Patents by Inventor Lynn E. Gray

Lynn E. Gray 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).

  • In vitro screening for and selection of glycine max resistant to phialophora gregata
    Patent number: 4937970
    Abstract: An in vitro method for screening Glycine max cells for resistance to a disease caused by Phialophora gregata, brown stem rot, is disclosed. The method is useful for identifying brown stem rot resistant soybean varieties. Means for selecting mutant soybean cells for resistance to a toxin produced by P. gregata is also provided, as are cells and plants selected by this process. The invention involves culture of soybean calli in the presence of a filtrate of used fungal growth medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 3, 1990
    Assignees: Lubrizol Genetics, Inc., The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Yong-Quan Guan, Lynn E. Gray, Jack M. Widholm