Patents by Inventor James Edward Stroike

James Edward Stroike 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).

  • Basmati rice lines and grains
    Patent number: 5663484
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel rice lines and to plants and grains of these lines and to a method for breeding these lines. The invention also relates to a novel means for determining the cooking and starch properties of rice grains and its use in identifying desirable rice lines. Specifically, one aspect of the invention relates to novel rice lines whose plants are semi-dwarf in stature, substantially photoperiod insensitive and high yielding, and produce rice grains having characteristics similar or superior to those of good quality basmati rice. Another aspect of the invention relates to novel rice grains produced from novel rice lines. The invention provides a method for breeding these novel lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1997
    Assignee: RiceTec, Inc.
    Inventors: Eugenio S. Sarreal, John A. Mann, James Edward Stroike, Robin D. Andrews