Patents Examined by Francis Moonan
  • Patent number: 6495745
    Abstract: A novel potato cultivar of the genus and species Solanum tuberosum, designated FL1889, is disclosed. The invention relates to the tubers of potato variety FL1889, to the plants of potato variety FL1889, to the seeds of potato variety and to methods for producing hybrid potato variety. The invention further relates to potato variety tubers, seeds and plants produced by crossing the potato variety FL1889 with another potato plant, and to Single Gene Converted plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: Recot, Inc.
    Inventor: Martin S. Cipar
  • Patent number: 6495746
    Abstract: A novel rice cultivar, designated M-104, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of rice cultivar M-104, to the plants of rice M-104 and to methods for producing a rice plant produced by crossing the cultivar M-104 with itself or another rice variety. The invention further relates to hybrid rice seeds and plants produced by crossing the cultivar M-104 with another rice cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: Carl W. Johnson
  • Patent number: 6492582
    Abstract: A novel rice cultivar, designated M-205, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of rice cultivar M-205, to the plants of rice M-205 and to methods for producing a rice plant produced by crossing the cultivar M-205 with itself or another rice variety. The invention further relates to hybrid rice seeds and plants produced by crossing the cultivar M-205 with another rice cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Assignee: California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: Carl W. Johnson
  • Patent number: 6492579
    Abstract: A new lettuce variety designated Legend is described. Legend is an iceberg lettuce variety exhibiting stability and uniformity. Legend lettuce seeds are deposited with the American Type Culture Collection and have ATCC deposit number PTA-4009.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Assignee: Progeny Advanced Genetics
    Inventors: Nathan K. Olivas, Nathan J. Olivas
  • Patent number: 6492580
    Abstract: A novel potato cultivar of the genus and species Solanum tuberosum, designated FL1944, is disclosed. The invention relates to the tubers of potato variety FL1944, to the plants of potato variety FL1944, to the seeds of potato variety and to methods for producing hybrid potato variety. The invention further relates to potato variety tubers, seeds and plants produced by crossing the potato variety FL1944 with another potato plant, and to Single Gene Converted plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Assignee: Recot, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert W. Hoopes
  • Patent number: 6489544
    Abstract: A novel potato cultivar of the genus and species Solanum tuberosum, designated FL1930, is disclosed. The invention relates to the tubers of potato variety FL1930, to the plants of potato variety FL1930, to the seeds of potato variety and to methods for producing hybrid potato variety. The invention further relates to potato variety tubers, seeds and plants produced by crossing the potato variety FL1930 with another potato plant, and to Single Gene Converted plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Recot, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert W. Hoopes
  • Patent number: 6489543
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel Brassica napus oleifera annua variety, an agronomically superior high oleic canola variety having a unique fatty acid profile, designated “SVO95-08”. Also provided in the present invention are seeds of canola variety SVO95-08, plants produced from seeds of SVO95-08, and tissue cultures of regenerable cells of the canola plant grown from SVO95-08 seed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Agrigenetics, Inc.
    Inventor: Larry Sernyk
  • Patent number: 6486385
    Abstract: A new lettuce variety designated Icon is described. Icon is an iceberg lettuce variety exhibiting stability and uniformity. Icon seeds are deposited with the American Type Culture Collection and have ATCC deposit number PTA-4011.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Progeny Advanced Genetics
    Inventors: Nathan K. Olivas, Nathan J. Olivas
  • Patent number: 6444879
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel Brassica napus oleifera annua variety, an agronomically superior high oleic canola variety having a unique fatty acid profile, designated “1709”. Also provided in the present invention are seeds of canola variety 1709, plants produced from seeds of 1709, and tissue cultures of regenerable cells of the canola plant grown from 1709 seed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: Mycogen Plant Science, Inc.
    Inventor: John Lawrence Sernyk
  • Patent number: 6433254
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel Brassica napus oleifera annua variety, an agronomically superior high oleic canola variety having a unique fatty acid profile, designated “Nex 705”. Also provided in the present invention are seeds of canola variety Nex 705, plants produced from seeds of Nex 705, and tissue cultures of regenerable cells of the canola plant grown from Nex 705 seed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Agrigenetics, Inc.
    Inventor: Larry Sernyk