Patents by Inventor Egbert Smits

Egbert Smits 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).

  • LETTUCE VARIETY 79-33 RZ, EXCITE RZ
    Publication number: 20130189418
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a Lactuca sativa seed designated 79-33 RZ, which when grown into a plant exhibits a combination of traits including resistance against downy mildew (Bremia lactucae) races B1:1 to B1:28, CA-I, CA-IIA, CA-IIB, CA-III, CA-IV, CA-V, CA-VI, CA-VII, CA-VIII and strain FR10.021, resistance against lettuce mosaic virus (LMV), resistance against currant-lettuce aphid (Nasonovia ribisnigri) biotype Nr:0 as well as medium to dark green colored mature leafs with a flat or almost flat apical margin. The present invention also relates to a Lactuca sativa plant produced by growing the 79-33 RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the lettuce cultivar, represented by lettuce variety 79-33 RZ.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Inventors: Egbert Smits, Clement Morice, Marco Moor
  • Downy mildew resistant lettuce
    Publication number: 20070022496
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lettuce cultivar having resistance to downy mildew (Bremia lactucae) and which has an extraordinary high number of green, round-shaped leaves. The invention further relates to methods for producing the lettuce cultivar, represented by lettuce variety 79-22 RZ, referred to as Socrates, representative seed having been deposited under NCIMB Accession No. 41325.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2006
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Applicant: Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
    Inventors: Cornelis Moor, Egbert Smits