Patents by Inventor Cheryl Louise Ruby

Cheryl Louise Ruby 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).

  • Method for in vitro selection of potato clones resistant to blackspot bruising and the potatoes produced therefrom
    Patent number: 6133033
    Abstract: A first method is provided for in vitro selection of Lemhi and Russet Burbank potatoes for blackspot resistance using plant tissue culturing techniques. A second method is provided using at least one melanin precursor added to the tissue culturing media. The blackspot resistant potatoes produced from such methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: J. R. Simplot Company
    Inventors: Gary Allen Secor, Raymond J. Taylor, Dennis Lee Bidney, Cheryl Louise Ruby
  • Method for in vitro culturing of potato clones resistant to blackspot bruising and the potatoes produced therefrom
    Patent number: 6060312
    Abstract: A first method is provided for in vitro selection of Lemhi and Russet Burbank potatoes for blackspot resistance using plant tissue culturing techniques. A second method is provided using at least one melanin precursor added to the tissue culturing media. The blackspot resistant potatoes produced from such methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Assignee: J.R. Simplot Company
    Inventors: Gary Allen Secor, Raymond J. Taylor, Dennis Lee Bidney, Cheryl Louise Ruby