Patents by Inventor Christopher Clucas

Christopher Clucas 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).

  • Inbred corn line NPID4466
    Patent number: 8017843
    Abstract: Basically, this invention provides for an inbred corn line designated NPID4466, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line NPID4466 with plants of another corn plant. The invention relates to the various parts of inbred NPID4466 including culturable cells. This invention also relates to methods for introducing transgenic transgenes into inbred corn line NPID4466 and plants produced by said methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventor: Christopher Clucas
  • Inbred corn line NPID4789
    Patent number: 8008554
    Abstract: Basically, this invention provides for an inbred corn line designated NPID4789, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line NPID4789 with plants of another corn plant. The invention relates to the various parts of inbred NPID4789 including culturable cells. This invention also relates to methods for introducing transgenic transgenes into inbred corn line NPID4789 and plants produced by said methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Christopher Clucas, Russel Pinnisch
  • Inbred corn line G07-NPID4373
    Patent number: 7795512
    Abstract: Basically, this invention provides for an inbred corn line designated G07-NPID4373, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line G07-NPID4373 with plants of another corn plants. The invention relates to the various parts of inbred G07-NPID4373 including culturable cells. This invention also relates to methods for introducing transgenic transgenes into inbred corn line G07-NPID4373 and plants produced by said methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventor: Christopher Clucas
  • Inbred corn line G07-NPID5459
    Patent number: 7763781
    Abstract: Basically, this invention provides for an inbred corn line designated G07-NPID5459, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line G07-NPID5459 with plants of another corn plant. The invention relates to the various parts of inbred G07-NPID5459 including culturable cells. This invention also relates to methods for introducing transgenic transgenes into inbred corn line G07-NPID5459 and plants produced by said methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventor: Christopher Clucas
  • Inbred corn line G07-NPID4480
    Patent number: 7635807
    Abstract: Basically, this invention provides for an inbred corn line designated G07-NPID4480, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line G07-NPID4480 with plants of another corn plant. The invention relates to the various parts of inbred G07-NPID4480 including culturable cells. This invention also relates to methods for introducing transgenic transgenes into inbred corn line G07-NPID4480 and plants produced by said methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventor: Christopher Clucas
  • Inbred corn line G07-NPAX5290
    Patent number: 7615691
    Abstract: Basically, this invention provides for an inbred corn line designated G07-NPAX5290, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line G07-NPAX5290 with plants of another corn plants. The invention relates to the various parts of inbred G07-NPAX5290 including culturable cells. This invention also relates to methods for introducing transgenic transgenes into inbred corn line G07-NPAX5290 and plants produced by said methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventor: Christopher Clucas
  • Method of producing transgenic maize using direct transformation of commercially important genotypes
    Publication number: 20060117407
    Abstract: Methods for transformation of maize with nucleic acid sequences of interest are disclosed. The method involves subjecting immature zygotic embryos or Type I callus to high velocity microprojectile bombardment. The method is capable of producing transformed maize lines of commercial importance and their hybrid combinations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2005
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Koziel, Nalini Desai, Kelly Lewis, Vance Kramer, Gregory Warren, Steve Evola, Lyle Crossland, Martha Wright, Ellis Merlin, Karen Launis, Steven Rothstein, Cindy Boyce, John Dawson, Erik Dunder, Gary Pace, Jan Suttie, Nadine Carozzi, Annick De Framond, James Linder, Robert Miller, Bruce Skillings, Alan Mousel, Albert Hornbrook, Christopher Clucas, Moez Meghji, Andreas Tanner, Francis Cassagne, Gilles Pollini, Terry Colbert, Francis Cammack