Patents by Inventor Alec A. Hayes

Alec A. Hayes 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).

  • Patent number: 8193411
    Abstract: The invention provides novel molecular genetic markers in soybean, where the markers are useful, for example, in the marker-assisted selection of gene alleles that impart disease-resistance, thereby allowing the identification and selection of a disease-resistant plant. The markers also find use in positional cloning of disease-resistance genes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignees: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Godwin, Feng Han, Alec A. Hayes, Xu Hu, Soon-Chun Jeong, Guihua Lu, M.A. Saghai Maroff
  • Publication number: 20110145953
    Abstract: The invention provides novel molecular genetic markers in soybean, where the markers are useful, for example, in the marker-assisted selection of gene alleles that impart disease-resistance, thereby allowing the identification and selection of a disease-resistant plant. The markers also find use in positional cloning of disease-resistance genes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Michael Godwin, Feng Han, Alec A. Hayes, Xu Hu, Soon-Chun Jeong, Guihua Lu, M.A. Saghai Maroof
  • Patent number: 7919675
    Abstract: The invention provides novel molecular genetic markers in soybean, where the markers are useful, for example, in the marker-assisted selection of gene alleles that impart disease-resistance, thereby allowing the identification and selection of a disease-resistant plant. The markers also find use in positional cloning of disease-resistance genes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Godwin, Feng Han, Alec A. Hayes, Xu Hu, Soon-Chun Jeong, Guihua Lu, M. A. Saghai Maroof
  • Patent number: 7642403
    Abstract: The invention provides novel molecular genetic markers in soybean, where the markers are useful, for example, in the marker-assisted selection of gene alleles that impart disease-resistance, thereby allowing the identification and selection of a disease-resistant plant. The markers also find use in positional cloning of disease-resistance genes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignees: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Godwin, Feng Han, Alec A. Hayes, Xu Hu, Soon-Chun Jeong, Guihua Lu, M. A. Saghai Maroof