
  • Patent number: 11845942
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions, methods, and systems for targeted plant genome editing. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides recombinant self-replicating RNAs derived from a plant virus vector, such as those derived from Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV). In some embodiments, the recombinant self-replicating RNAs direct the expression of both a CRISPR endonuclease and a guide RNA capable of directing sequence-specific binding of the CRISPR endonuclease to a target DNA in the genome of plant cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Vilmorin & Cie
    Inventor: John Lindbo
  • Publication number: 20230363337
    Abstract: A Cucumis melo plant, wherein the plant homozygously includes in its genome a mutant allele of the staygreen (sgr) gene on chromosome 9, wherein the mutant allele of the sgr gene includes at least one loss-of-function mutation in comparison to the sequence of a wild-type sgr allele (SEQ ID NO:1) and wherein the mutant allele of the sgr gene confers rind color stability to the fruits of the plant at maturity and/or during post-harvest, in comparison with an isogenic non-long shelf life (non-LSL) Cucumis melo plant which does not include the mutant allele. This further relates to parts, cells and seeds of the plants, as well as related methods and processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: VILMORIN & CIE
    Inventors: Fanny FOURCADE, Julie FAUVE
  • Patent number: 11785905
    Abstract: Novel lettuce, such as lettuce designated FLOWCUT is disclosed. In some embodiments, the disclosure relates to the seeds of lettuce designated FLOWCUT, to the plants and plant parts of lettuce designated FLOWCUT, and to methods for producing a lettuce plant by crossing the lettuce designated FLOWCUT with itself or another lettuce plant. The disclosure further relates to methods for producing a lettuce plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other lettuce plants derived from the lettuce designated FLOWCUT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Vilmorin-Mikado
    Inventor: Thierry Soussin
  • Publication number: 20230276763
    Abstract: A Solanum lycopersicum plant including a QTL giving the plant improved resistance to Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit virus, compared to a plant without the QTL, and wherein the QTL is introgressed from S. pimpinellifolium and is to be found on chromosome 9, within the chromosomal region delimited by the SNP TO-0201220 (SEQ ID NO:1) and the SNP having SEQ ID NO:101 or on chromosome 11, within the chromosomal region delimited by markers having SEQ ID NO:102 and 115. The QTL may be chosen from those present in the genome of a plant of the seeds LVSTBRFVRES2 NCIMB accession number 43591. The QTL includes defined alleles of different SNPs on chromosome 9 or 11.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: VILMORIN & CIE
    Inventors: Lilian FONTANET, Jeff SKONECZKA, Eric LIONNETON, Julie LEDERER
  • Publication number: 20230276759
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Cucumis melo (C. melo) plants with resistance to Scab disease, aphids and Powdery Mildew (PM) combined with desirable agronomic traits. The present invention also provides methods of making such plants, and to methods of detecting and/or selecting such plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: VILMORIN & CIE
    Inventors: Michael MOREAU, Frank DE LANGEN, Jamila CHAIB
  • Patent number: 11730135
    Abstract: The invention relates to a Solanum lycopersicum plant resistant to Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit virus comprising in its genome the combination of the Tm-1 resistance gene on chromosome 2, and at least one quantitative trait locus (QTL) chosen from QTL3 on chromosome 11, QTL1 on chromosome 6 and QTL2 on chromosome 9, that independently confer to the plant foliar and/or fruit tolerance to TBRFV, wherein said QTLs are present in the genome of a plant of the seeds HAZTBRFVRES1 NCIMB accession number 42758. The combination of at least one of these QTLs with the Tm-1 gene delays, reduces or inhibits the replication or multiplication of the virus in the plants of the invention. The invention is also directed to parts of these plants with TBRFV resistance phenotype, as well as progeny, to the use of these plants for introgressing the resistance in another genetic background, as well as to different methods for obtaining tomato plants or seeds with increased resistance to Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit virus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: VILMORIN & CIE.
    Inventors: Varda Ashkenazi, Yaniv Rotem, Ron Ecker, Shai Nashilevitz, Naama Barom
  • Patent number: 11690339
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lettuce plant (Lactuca sativa L.) which may comprise a resistance allele which confers a broad spectrum resistance to Bremia lactucae, wherein the resistance allele is located on linkage group 9, and which resistance allele is as found in the genome of plants grown from seeds of which a representative sample was deposited under accession number NCIMB 42141. The invention further provides seeds, progeny, propagation material and food products from the plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignees: RIJK ZWAAN ZAADTEELT EN ZAADHANDEL B.V., NUNHEMS B.V., VILMORIN & CIE
    Inventors: Marie Jeanette Willemijn Jeuken, Erik Den Boer, Richard Gerardus Franciscus Visser, Rients Engelhard Niks
  • Patent number: 11629386
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a commercial tomato, namely S. lycopersicum plant, which is resistant to an arthropod pest comprising in its genome introgressed sequences from S. galapagense conferring resistance to said arthropod pest, wherein the introgressed sequences are chosen from those present in the genome of a plant of the line TUT115 NCIMB accession number 42109. The commercial tomato of the invention is preferably resistant to ToMV (Tomato Mosaic Virus). The introgressed sequences are preferably found at one or more of the loci defined by the following SNP markers: SNP solcap_snp_sl_18619 on chromosome 1 and SNP solcap_snp_sl_12348 on chromosome 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: VILMORIN & CIE
    Inventors: Tjeerd Adrianus Lambertus Snoeren, Einat Sitbon, David Levy
  • Patent number: 11612122
    Abstract: Novel lettuce, such as lettuce designated SAWTOOTH is disclosed. In some embodiments, the disclosure relates to the seeds of lettuce designated SAWTOOTH, to the plants and plant parts of lettuce designated SAWTOOTH, and to methods for producing a lettuce plant by crossing the lettuce designated SAWTOOTH with itself or another lettuce plant. The disclosure further relates to methods for producing a lettuce plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other lettuce plants derived from the lettuce designated SAWTOOTH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Vilmorin-Mikado USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Yaojin Peng