Patents by Inventor David G. Charne

David G. Charne 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).

  • Brassica napus vegetable oil wherein the levels of oleic, alpha-linolenic, and saturated fatty acids are endogenously formed and are simultaneously provided in an atypical highly beneficial distribution via genetic control
    Patent number: 6011164
    Abstract: An improved Brassica oilseed, an improved plant capable of forming the same, and an improved edible endogenous vegetable oil derived from oilseed Brassica are provided. The edible endogenous vegetable oil of the present invention possesses an improved distribution of fatty acids following crushing and extraction in the absence of hydrogenation or other chemical or physical modification. The alpha-linolenic acid content is less than 3.5 percent by weight, the oleic acid content is at least 77 percent by weight, the total saturated fatty acid content is no more than 4.5 percent by weight, and the erucic acid content is no more than 2 percent by weight based upon the total fatty acid content. Each of the recited characteristics of the oil is controlled by genetic means and surprisingly is simultaneously expressed (e.g., in the field under conventional oilseed Brassica growing conditions) in the absence of cancellation as the result of the formation of the other recited traits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Grant, David G. Charne
  • Brassica napus vegetable oil wherein the levels of oleic, alpha-linolenic, and saturated fatty acids are endogenously formed and simultaneously provided in an atypical highly beneficial distribution via genetic control
    Patent number: 5955623
    Abstract: An improved Brassica oilseed, an improved plant capable of forming the same, and an improved edible endogenous vegetable oil derived from oilseed Brassica are provided. The edible endogenous vegetable oil of the present invention possesses an improved distribution of fatty acids following crushing and extraction in the absence of hydrogenation or other chemical or physical modification. The alpha-linolenic acid content is less than 3.5 percent by weight, the oleic acid content is at least 77 percent by weight, the total saturated fatty acid content is no more than 4.5 percent by weight, and the erucic acid content is no more than 2 percent by weight based upon the total fatty acid content. Each of the recited characteristics of the oil is controlled by genetic means and surprisingly is simultaneously expressed (e.g., in the field under conventional oilseed Brassica growing conditions) in the absence of cancellation as the result of the formation of the other recited traits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Grant, David G. Charne
  • Oilseed Brassica bearing an endogenous oil wherein the levels of oleic, alpha-linolenic, and saturated fatty acids are simultaneously provided in an atypical highly beneficial distribution via genetic control
    Patent number: 5625130
    Abstract: An improved Brassica oilseed, an improved plant capable of forming the same, and an improved edible endogenous vegetable oil derived from oilseed Brassica are provided. The edible endogenous vegetable oil of the present invention possesses an improved distribution of fatty acids following crushing and extraction in the absence of hydrogenation or other chemical or physical modification. The alpha-linolenic acid content is less than 3.5 percent by weight, the oleic acid content is at least 77 percent by weight, the total saturated fatty acid content is no more than 4.5 percent by weight, and the erucic acid content is no more than 2 percent by weight based upon the total fatty acid content. Each of the recited characteristics of the oil is controlled by genetic means and surprisingly is simultaneously expressed (e.g., in the field under conventional oilseed Brassica growing conditions) in the absence of cancellation as the result of the formation of the other recited traits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1997
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Grant, David G. Charne