Patents by Inventor Gary Cutter

Gary Cutter 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).

  • MAIZE CYTOPLASMIC MALE STERILITY (CMS) C-TYPE RESTORER RF4 GENE, MOLECULAR MARKERS AND THEIR USE
    Publication number: 20120090047
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns high-resolution mapping and candidate gene cloning of Rf4, a maize restorer of fertility gene that restores fertility to C-type cytoplasmic male sterility. The disclosure also relates to molecular markers that are tightly-linked to, or reside within, the Rf4 gene. In some embodiments, methods are provided whereby hybrid seeds may be produced from crosses of a male plant comprising nucleic acid molecular markers that are linked to or that reside within the Rf4 gene and a female plant carrying C-type CMS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: Dow AgroScience LLC
    Inventors: Ruihua Ren, Bruce A. Nagel, Siva P. Kumpatla, Peizhong Zheng, Gary Cutter, Thomas W. Greene, Steven A. Thompson