Patents by Inventor M.A. Saghai Maroff

M.A. Saghai Maroff 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).

  • Marker mapping and resistance gene associations in soybean
    Patent number: 8193411
    Abstract: The invention provides novel molecular genetic markers in soybean, where the markers are useful, for example, in the marker-assisted selection of gene alleles that impart disease-resistance, thereby allowing the identification and selection of a disease-resistant plant. The markers also find use in positional cloning of disease-resistance genes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignees: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Godwin, Feng Han, Alec A. Hayes, Xu Hu, Soon-Chun Jeong, Guihua Lu, M.A. Saghai Maroff