Patents by Inventor Alain Lecompte

Alain Lecompte 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).

  • Witloof chicory bobine
    Patent number: 9282716
    Abstract: A novel witloof chicory cultivar, designated ‘BOBINE’, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of witloof chicory cultivar ‘BOBINE’, to the plants of witloof chicory cultivar ‘BOBINE’ and to methods for producing a witloof chicory plant by crossing the cultivar ‘BOBINE’ with itself or another witloof chicory line. The invention further relates to methods for producing other witloof chicory lines derived from the cultivar ‘BOBINE’.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: VILMORIN S.A.
    Inventor: Alain Lecompte
  • WITLOOF CHICORY BOBINE
    Publication number: 20150272075
    Abstract: A novel witloof chicory cultivar, designated ‘BOBINE’, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of witloof chicory cultivar ‘BOBINE’, to the plants of witloof chicory cultivar ‘BOBINE’ and to methods for producing a witloof chicory plant by crossing the cultivar ‘BOBINE’ with itself or another witloof chicory line. The invention further relates to methods for producing other witloof chicory lines derived from the cultivar ‘BOBINE’.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Vilmorin S.A.
    Inventor: Alain Lecompte
  • Method for obtaining recombinant plants of the cichorium genus and plants thus obtained
    Publication number: 20060260001
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for obtaining recombinant plants of the Cichorium type, adapted to forcing culture and having a phenotype determined through the expression of a combination of phenotype characters derived from Cichdrium intybus L and of Cichorium endivia L, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2004
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventor: Alain Lecompte