Patents by Inventor Frederick B. Maas, III

Frederick B. Maas, III 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).

  • Rapid generation advancement in winter wheat
    Patent number: 5682708
    Abstract: Methods for rapidly advancing wheat generations towards a winter wheat objective, including crossing a winter wheat line with a donor line having a dominant minimal vernalization gene, breeding the offspring from that cross, and selecting to recover wheat plants having the winter growth habit. The breeding process may include selection for the minimal vernalization trait. The offspring resulting from the breeding process may also be crossed with a winter wheat before selection for the winter growth habit. The donor line includes a dominant vernalization gene and also in some cases a gene or genes for a desired trait.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1997
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventor: Frederick B. Maas, III