Patents by Inventor MAJID R. FOOLAD

MAJID R. FOOLAD 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).

  • High lycopene content tomato plants and markers for use in breeding for same
    Patent number: 8524992
    Abstract: Solanum pimpinellifolium plants which are exceptionally high in fruit lycopene content (˜300-390 ?g lycopene/g fresh fruit) are disclosed herein, which may be used in plant breeding to make the tomato plants of the present invention. The invention also discloses genetic markers, which are associated with the trait which may be used in marker-assisted selection for development of plants, lines, or varieties with the trait.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventor: Majid R. Foolad
  • HIGH LYCOPENE CONTENT TOMATO PLANTS AND MARKERS FOR USE IN BREEDING FOR SAME
    Publication number: 20090241209
    Abstract: Solanum pimpinellifolium plants which are exceptionally high in fruit lycopene content (˜300-390 ?g lycopene/g fresh fruit) are disclosed herein, which may be used in plant breeding to make the tomato plants of the present invention. The invention also discloses genetic markers, which are associated with the trait which may be used in marker-assisted selection for development of plants, lines, or varieties with the trait.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: THE PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventor: MAJID R. FOOLAD