Patents by Inventor DOUGLAS ALAN SOUSA

DOUGLAS ALAN SOUSA 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: 10292355
    Abstract: A lettuce cultivar, designated M8515, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds, plants and plant parts of lettuce cultivar M8515 and to methods for producing a lettuce plant by crossing the cultivar M8515 with itself or another lettuce cultivar. The invention further relates to methods for producing a lettuce plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic lettuce plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to lettuce cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from lettuce cultivar M8515, to methods for producing other lettuce cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from lettuce cultivar M8515 and to the lettuce plants, varieties, and their parts derived from the use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid lettuce seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar M8515 with another lettuce cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: MISSION RANCHES COMPANY, LLC
    Inventor: Douglas Alan Sousa
  • Patent number: 10292354
    Abstract: A lettuce cultivar, designated M8509, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds, plants and plant parts of lettuce cultivar M8509 and to methods for producing a lettuce plant by crossing the cultivar M8509 with itself or another lettuce cultivar. The invention further relates to methods for producing a lettuce plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic lettuce plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to lettuce cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from lettuce cultivar M8509, to methods for producing other lettuce cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from lettuce cultivar M8509 and to the lettuce plants, varieties, and their parts derived from the use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid lettuce seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar M8509 with another lettuce cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: MISSION RANCHES COMPANY, LLC
    Inventor: Douglas Alan Sousa
  • Patent number: 10285360
    Abstract: A lettuce cultivar, designated M8405, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds, plants and plant parts of lettuce cultivar M8405 and to methods for producing a lettuce plant by crossing the cultivar M8405 with itself or another lettuce cultivar. The invention further relates to methods for producing a lettuce plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic lettuce plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to lettuce cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from lettuce cultivar M8405, to methods for producing other lettuce cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from lettuce cultivar M8405 and to the lettuce plants, varieties, and their parts derived from the use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid lettuce seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar M8405 with another lettuce cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: MISSION RANCHES COMPANY, LLC
    Inventor: Douglas Alan Sousa
  • Publication number: 20190090447
    Abstract: A lettuce cultivar, designated M8515, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds, plants and plant parts of lettuce cultivar M8515 and to methods for producing a lettuce plant by crossing the cultivar M8515 with itself or another lettuce cultivar. The invention further relates to methods for producing a lettuce plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic lettuce plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to lettuce cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from lettuce cultivar M8515, to methods for producing other lettuce cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from lettuce cultivar M8515 and to the lettuce plants, varieties, and their parts derived from the use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid lettuce seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar M8515 with another lettuce cultivar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventor: DOUGLAS ALAN SOUSA
  • Publication number: 20190090446
    Abstract: A lettuce cultivar, designated M8405, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds, plants and plant parts of lettuce cultivar M8405 and to methods for producing a lettuce plant by crossing the cultivar M8405 with itself or another lettuce cultivar. The invention further relates to methods for producing a lettuce plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic lettuce plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to lettuce cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from lettuce cultivar M8405, to methods for producing other lettuce cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from lettuce cultivar M8405 and to the lettuce plants, varieties, and their parts derived from the use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid lettuce seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar M8405 with another lettuce cultivar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventor: DOUGLAS ALAN SOUSA
  • Publication number: 20190090445
    Abstract: A lettuce cultivar, designated M8509, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds, plants and plant parts of lettuce cultivar M8509 and to methods for producing a lettuce plant by crossing the cultivar M8509 with itself or another lettuce cultivar. The invention further relates to methods for producing a lettuce plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic lettuce plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to lettuce cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from lettuce cultivar M8509, to methods for producing other lettuce cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from lettuce cultivar M8509 and to the lettuce plants, varieties, and their parts derived from the use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid lettuce seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar M8509 with another lettuce cultivar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventor: DOUGLAS ALAN SOUSA