Patents by Inventor Bart Kaij

Bart Kaij 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).

  • Stay green Cucurbitaceae plant
    Patent number: 12672622
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a Cucurbitaceae plant which provides fruits having an improved shelf life. Further, the present invention relates to seeds, plant tissue, fruits or plants parts of a Cucurbitaceae plant. Further aspect of the present invention relates to a method for providing a Cucurbitaceae plant which provides fruits with an improved shelf life. According to yet another aspect the present invention relates to nucleic acids and amino acids related to the present improved shelf life trait.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Assignee: Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
    Inventors: Bart Kaij, Yusuf Sen, Wilhelmina Antonia Cornelia Anna Leijten, Laura Naranjo Peña
  • Disease resistant squash plants
    Patent number: 12365914
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to squash plants that are resistant to the plant disease downy mildew caused by the pathogen Pseudoperonospora cubensis and/or powdery mildew caused by the pathogen Erysiphe cichoracearum. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to squash plants that are resistant to mildew disease including a mutated homoserine kinase gene encoding a mutated homoserine kinase protein. The present disclosure further relates to seeds, tissues, cells, or plant parts of the present squash plants, and to methods for identifying mildew resistant squash plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
    Inventors: Bart Kaij, Yusuf Sen, Quy Dung Dinh
  • STAY GREEN CUCURBITACEAE PLANT
    Publication number: 20240180095
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a Cucurbitaceae plant which provides fruits having an improved shelf life. Further, the present invention relates to seeds, plant tissue, fruits or plants parts of a Cucurbitaceae plant. Further aspect of the present invention relates to a method for providing a Cucurbitaceae plant which provides fruits with an improved shelf life. According to yet another aspect the present invention relates to nucleic acids and amino acids related to the present improved shelf life trait.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Bart Kaij, Yusuf Sen, Wilhelmina Antonia Cornelia Anna Leijten, Laura Naranjo Peña
  • Disease Resistant Squash Plants
    Publication number: 20230279421
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to squash plants that are resistant to the plant disease downy mildew caused by the pathogen Pseudoperonospora cubensis and/or powdery mildew caused by the pathogen Erysiphe cichoracearum. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to squash plants that are resistant to mildew disease including a mutated homoserine kinase gene encoding a mutated homoserine kinase protein. The present disclosure further relates to seeds, tissues, cells, or plant parts of the present squash plants, and to methods for identifying mildew resistant squash plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Bart Kaij, Yusuf Sen, Quy Dung Dinh