Patents by Inventor Jerome M. Gabard

Jerome M. Gabard 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).

  • SULFONYLUREA-TOLERANT SUNFLOWER PLANTS
    Publication number: 20150026836
    Abstract: This invention relates to sunflower lines and hybrids tolerant to sulfonylurea herbicides wherein the tolerance trait is obtained using induced mutagenesis and artificial selection, and to a method for selectively controlling undesired vegetation, including parasitic weeds, by applying sulfonylurea herbicides to sulfonylurea-tolerant sunflower crops.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: JEROME M. GABARD, JEAN-PIERRE HUBY
  • Sulfonylurea-tolerant sunflower line M7
    Patent number: 6822146
    Abstract: This invention relates to a sunflower line, designated M7, the seeds of the line containing a highly heritable trait conferring tolerance to sulfonylurea herbicides wherein the tolerance trait is obtained using induced mutagenesis and artificial selection, and to a method for selectively controlling undesired vegetation, including parasitic weeds, by applying sulfonylurea herbicides to sulfonylurea-tolerant sunflower crops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Jerome M. Gabard, Jean Pierre Huby