Patents by Inventor Brian J. Just

Brian J. Just 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: 11692201
    Abstract: Pepper plants exhibiting resistance to root knot nematode species are provided, together with methods of producing, identifying, or selecting plants or germplasm with a root knot nematode resistance phenotype. Such plants include pepper plants comprising introgressed genomic regions conferring pest resistance. Compositions, including novel polymorphic markers for detecting plants comprising introgressed pest resistance alleles, are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventors: Anton Pieter Allersma, Diane Kerr Avner, Terry Berke, Jonathan Tyler Eckard, Brian J. Just
  • Publication number: 20230144998
    Abstract: Pepper plants exhibiting resistance to root knot nematode species are provided, together with methods of producing, identifying, or selecting plants or germplasm with a root knot nematode resistance phenotype. Such plants include pepper plants comprising introgressed genomic regions conferring pest resistance. Compositions, including novel polymorphic markers for detecting plants comprising introgressed pest resistance alleles, are further provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Anton Pieter Allersma, Diane Kerr Avner, Terry Berke, Jonathan Tyler Eckard, Brian J. Just
  • Patent number: 11612120
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides Capsicum annuum plants exhibiting increased resistance to Leveillula taurica. Such plants comprise novel introgressed genomic regions associated with disease resistance on chromosome 6. In certain aspects, compositions and methods for producing, breeding, identifying, and selecting plants or germplasm with an increased disease resistance phenotype are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian J. Just, Joel M. Kniskern, Rebeca Noelani Schauland
  • Patent number: 11479789
    Abstract: Pepper plants exhibiting resistance to root knot nematode species are provided, together with methods of producing, identifying, or selecting plants or germplasm with a root knot nematode resistance phenotype. Such plants include pepper plants comprising introgressed genomic regions conferring pest resistance. Compositions, including novel polymorphic markers for detecting plants comprising introgressed pest resistance alleles, are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: SEMINIS VEGETABLE SEEDS, INC
    Inventors: Anton Pieter Allersma, Diane Kerr Avner, Terry Berke, Jonathan Tyler Eckard, Brian J. Just
  • Patent number: 11477964
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for breeding pepper (Capsicum sp. such as Capsicum annuum) lines, including isogenic and nearly isogenic lines, displaying one or more mature fruit color(s) of interest. Predictive genetic markers and associated sequences and primers, associated with phenotypic diversity at the Ccs locus encoding Capsanthin-Capsorubin Synthase, and the Ze locus encoding Zeaxanthin Epoxidase are also provided, as well as methods for breeding pepper lines. Further provided are pepper plants, and plant parts including seeds, seed mixtures, fruit, and packaged fruit, which display mature fruit color(s) of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: SEMINIS VEGETABLE SEEDS, INC.
    Inventors: Carl Joseph Braun, III, Eva King-Fan Chan, Graeme S. Garvey, Carl Martin Jones, Brian J. Just, Joel M. Kniskern, Jonathan R. Mein, Thomas C. Osborn, Petrus M. J. A. van Poppel
  • Publication number: 20220210994
    Abstract: The invention provides seeds and plants of pepper hybrid SVPB4272, pepper line SBR-8T17-6522, and pepper line SBR-8T16-6421. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid SVPB4272, pepper line SBR-8T17-6522, and pepper line SBR-8T16-6421 and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a pepper plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid pepper hybrid SVPB4272, pepper line SBR-8T17-6522, and pepper line SBR-8T16-6421 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventor: Brian J. Just
  • Publication number: 20220151187
    Abstract: The invention provides seeds and plants of pepper hybrid SVPB7971, pepper line SBR-8T17-6533, and pepper line SBY-8T16-6449. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid SVPB7971, pepper line SBR-8T17-6533, and pepper line SBY-8T16-6449 and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a pepper plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid pepper hybrid SVPB7971, pepper line SBR-8T17-6533, and pepper line SBY-8T16-6449 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventor: Brian J. Just
  • Patent number: 11266113
    Abstract: The invention provides seeds and plants of pepper hybrid SVPB4272, pepper line SBR-8T17-6522, and pepper line SBR-8T16-6421. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid SVPB4272, pepper line SBR-8T17-6522, and pepper line SBR-8T16-6421 and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a pepper plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid pepper hybrid SVPB4272, pepper line SBR-8T17-6522, and pepper line SBR-8T16-6421 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian J. Just
  • Patent number: 11224188
    Abstract: The invention provides seeds and plants of pepper hybrid SVPB7971, pepper line SBR-8T17-6533, and pepper line SBY-8T16-6449. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid SVPB7971, pepper line SBR-8T17-6533, and pepper line SBY-8T16-6449 and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a pepper plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid pepper hybrid SVPB7971, pepper line SBR-8T17-6533, and pepper line SBY-8T16-6449 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian J. Just
  • Publication number: 20210115466
    Abstract: Pepper plants exhibiting resistance to root knot nematode species are provided, together with methods of producing, identifying, or selecting plants or germplasm with a root knot nematode resistance phenotype. Such plants include pepper plants comprising introgressed genomic regions conferring pest resistance. Compositions, including novel polymorphic markers for detecting plants comprising introgressed pest resistance alleles, are further provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Anton P. Allersma, Diane Kerr Avner, Terry Berke, Jonnathan Tyler Eckard, Brian J. Just
  • Publication number: 20210102219
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides pepper plants exhibiting resistance to Phytophthora capsici. Such plants may comprise novel introgressed chromosomal regions associated with disease resistance. In certain aspects, compositions, including novel polymorphic markers and methods for producing, breeding, identifying, and selecting plants or germplasm with a disease resistance phenotype are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Jonathan Tyler Eckard, Patrick Hogan, Carl Martin Jones, Brian J. Just, Joel Kniskem, Jae Hyoung You
  • Publication number: 20210087615
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for breeding pepper (Capsicum sp. such as Capsicum annuum) lines, including isogenic and nearly isogenic lines, displaying one or more mature fruit color(s) of interest. Predictive genetic markers and associated sequences and primers, associated with phenotypic diversity at the Ccs locus encoding Capsanthin-Capsorubin Synthase, and the Ze locus encoding Zeaxanthin Epoxidase are also provided, as well as methods for breeding pepper lines. Further provided are pepper plants, and plant parts including seeds, seed mixtures, fruit, and packaged fruit, which display mature fruit color(s) of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Carl Joseph Braun, III, Eva King-Fan Chan, Graeme S. Garvey, Carl Martin Jones, Brian J. Just, Joel M. Kniskem, Jonathan R. Mein, Thomas C. Osbom, Petrus M.J.A. van Poppel
  • Patent number: 10932434
    Abstract: The invention provides seeds and plants of pepper hybrid SVPB8973 and pepper line SBO-8T15-6368. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid SVPB8973 and pepper line SBO-8T15-6368 and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a pepper plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid pepper hybrid SVPB8973 and pepper line SBO-8T15-6368 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian J. Just
  • Patent number: 10874083
    Abstract: The invention provides seeds and plants of pepper hybrid SVPH2138, pepper line SBR8T14-6236, and pepper line SLR8T14-6237. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid SVPH2138, pepper line SBR8T14-6236, and pepper line SLR8T14-6237 and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a pepper plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid pepper hybrid SVPH2138, pepper line SBR8T14-6236, and pepper line SLR8T14-6237 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian J. Just
  • Patent number: 10858667
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides pepper plants exhibiting resistance to Phytophthora capsici. Such plants may comprise novel introgressed chromosomal regions associated with disease resistance. In certain aspects, compositions, including novel polymorphic markers and methods for producing, breeding, identifying, and selecting plants or germplasm with a disease resistance phenotype are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Tyler Eckard, Patrick Hogan, Carl Martin Jones, Brian J. Just, Joel Kniskern, Jae Hyoung You
  • Publication number: 20200359586
    Abstract: The invention provides seeds and plants of pepper hybrid SVPH2138, pepper line SBR8T14-6236, and pepper line SLR8T14-6237. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid SVPH2138, pepper line SBR8T14-6236, and pepper line SLR8T14-6237 and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a pepper plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid pepper hybrid SVPH2138, pepper line SBR8T14-6236, and pepper line SLR8T14-6237 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventor: Brian J. Just
  • Publication number: 20200359587
    Abstract: The invention provides seeds and plants of pepper hybrid SVPB8973 and pepper line SBO-8T15-6368. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid SVPB8973 and pepper line SBO-8T15-6368 and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a pepper plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid pepper hybrid SVPB8973 and pepper line SBO-8T15-6368 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventor: Brian J. Just
  • Publication number: 20200329655
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides Capsicum annuum plants exhibiting increased resistance to Leveillula taurica. Such plants comprise novel introgressed genomic regions associated with disease resistance on chromosome 6. In certain aspects, compositions and methods for producing, breeding, identifying, and selecting plants or germplasm with an increased disease resistance phenotype are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Brian J. Just, Joel M. Kniskern, Rebeca Noelani Schauland
  • Patent number: 10801057
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for breeding pepper (Capsicum sp. such as Capsicum annuum) lines, including isogenic and nearly isogenic lines, displaying one or more mature fruit color(s) of interest. Predictive genetic markers and associated sequences and primers, associated with phenotypic diversity at the Ccs locus encoding Capsanthin-Capsorubin Synthase, and the Ze locus encoding Zeaxanthin Epoxidase are also provided, as well as methods for breeding pepper lines. Further provided are pepper plants, and plant parts including seeds, seed mixtures, fruit, and packaged fruit, which display mature fruit color(s) of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventors: Carl Joseph Braun, III, Eva King-Fan Chan, Graeme S. Garvey, Carl Martin Jones, Brian J. Just, Joel M. Kniskern, Jonathan R. Mein, Thomas C. Osborn, Petrus M. J. A. van Poppel
  • Publication number: 20200275627
    Abstract: The invention provides seeds and plants of pepper hybrid SVPB9039 and pepper line SBR-8T16-6445. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid SVPB9039 and pepper line SBR-8T16-6445 and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a pepper plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid pepper hybrid SVPB9039 and pepper line SBR-8T16-6445 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventor: Brian J. Just