Patents by Inventor Evan Dale Elsing

Evan Dale Elsing 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).

  • Methods of transforming somatic cells of maize haploid embryos
    Patent number: 8865971
    Abstract: Methods for producing homozygous plants, seeds, and plant cells are provided. The methods comprise transforming a somatic cell of a maize haploid embryo with a polynucleotide of interest and treating the transformed cell with a chromosome doubling agent. One or more growth stimulation proteins, such as, for example, RepA or Lec1, may also be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Zuo-Yu Zhao, Dennis Bidney, Evan Dale Elsing, William James Gordon-Kamm, Michael D Miller, Xinli Wu