Patents Examined by Russell Kallis
  • Patent number: 10555469
    Abstract: New soybean varieties designated ‘2441083’, ‘2441085’, and ‘2441246’ are described. ‘2441083’, ‘2441085’, and ‘2441246’ are soybean varieties exhibiting stability and uniformity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Asociados Don Mario S.A.
    Inventors: Marcos Quiroga Guiraldes, James Dolphin Thomas
  • Patent number: 10555471
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated S170082 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S170082, to the plants of soybean cultivar S170082, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S170082, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S170082. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S170082. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S170082, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar S170082 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: M.S. Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Justin T. Mason
  • Patent number: 10548271
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 65180532 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 65180532, to the plants of soybean cultivar 65180532, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 65180532, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 65180532. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 65180532. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 65180532, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 65180532 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: M.S. Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Justin T. Mason
  • Patent number: 10544424
    Abstract: Mutant photosynthetic microorganisms having reduced chlorophyll and increased photosynthetic efficiency are provided. The mutant strains have mutated chloroplastic SRP54 genes and exhibit increased productivity with respect to wild type strains. Also provided are mutant algal strains having mutated cytosolic SRP54 genes. Provided herein are methods of producing biomass and other products such as lipids using strains having mutations in an SRP54 gene. Also included are constructs and methods for attenuating or disrupting SRP54 genes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Synthetic Genomics, Inc.
    Inventors: Christen G. DiPetrillo, Jay McCarren, Leah Soriaga
  • Patent number: 10542697
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated S170114 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S170114, to the plants of soybean cultivar S170114, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S170114, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S170114. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S170114. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S170114, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar S170114 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: M.S. Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Justin T. Mason
  • Patent number: 10542694
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 77290232 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 77290232, to the plants of soybean cultivar 77290232, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 77290232, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 77290232. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 77290232. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 77290232, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 77290232 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: M.S. Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Justin T. Mason
  • Patent number: 10542690
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 71052129 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 71052129, to the plants of soybean cultivar 71052129, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 71052129, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 71052129. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 71052129. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 71052129, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 71052129 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: M.S. Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Justin T. Mason
  • Patent number: 10537084
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 71201428 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 71201428, to the plants of soybean cultivar 71201428, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 71201428, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 71201428. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 71201428. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 71201428, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 71201428 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: M.S. Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Justin T. Mason
  • Patent number: 10537077
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 76391606 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 76391606, to the plants of soybean cultivar 76391606, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 76391606, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 76391606. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 76391606. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 76391606, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 76391606 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: M.S. Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Justin T. Mason
  • Patent number: 10537076
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 70120311 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 70120311, to the plants of soybean cultivar 70120311, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 70120311, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 70120311. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 70120311. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 70120311, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 70120311 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: M.S. Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Justin T. Mason
  • Patent number: 10537085
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 73330613 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 73330613, to the plants of soybean cultivar 73330613, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 73330613, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 73330613. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 73330613. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 73330613, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 73330613 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: M.S. Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Justin T. Mason
  • Patent number: 10538779
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an isolated COP1 nucleic acid sequence from a maize plant and the isolated COP1 nucleic acid sequence is named as ZmCOP1. The present invention also relates to a method of using the ZmCOP1 nucleic acid sequence to control the shade avoidance response of a crop plant for high density farming and yield enhancement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Nordine Cheikh, Molian Deng, Philip W. Miller, Nanfei Xu
  • Patent number: 10537079
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated 6DDML1219 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety 6DDML1219 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 6DDML1219 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety 6DDML1219 or a locus conversion of 6DDML1219 with another maize variety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: AGRIGENETICS, INC.
    Inventors: Nathan Joel VanOpdorp, Kenneth J. Byrnes
  • Patent number: 10537078
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 78221232 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 78221232, to the plants of soybean cultivar 78221232, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 78221232, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 78221232. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 78221232. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 78221232, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 78221232 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: M.S. Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Justin T. Mason
  • Patent number: 10519206
    Abstract: The technology provided herein generally relates relates to genetically modified higher plants, for example C3 and C4 plants, and subsequent generations thereof, comprising stable and/or transient expression of at least one gene-product (e.g. mRNA or protein) of the “Chlamydomonas reinhardtii CO2 concentrating mechanism” (CCM), wherein the expression takes place in the intermembrane space and/or one or more subcellular compartments of the chloroplasts of the higher plant, and wherein this expression increases one or more of the characteristics selected from the group of photosynthetic rate, photosynthetic carbon fixation, chlorophyll level and/or biomass of the genetically modified higher plant (T0) and/or of the T1 and/or T2 generation or any subsequent plant generation of said genetically modified higher plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Zur Förderung Der Angewandten Forschung E.V.
    Inventors: Greta Noelke, Stefan Schillberg, Fritz Kreutzaler, Mirna Barsoum, Rainer Fischer
  • Patent number: 10499578
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and composition for preparing seeds that when cultivated produce pepper plants with seedless fruits. These plants may further be male sterile and contain a stable non-Peterson Cytoplasmic Male Sterility (“CMS”). The invention also provides essentially pure populations of seed that, when grown, produce pepper plants with seedless fruit. Methods are provided comprising crossing a stable non-Peterson CMS plant as a female parent with pepper lines displaying a parthenocarpy trait. The invention also includes the seeds produced by such a method. Methods for breeding and using seedless pepper plants for enhancing the production of fruit under suboptimal temperature conditions are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventors: Benoit Gorguet, Carl M. Jones, Dirk Vreugdenhil, Rebeca N. Benitez
  • Patent number: 10499584
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided novel hemp Cannabis cultivars with THC content of 0.2% by dry weight and a unique terpene profile. This invention thus relates to the seeds of hemp Cannabis cultivars of the invention, to the plants of hemp Cannabis cultivars of the invention, to plant parts of hemp Cannabis cultivars of the invention, to methods for producing a Cannabis cultivar by crossing the hemp Cannabis cultivars of the invention with another Cannabis cultivar, and to methods for producing a Cannabis cultivar containing in its genetic material one or more backcross conversion traits or transgenes and to the backcross conversion Cannabis plants and plant parts produced by those methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: New West Genetics
    Inventors: Richard S. Fletcher, John McKay
  • Patent number: 10499582
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 60312840 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 60312840, to the plants of soybean cultivar 60312840, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 60312840, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 60312840. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 60312840. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 60312840, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 60312840 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: M.S. Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Justin T. Mason
  • Patent number: 10492404
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 61332840 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 61332840, to the plants of soybean cultivar 61332840, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 61332840, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 61332840. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 61332840. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 61332840, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 61332840 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: M.S. Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Justin T. Mason
  • Patent number: 10492402
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 63452016 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 63452016, to the plants of soybean cultivar 63452016, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 63452016, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 63452016. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 63452016. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 63452016, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 63452016 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: M.S. Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Justin T. Mason