Patents Examined by Russell Kallis
  • Patent number: 11343991
    Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01078115. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01078115. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01078115 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01078115 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY, LLC
    Inventor: Christiana E. Wiebbecke
  • Patent number: 11343993
    Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01083650. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01083650. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01083650 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01083650 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY, LLC
    Inventors: James Behm, Thomas L. Floyd
  • Patent number: 11343992
    Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01078550. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01078550. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01078550 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01078550 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Jedlicka, Craig Moots, Leandro Mozzoni, David L. Price
  • Patent number: 11337391
    Abstract: This document relates to materials and methods for generating early flowering oilseed (e.g., pennycress) plants. For example, oilseed plants (e.g., modified oilseed plants) having one or more modifications in a polypeptide involved in early flowering (e.g., early flowering six (ELF6)), as well as materials and methods for making and using early flowering oilseed plants are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Michael David Marks, Kevin Dorn
  • Patent number: 11332753
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to methods and materials involved in producing tobacco plants having reduced levels of conversion of nicotine to nornicotine. In certain embodiments, the invention is directed to mutations in a nicotine demethylase gene, tobacco plants comprising mutations in a nicotine demethylase gene, and tobacco compositions and products thereof. In other embodiments, the invention is directed toward nicotine demethylase RNA interference, tobacco plants comprising a nicotine demethylase RNA interference transgene, and tobacco compositions and products thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC
    Inventors: Dongmei Xu, Mark T. Nielsen, Yanxin Shen
  • Patent number: 11330778
    Abstract: The unique annual herbaceous Cannabis plant variety ‘FS-tp2’ is provided. The variety is a selection resulting from cross of female parent Cannabis sativa. hybrid ‘Pineapple Express’ and male parent Cannabis sativa hybrid ‘Holy Banana’. Selective breeding was used to obtain the desired morphological features described. The morphological features that allow this variety ‘FS-tp2’ to be distinguished from other C. sativa varieties are its outstanding features such as high leaflet count, with narrow leaves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Inventor: Jordan Randall Johnson
  • Patent number: 11304393
    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: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: NEW WEST GENETICS INC.
    Inventors: Richard S. Fletcher, John McKay
  • Patent number: 11279947
    Abstract: It was found that plants comprising modified CENPC protein comprising one or more active mutations which affect the functioning of CENPC protein yet allow plants expressing said modified CENPC protein to be viable, are able to induce haploid offspring after a cross to or with a wild type plant comprising a endogenous CENPC protein. The invention relates to generation of haploid and doubled haploid plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: KEYGENE N.V.
    Inventors: Rik Hubertus Martinus Op Den Camp, Peter Johannes Van Dijk, Anthony Gallard
  • Patent number: 11259492
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 94041029 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 94041029, to the plants of soybean cultivar 94041029, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 94041029, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 94041029. 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 94041029. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 94041029, 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 94041029 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: M.S. TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Justin T. Mason
  • Patent number: 11259495
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 90381408 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 90381408, to the plants of soybean cultivar 90381408, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 90381408, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 90381408. 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 90381408. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 90381408, 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 90381408 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignees: Monsanto Technology LLC, Stine Seed Farm, Inc.
    Inventor: William H. Eby
  • Patent number: 11252920
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 95482129 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 95482129, to the plants of soybean cultivar 95482129, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 95482129, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 95482129. 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 95482129. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 95482129, 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 95482129 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: M.S. TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Justin T. Mason
  • Patent number: 11252915
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 99040204 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 99040204, to the plants of soybean cultivar 99040204, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 99040204, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 99040204. 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 99040204. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 99040204, 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 99040204 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: M.S. TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Justin T. Mason
  • Patent number: 11252923
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 99003018 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 99003018, to the plants of soybean cultivar 99003018, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 99003018, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 99003018. 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 99003018. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 99003018, 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 99003018 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignees: Monsanto Technology LLC, Stine Seed Farm, Inc.
    Inventor: William H. Eby
  • Patent number: 11252916
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 95110118 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 95110118, to the plants of soybean cultivar 95110118, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 95110118, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 95110118. 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 95110118. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 95110118, 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 95110118 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: M.S. TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Justin T. Mason
  • Patent number: 11236346
    Abstract: The invention provides nucleotide sequences and amino acid sequences of the Dipgene as well as (functional) homologues, fragments and variants thereof, which provides diplospory as a part of apomixis. Also diplospory plants and methods for making these are provided, as are methods of using these, and methods of making apomictic seed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: KEYGENE N.V.
    Inventors: Peter Johannes Van Dijk, Diana Rigola, Marinus Willem Prins, Adrianus Johannes Van Tunen
  • Patent number: 11234405
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 90110208 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 90110208, to the plants of soybean cultivar 90110208, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 90110208, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 90110208. 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 90110208. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 90110208, 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 90110208 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignees: Monsanto Technology LLC, Stine Seed Farm, Inc.
    Inventor: William H. Eby
  • Patent number: 11224181
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for controlling hybridization in plants and producing hybrid plants. The present invention also relates to nucleic acids encoding amino acid sequences for self-incompatibility (SI) proteins in plants, and the use thereof for the manipulation of SI, including seed production, in plants, particularly of the Poaceae family. The present invention also relates to kits, compositions, constructs and vectors including such nucleic acids, and related polypeptides, regulatory elements and methods. The present invention also relates to expression of self-gamete recognition genes in plants and to related nucleic acids, constructs, molecular markers and methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignees: Agriculture Victoria Services PTY LTD, Dairy Australia Limited
    Inventors: Hiroshi Shinozuka, Noel Cogan, John White Forster, German Carlos Spangenberg, Nicola Patron, Yidong Ran, Luke Pembleton
  • Patent number: 11219182
    Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated 5PFNQ73 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PFNQ73, cells from soybean variety 5PFNQ73, plants of soybean 5PFNQ73, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PFNQ73. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PFNQ73 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PFNQ73, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PFNQ73, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PFNQ73. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PFNQ73 are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Inventors: William K. Rhodes, Walter Daniel Santone
  • Patent number: 11219181
    Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated 5PLDE25 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PLDE25, cells from soybean variety 5PLDE25, plants of soybean 5PLDE25, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PLDE25. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PLDE25 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PLDE25, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PLDE25, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PLDE25. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PLDE25 are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Inventors: Mark F. Hayes, Jason David Neus
  • Patent number: 11206795
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 2911255 is disclosed. Embodiments include the seeds of soybean 2911255, the plants of soybean 2911255, to plant parts of soybean 2911255, and methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean 2911255 with itself or with another soybean variety. Embodiments include methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more genes or transgenes and the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. Embodiments also relate to soybean cultivars, breeding cultivars, plant parts, and cells derived from soybean 2911255, methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean 2911255, and the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. Embodiments further include hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing 2911255 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Benson Hill Seeds, Inc.
    Inventor: Pedro Gonzalez-Portilla