Patents by Inventor Ada S. Ching

Ada S. Ching has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Compositions and methods for selecting maize plants with increased ear weight and increased yield
    Patent number: 10316370
    Abstract: Compositions and methods useful in identifying and selecting maize plants with increased ear weight and yield are provided herein. The methods use molecular genetic markers to identify and/or select maize plants with increased ear weight and increased yield or to identify and counter-select maize plants with decreased ear weight and decreased yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignees: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY, PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Steven R. Anderson, Ada S. Ching, Stanley Luck, J. Antoni Rafalski
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR SELECTING MAIZE PLANTS WITH INCREASED EAR WEIGHT AND INCREASED YIELD
    Publication number: 20170306420
    Abstract: Compositions and methods useful in identifying and selecting maize plants with increased ear weight and yield are provided herein. The methods use molecular genetic markers to identify and/or select maize plants with increased ear weight and increased yield or to identify and counter-select maize plants with decreased ear weight and decreased yield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Steven R. Anderson, Ada S. Ching, Stanley Luck, J. Antoni Rafalski
  • Genetic loci associated with mechanical stalk strength in maize
    Patent number: 9228241
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and compositions for identifying and for selecting maize plants with mechanical stalk strength characteristics. The methods use molecular markers to identify and select plants with increased mechanical stalk strength or to identify and counter-select plants with decreased mechanical stalk strength. Maize plants generated by the methods of the invention are also a feature of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignees: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY, PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL INC
    Inventors: Marymar Goncalves Butruille, Ada S Ching, Stanley Luck, J Antoni Rafalski
  • GENETIC LOCI ASSOCIATED WITH MECHANICAL STALK STRENGTH IN MAIZE
    Publication number: 20130266945
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and compositions for identifying and for selecting maize plants with mechanical stalk strength characteristics. The methods use molecular markers to identify and select plants with increased mechanical stalk strength or to identify and counter-select plants with decreased mechanical stalk strength. Maize plants generated by the methods of the invention are also a feature of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: MARYMAR GONCALVES BUTRUILLE, Ada S. Ching, Stanley Luck, J. Antoni Rafalski
  • Brittle stalk 2 polynucleotides, polypeptides, and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20090222945
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated polynucleotide encoding a BRITTLE STALK 2 (BK2) polypeptide. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the BK2 polypeptide, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the BK2 polypeptide in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: Ada S. Ching, J. Antoni Rafalski