Patents by Inventor Jean Louis Marie Edouard Nicolet

Jean Louis Marie Edouard Nicolet 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).

  • Patent number: 9137959
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel pepper plants resistant to insects, and to seeds and fruits of said plants. The present invention also relates to methods of making and using such plants and their fruits. The invention further relates to markers and the use thereof in marker assisted breeding and for identifying the insect resistance trait. In particular, the present invention provides a cultivated Capsicum annuum plant which is resistant, particularly intermediately resistant, to infestations by insects of the family Thripidae and/or the genus Bemisia, but especially to infestations by Bemisia tabaci and Frankliniella occidentalis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Enrico Gerardus Albertus Linders, Jean Louis Marie Edouard Nicolet, Henricus Johannes Van Wijk
  • Patent number: 8993855
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel pepper plants resistant to insects, and to seeds and fruits of said plants. The present invention also relates to methods of making and using such plants and their fruits. The invention further relates to markers and the use thereof in marker assisted breeding and for identifying the insect resistance trait. In particular, the present invention provides a cultivated Capsicum annuum plant which is resistant, particularly intermediately resistant, to infestations by insects of the family Thripidae and/or the genus Bemisia, but especially to infestations by Bemisia tabaci and Frankliniella occidentalis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Enrico Gerardus Albertus Linders, Jean Louis Marie Edouard Nicolet, Henricus Johannes Van Wijk
  • Patent number: 8829265
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel plants, in particular to melon plants capable of producing fruits with a new pleasant taste and to seeds thereof. The present invention further relates to fruits of melon plants of the present invention, wherein such fruits have organic acid content, low pH and high sugar contents. The present invention further relates to methods of making and using plants and fruits disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Jose Ignacio Alvarez Casanueva, Bruno Foncelle, Jean Louis Marie Edouard Nicolet, Johannes Elizabert Van Doorn, Marc Oliver Seros
  • Publication number: 20100146852
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel plants, in particular to Capsicum annuum plants capable of producing fruits with extended storability after full coloring of the fruit, and to seeds and fruits of said plants. The present invention also relates to methods of making and using such plants and their fruits. In particular, fruits of plants of the present invention retain marketability over extended periods of time compared to presently available peppers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: Jean Louis Marie Edouard Nicolet, Hermanus Everardes Johannes Koning
  • Publication number: 20100122383
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel pepper plants resistant to insects, and to seeds and fruits of said plants. The present invention also relates to methods of making and using such plants and their fruits. The invention further relates to markers and the use thereof in marker assisted breeding and for identifying the insect resistance trait. In particular, the present invention provides a cultivated Capsicum annuum plant which is resistant, particularly intermediately resistant, to infestations by insects of the family Thripidae and/or the genus Bemisia, but especially to infestations by Bemisia tabaci and Frankliniella occidentalis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Enrico Gerardus Albertus Linders, Jean Louis Marie Edouard Nicolet, Henricus Johannes Van Wijk
  • Publication number: 20100115654
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel pepper plants resistant to insects, and to seeds and fruits of said plants. The present invention also relates to methods of making and using such plants and their fruits. The invention further relates to markers and the use thereof in marker assisted breeding and for identifying the insect resistance trait. In particular, the present invention provides a cultivated Capsicum annuum plant which is resistant, particularly intermediately resistant, to infestations by insects of the family Thripidae and/or the genus Bemisia, but especially to infestations by Bemisia tabaci and Frankliniella occidentalis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: ENRICO GERARDUS ALBERTUS LINDERS, JEAN LOUIS MARIE EDOUARD NICOLET, HENRICUS JOHANNES VAN WIJK
  • Publication number: 20100034952
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel plants, in particular to melon plants capable of producing fruits with a new pleasant taste and to seeds thereof. The present invention further relates to fruits of melon plants of the present invention, wherein such fruits have organic acid content, low pH and high sugar contents. The present invention further relates to methods of making and using plants and fruits disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventors: Jose Ignacio Alvarez Casanueva, Bruno Foncelle, Jean Louis Marie Edouard Nicolet, Johannes Elizabert Van Doorn, Marc Oliver Seros
  • Patent number: 7642423
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel plants, in particular to Capsicum annuum plants capable of producing fruits with extended storability after full coloring of the fruit, and to seeds and fruits of said plants. The present invention also relates to methods of making and using such plants and their fruits. In particular, fruits of plants of the present invention retain marketability over extended periods of time compared to presently available peppers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Jean Louis Marie Edouard Nicolet, Hermanus Everardus Johannes Koning