Patents by Inventor Jerry L. Kermicle

Jerry L. Kermicle 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).

  • Cross-incompatibility traits from teosinte and their use in corn
    Patent number: 7074984
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a teosinte crossing barrier trait. Plants containing said trait exhibit the phenotype of cross-incompatiblity. The present invention also relates to new cross-incompatible plants, including inbred, hybrid, haploid, apomictic and/or genetically engineered plants, containing the teosinte crossing barrier trait and exhibiting commercially desirable characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Jerry L. Kermicle, Matthew M. S. Evans, Steven R. Gerrish
  • Cross-incompatibility traits from teosinte and their use in corn
    Publication number: 20020069435
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a teosinte crossing barrier trait. Plants containing said trait exhibit the phenotype of cross-incompatiblity. The present invention also relates to new cross-incompatible plants, including inbred, hybrid, haploid, apomictic and/or genetically engineered plants, containing the teosinte crossing barrier trait and exhibiting commercially desirable characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Publication date: June 6, 2002
    Inventors: Jerry L. Kermicle, Matthew M.S. Evans, Steven R. Gerrish