Patents by Inventor Kevin Cook

Kevin Cook 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: 9828610
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of plant breeding. More specifically, the present invention includes a method of using haploid plants for genetic mapping of traits of interest such as disease resistance. Further, the invention includes a method for breeding corn plants containing quantitative trait loci (QTL) that are associated with resistance to Goss' Wilt, a bacterial disease associated with Clavibacter michiganense spp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Michael R. Kerns, Hongwu Jia, David Butruille, Travis J. Frey, Kevin Cook, Laron Peters
  • Publication number: 20170020096
    Abstract: The present invention concerns Capsicum annuum plants producing pepper fruits, exhibiting new physicochemical characteristics of the pepper fruit in relation with chlorophyll A & B, lutein as well as violaxanthin. The pepper fruits of the plants according to the present invention also exhibit a characteristic extreme dark green color at immature stage which color is linked to the content in pigment of the said fruit. The present invention also relates to QTL alleles directing the expression of the pigment content of those pepper fruits as well as molecular markers associated with these QTL alleles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Laurie Boyden, Kevin Cook, Steven John Czaplewski, Henricus Johannes Van Wijk
  • Patent number: 9493784
    Abstract: The present invention concerns Capsicum annuum plants producing pepper fruits, exhibiting new physicochemical characteristics of the pepper fruit in relation with chlorophyll A & B, lutein as well as violaxanthin. The pepper fruits of the plants according to the present invention also exhibit a characteristic extreme dark green color at immature stage which color is linked to the content in pigment of the said fruit. The present invention also relates to QTL alleles directing the expression of the pigment content of those pepper fruits as well as molecular markers associated with these QTL alleles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Laurie Boyden, Kevin Cook, Steven John Czaplewski, Henricus Johannes Van Wijk
  • Patent number: 9313968
    Abstract: The present invention concerns Capsicum annuum plants producing pepper fruits exhibiting new physicochemical characteristics of the pepper fruit in relation to pigments such as chlorophyll A, chlorophyll B, ?-carotene, ?-carotene, lutein and/or violaxanthin. The pepper fruits of the plants according to the present invention also exhibit a characteristic extreme dark green color at immature stage. The present invention also relates to QTL alleles directing the expression of the pigment content of those pepper fruits as well as molecular markers associated with these QTL alleles. The invention further provides novel pepper cultivars RPP 25822, RPP 26098, RPP 26105, 16452A, 16452B 16452C and 8728C, and plant parts, seed, and tissue culture therefrom. The invention additionally provides methods for producing a pepper plant by crossing the pepper plants of the invention with themselves or another pepper plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Kevin Cook, Laurie Boyden, Steve Czaplewski, Henricus Johannes Van Wijk
  • Publication number: 20160024519
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of plant breeding. More specifically, the present invention includes a method of using haploid plants for genetic mapping of traits of interest such as disease resistance. Further, the invention includes a method for breeding corn plants containing quantitative trait loci (QTL) that are associated with resistance to Gray Leaf Spot, a fungal disease associated with Cercospora spp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Michael R. Kerns, Hongwu Jia, David Butruille, Travis J. Frey, Gilberto Pozar, Kevin Cook, Scott Walker, Gregory Holland
  • Publication number: 20150322536
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of plant breeding. More specifically, the present invention includes a method of using haploid plants for genetic mapping of traits of interest such as disease resistance. Further, the invention includes a method for breeding corn plants containing quantitative trait loci (QTL) that are associated with resistance to Goss' Wilt, a bacterial disease associated with Clavibacter michiganense spp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Michael R. Kerns, Hongwu Jia, David Butruille, Travis J. Frey, Kevin Cook, Laron Peters
  • Publication number: 20150257352
    Abstract: The present invention concerns Capsicum annuum plants producing pepper fruits exhibiting new physicochemical characteristics of the pepper fruit in relation to pigments such as chlorophyll A, chlorophyll B, ?-carotene, ?-carotene, lutein and/or violaxanthin. The pepper fruits of the plants according to the present invention also exhibit a characteristic extreme dark green color at immature stage. The present invention also relates to QTL alleles directing the expression of the pigment content of those pepper fruits as well as molecular markers associated with these QTL alleles. The invention further provides novel pepper cultivars RPP 25822, RPP 26098, RPP 26105, 16452A, 16452B 16452C and 8728C, and plant parts, seed, and tissue culture therefrom. The invention additionally provides methods for producing a pepper plant by crossing the pepper plants of the invention with themselves or another pepper plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Kevin Cook, Laurie Boyden, Steve Czaplewski, Henricus Johannes Van Wijk
  • Patent number: 9119365
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of plant breeding. More specifically, the present invention includes a method of using haploid plants for genetic mapping of traits of interest such as disease resistance. Further, the invention includes a method for breeding corn plants containing quantitative trait loci (QTL) that are associated with resistance to Goss' Wilt, a bacterial disease associated with Clavibacter michiganense spp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Michael R. Kerns, Hongwu Jia, David Butruille, Travis J. Frey, Kevin Cook, Laron Peters
  • Patent number: 9095113
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of plant breeding. More specifically, the present invention includes a method of using haploid plants for genetic mapping of traits of interest such as disease resistance. Further, the invention includes a method for breeding corn plants containing quantitative trait loci (QTL) that are associated with resistance to Gray Leaf Spot, a fungal disease associated with Cercospora spp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Michael R. Kerns, Hongwu Jia, David Butruille, Travis J. Frey, Gilberto Pozar, Kevin Cook, Scott Walker, Gregory Holland
  • Publication number: 20140298531
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of plant breeding. More specifically, the present invention includes a method of using haploid plants for genetic mapping of traits of interest such as disease resistance. Further, the invention includes a method for breeding corn plants containing quantitative trait loci (QTL) that are associated with resistance to Gray Leaf Spot, a fungal disease associated with Cercospora spp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Michael R. Kerns, Hongwu Jia, David Butruille, Travis J. Frey, Gilberto Pozar, Kevin Cook, Scott Walker, Gregory Holland
  • Publication number: 20140267395
    Abstract: Low-latency interactive multiviewer interfaces and methods for video broadcast equipment are disclosed. A video switcher includes an integrated multiviewer to generate a multiviewer interface. Video signals are received from video sources and a user interface graphic is received from an external source such as an external computer. The received video signals are routed in a video path of the video switcher to be presented in a multiviewer interface on a display, and the received interface graphic is overlaid on the received video signals for presentation in the multiviewer interface. Realtime elements associated with frames of the video signals may also be generated within the video switcher and combined with the video signals and the externally generated interface graphic in the multiviewer interface. The video signals could include video signals from external video sources, outputs of internal processing elements within the video switcher, and/or intermediary video signals within the video switcher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: ROSS VIDEO LIMITED
    Inventors: David Allan ROSS, Leslie Vincent O'Reilly, Troy David English, Gary Kevin Cook, James Lee Peltzer, Alun John Fryer
  • Publication number: 20140283222
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of plant breeding. More specifically, the present invention includes a method of using haploid plants for genetic mapping of traits of interest such as disease resistance. Further, the invention includes a method for breeding corn plants containing quantitative trait loci (QTL) that are associated with resistance to Goss' Wilt, a bacterial disease associated with Clavibacter michiganense spp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Michael R. Kerns, Hongwu Jia, David Butruille, Travis J. Frey, Kevin Cook, Laron Peters
  • Publication number: 20140230102
    Abstract: The present invention concerns Capsicum annuum plants producing pepper fruits, exhibiting new physicochemical characteristics of the pepper fruit in relation with chlorophyll A & B, lutein as well as violaxanthin. The pepper fruits of the plants according to the present invention also exhibit a characteristic extreme dark green color at immature stage which color is linked to the content in pigment of the said fruit. The present invention also relates to QTL alleles directing the expression of the pigment content of those pepper fruits as well as molecular markers associated with these QTL alleles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
    Inventors: Laurie Boyden, Kevin Cook, Steven John Czaplewski, Henricus Johannes Van Wijk
  • Patent number: 8779232
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of plant breeding. More specifically, the present invention includes a method of using haploid plants for genetic mapping of traits of interest such as disease resistance. Further, the invention includes a method for breeding corn plants containing quantitative trait loci (QTL) that are associated with resistance to Gray Leaf Spot, a fungal disease associated with Cercospora spp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Michael R. Kerns, Hongwu Jia, David Butruille, Travis J. Frey, Gilberto Pozar, Kevin Cook, Scott Walker, Gregory Holland
  • Patent number: 8766035
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of plant breeding. More specifically, the present invention includes a method of using haploid plants for genetic mapping of traits of interest such as disease resistance. Further, the invention includes a method for breeding corn plants containing quantitative trait loci (QTL) that are associated with resistance to Goss' Wilt, a bacterial disease associated with Clavibacter michiganense spp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Michael R. Kerns, Hongwu Jia, David Butruille, Travis Frey, Kevin Cook, Laron Peters
  • Patent number: 8735695
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH458430. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH458430, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH458430 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH458430.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventor: Kevin Cook
  • Patent number: 8692058
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH900774. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH900774, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH900774 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH900774.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Cook, Louis R. Reeder
  • Patent number: 8658871
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV683228. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV683228, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV683228 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV683228 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV683228.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Cook, Laron L. Peters
  • Publication number: 20140007285
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of plant breeding. More specifically, the present invention includes a method of using haploid plants for genetic mapping of traits of interest such as disease resistance. Further, the invention includes a method for breeding corn plants containing quantitative trait loci (QTL) that are associated with resistance to Gray Leaf Spot, a fungal disease associated with Cercospora spp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: MICHAEL R. KERNS, HONGWU JIA, DAVID VINCENT BUTRUILLE, TRAVIS J. FREY, GILBERTO POZAR, KEVIN COOK, SCOTT WALKER, GREGORY HOLLAND
  • Publication number: 20130291198
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV683228. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV683228, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV683228 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV683228 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV683228.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Kevin Cook, Laron L. Peters