Patents by Inventor Blaine E Johnson

Blaine E Johnson 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).

  • Maize hybrid X08M556
    Patent number: 10433516
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X08M556 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X08M556 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08M556 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X08M556, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08M556 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08M556 and methods of using maize variety X08M556 are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Blaine E Johnson, Travis J Lee, Neway Challa Mengistu, Brandon Michael Wardyn