Patents by Inventor Fred T. McCuistion

Fred T. McCuistion 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).

  • Seedless Watermelon Having Small Fruit
    Publication number: 20170079228
    Abstract: The present invention is a novel method which results in the production of small seedless watermelon fruit having an average fruit weight of less than 12.0 pounds. The novel method involves using small tetraploid parental lines to produce small triploid hybrid seed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert BARHAM, William BARHAM, Fred T. MCCUISTION, Benito JUAREZ
  • Seedless watermelon having small fruit
    Patent number: 8252982
    Abstract: The present invention is a novel method which results in the production of small seedless watermelon fruit having an average fruit weight of less than 12.0 pounds. The novel method involves using small tetraploid parental lines to produce small triploid hybrid seed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Barham, Warren Barham, Fred T. McCuistion, Benito Juarez
  • SEEDLESS WATERMELON HAVING SMALL FRUIT
    Publication number: 20120174249
    Abstract: The present invention is a novel method which results in the production of small seedless watermelon fruit having an average fruit weight of less than 12.0 pounds. The novel method involves using small tetraploid parental lines to produce small triploid hybrid seed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Barham, Warren Barham, Fred T. McCuistion, Benito Juarez
  • Seedless Watermelon Having Small Fruit
    Publication number: 20100024051
    Abstract: The present invention is a novel method which results in the production of small seedless watermelon fruit having an average fruit weight of less than 12.0 pounds. The novel method involves using small tetraploid parental lines to produce small triploid hybrid seed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: SEMINIS VEGETABLE SEEDS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert BARHAM, Warren BARHAM, Fred T. McCUISTION, Benito JUAREZ
  • Seedless watermelon having small fruit
    Patent number: 7115800
    Abstract: The present invention is a novel method which results in the production of small seedless watermelon fruit having an average fruit weight of less than 12.0 pounds. The novel method involves using small tetraploid parental lines to produce small triploid hybrid seed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Barham, Warren Barham, Fred T. McCuistion, Benito Juarez
  • Seedless watermelon having small fruit
    Publication number: 20030172413
    Abstract: The present invention is a novel method which results in the production of small seedless watermelon fruit having an average fruit weight of less than 12.0 pounds. The novel method involves using small tetraploid parental lines to produce small triploid hybrid seed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventors: Robert Barham, Warren Barham, Fred T. McCuistion, Benito Juarez
  • Method of producing seedless watermelon
    Publication number: 20030163852
    Abstract: The present invention is a novel method which improves the economical production of seedless watermelon fruit. The novel method involves using short vine pollinators in the production field to pollinate the triploid hybrids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2002
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Inventors: Robert Barham, Warren Barham, Fred T. McCuistion, Benito Juarez, Greg Tolla