Patents by Inventor David Walter Whitaker

David Walter Whitaker 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: 8541648
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X13A488 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X13A488 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X13A488 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X13A488, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X13A488. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X13A488.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Thomas Cunnyngham, David Walter Whitaker
  • Patent number: 8536428
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X08A163 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X08A163 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08A163 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X08A163, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08A163. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08A163.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark David Hoffbeck, Russell L. Fox, Marjorie A. McIntosh, David Walter Whitaker
  • Patent number: 8519245
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X08A180 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X08A180 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08A180 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X08A180, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08A180. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08A180.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Thomas Cunnyngham, Stephen William Noble, Jr., David Walter Whitaker
  • Patent number: 8497411
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X08A212 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X08A212 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08A212 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X08A212, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08A212. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08A212.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Mario Rosario Carlone, Jr., Russell L. Fox, Edwin Michael Grote, David Walter Whitaker
  • Patent number: 8471093
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X08A133 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X08A133 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08A133 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X08A133, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08A133. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08A133.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc
    Inventors: William Andrew Wilson, Luis A. Verde Chifflet, David Walter Whitaker, Gary Edward Henke, Terrill E. Williams, David B. Fischer
  • Patent number: 8471092
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X13A405 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X13A405 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X13A405 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X13A405, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X13A405. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X13A405.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc
    Inventors: Thomas Charles Barker, Lora Lynn Kilgore-Norquest, Gary Edward Henke, David B. Fischer, Terrill E. Williams, David Walter Whitaker
  • Patent number: 8466353
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X8K846 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X8K846 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X8K846 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X8K846, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X8K846. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X8K846.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc
    Inventors: William Andrew Wilson, Stephen William Noble, Jr., David Walter Whitaker
  • Patent number: 8440888
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated 10084890 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing maize variety 10084890 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 10084890 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety 10084890, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety 10084890. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety 10084890.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc
    Inventors: Gary Edward Henke, David Bernard Fischer, David Walter Whitaker, Terrill E. Williams, Nancy Guse
  • Patent number: 8420909
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X08A240 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X08A240 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08A240 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X08A240, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08A240. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08A240.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc
    Inventors: Mark David Hoffbeck, Russell L. Fox, William Andrew Wilson, David Walter Whitaker
  • Patent number: 8389827
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X6K288 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X6K288 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X6K288 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X6K288, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X6K288. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X6K288.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc
    Inventors: Dennis James Dolan, David L. Benson, Edwin Michael Grote, David B. Fischer, David Walter Whitaker
  • Patent number: 8383912
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X7K442 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X7K442 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X7K442 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X7K442, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X7K442. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X7K442.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc
    Inventors: Stephen William Noble, Jr., David L. Benson, David Walter Whitaker, David B. Fischer
  • Patent number: 8373019
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X18A650 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X18A650 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X18A650 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X18A650, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X18A650. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X18A650.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc
    Inventors: Terry R. Colbert, David Walter Whitaker
  • Patent number: 8357842
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X7H291 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X7H291 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X7H291 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X7H291, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X7H291. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X7H291.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc
    Inventors: Mark David Hoffbeck, William Andrew Wilson, Gary Edward Henke, David Walter Whitaker, Nancy Guse
  • Patent number: 8350136
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X13A445 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X13A445 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X13A445 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X13A445, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X13A445. This invention further is relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X13A445.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Terry R. Colbert, Stephen William Noble, Jr., David Walter Whitaker
  • Patent number: 8344225
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X08A182 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X08A182 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08A182 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X08A182, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08A182. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08A182.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Jon Ross, Stephen William Noble, Jr., David Walter Whitaker
  • Patent number: 8319014
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X08A201 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X08A201 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08A201 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X08A201, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08A201. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08A201.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc
    Inventors: Loren John Hoffbeck, Matthew David Smalley, Stephen William Noble, Jr., David Walter Whitaker
  • Patent number: 8304636
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X08A183 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X08A183 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08A183 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X08A183, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08A183. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08A183.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey Ian Graham, Stephen William Noble, Jr., David Walter Whitaker
  • Patent number: 8278503
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X08A106 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X08A106 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08A106 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X08A106, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08A106. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08A106.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc
    Inventors: Matthew David Smalley, Luis A. Verde Chifflet, David Walter Whitaker
  • Publication number: 20120227128
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X5H333 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing maize variety X5H333 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X5H333 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X5H333, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X5H333. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X5H333 and to the maize varieties derived by the use of those methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Edward Henke, David Walter Whitaker, Robert Alan Guse, Nancy Guse
  • Patent number: 8258384
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X8H549 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X8H549 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X8H549 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X8H549, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X8H549. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X8H549.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc
    Inventors: Luis A. Verde Chifflet, Charles Thomas Cunnyngham, David Walter Whitaker