Patents by Inventor Meindert Boon

Meindert Boon 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).

  • White-stem trait containing plants
    Patent number: 9313961
    Abstract: The invention provides Brassica oleracea plants comprising a white-stem trait and methods for producing a plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventors: Frans van den Bosch, Meindert Boon
  • WHITE-STEM TRAIT CONTAINING PLANTS
    Publication number: 20110265201
    Abstract: The invention provides Brassica oleracea plants comprising a white-stem trait and methods for producing a plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventors: FRANS VAN DEN BOSCH, Meindert Boon
  • Broccoli type adapted for ease of harvest
    Publication number: 20050262594
    Abstract: A broccoli plant characterized in having an exerted head having a crown higher than the leaf canopy and a harvestable head of at least about 200 grams when planted at a density of 40,000 plants per hectare, where the harvestable head comprises the top 25 centimeters of said stalk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2004
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Inventors: Franciscus van den Bosch, Meindert Boon