Patents by Inventor Michael J. Lauer

Michael J. Lauer 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).

  • Publication number: 20210059276
    Abstract: A method of identifying a selected pollination window in a Poaceae crop by monitoring one or more environmental parameters and identifying a selected pollination window based upon the monitored parameters. The correct selection of parameters has been shown to markedly increase seed set, yield, and/or other desirable characteristics, including but not limited to preferred content of oil, starch, protein, and/or other nutritional components. Parameters may include one or more of: temperature, relative humidity, and vapor pressure deficit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: Accelerated Ag Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Federico Valverde, Elizabeth Ann Trecker, Michael J. Lauer, Mark Gee, George Singletary, Todd Krone, Jason Cope, Chase Kramer, Anthony Stefani
  • Publication number: 20150082479
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for chemical selection of female gametes that do not contain a transgene of interest in plants. The methods result is increased efficiency of a breeding program to provide increased trait purity by ensuring that inbreds and plants are homozygous for a transgene of interest. Herbicides such as glyphosate can be used as the chemical gametocide to selectively eliminate female gametes that do not contain the gene conferring glyphosate resistance, resulting in seed or progeny substantially homozygous for such herbicide resistance on a large scale in a single generation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Michael J. Lauer, ROGER LEAFGREN, SCOTT NELSON
  • Patent number: 8417602
    Abstract: Managing risks of crop production can be performed by understanding the relative performance of different agricultural inputs under the same or similar environmental conditions. In addition, managing of crop production risks can be performed by understanding variations in the performance of the same agricultural inputs over a range of environmental conditions. By being able to describe and understand these variations in performance, decisions can be made which are consistent with overall business and/or production objectives and limit risk associated with variations in environmental conditions. In addition to producers there are other stakeholders in the crop production process, such as financial institutions, insurance providers, users of crops produced, and input suppliers. These and other stakeholders can provide financial incentives to producers for managing crop production risks through use of environmental classification and/or genotype-by-environment information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald P. Avey, Phillip Lee Bax, Richard Glenn Brooke, David S. Ertl, Joseph K. Gogerty, David J. Harwood, Michael J. Lauer, Terry Eu Claire Meyer, Todd A. Peterson
  • Patent number: 8290795
    Abstract: Managing risks of crop production can be performed by understanding the relative performance of different agricultural inputs under the same or similar environmental conditions. In addition, managing of crop production risks can be performed by understanding variations in the performance of the same agricultural inputs over a range of environmental conditions. By being able to describe and understand these variations in performance, decisions can be made which are consistent with overall business and/or production objectives and limit risk associated with variations in environmental conditions. In addition to producers there are other stakeholders in the crop production process, such as financial institutions, insurance providers, users of crops produced, and input suppliers. These and other stakeholders can provide financial incentives to producers for managing crop production risks through use of environmental classification and/or genotype-by-environment information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald P. Avey, Phillip Lee Bax, Richard Glenn Brooke, David S. Ertl, Joseph K. Gogerty, David J. Harwood, Michael J. Lauer, Terry Eu Claire Meyer, Todd A. Peterson
  • Patent number: 8249926
    Abstract: Managing risks of crop production can be performed by understanding the relative performance of different agricultural inputs under the same or similar environmental conditions. In addition, managing of crop production risks can be performed by understanding variations in the performance of the same agricultural inputs over a range of environmental conditions. By being able to describe and understand these variations in performance, decisions can be made which are consistent with overall business and/or production objectives and limit risk associated with variations in environmental conditions. In addition to producers there are other stakeholders in the crop production process, such as financial institutions, insurance providers, users of crops produced, and input suppliers. These and other stakeholders can provide financial incentives to producers for managing crop production risks through use of environmental classification and/or genotype-by-environment information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald P. Avey, Phillip Lee Bax, Richard Glenn Brooke, David S. Ertl, Joseph K. Gogerty, David J. Harwood, Michael J. Lauer, Terry Eu Claire Meyer, Todd A. Peterson
  • Patent number: 8046280
    Abstract: Managing risks of crop production can be performed by understanding the relative performance of different agricultural inputs under the same or similar environmental conditions. In addition, managing of crop production risks can be performed by understanding variations in the performance of the same agricultural inputs over a range of environmental conditions. By being able to describe and understand these variations in performance, decisions can be made which are consistent with overall business and/or production objectives and limit risk associated with variations in environmental conditions. In addition to producers there are other stakeholders in the crop production process, such as financial institutions, insurance providers, users of crops produced, and input suppliers. These and other stakeholders can provide financial incentives to producers for managing crop production risks through use of environmental classification and/or genotype-by-environment information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald P. Avey, Phillip Lee Bax, Richard Glenn Brooke, David S. Ertl, Joseph K. Gogerty, David J. Harwood, Michael J. Lauer, Terry Eu Claire Meyer, Todd A. Peterson
  • Patent number: 8032389
    Abstract: Methods and software for selecting seed products or other agricultural inputs for planting within an associated land base include classifying the land base with an environmental classification, determining at least one seed product to plant within the land base based on the environmental classification, and providing an output comprising identification of the at least one seed product to plant within the land base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald P. Avey, Phillip Lee Bax, Richard Glenn Brooke, David S. Ertl, Joseph K. Gogerty, David J. Harwood, Michael J. Lauer, Terry Eu Claire Meyer, Todd A. Peterson, Robert C. Iwig
  • Publication number: 20090275473
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for chemical selection of female gametes that do not contain a transgene of interest in plants. The methods result is increased efficiency of a breeding program to provide increased trait purity by ensuring that inbreds and plants are homozygous for a transgene of interest. Herbicides such as glyphosate can be used as the chemical gametocide to selectively eliminate female gametes that do not contain the gene conferring glyphosate resistance, resulting in seed or progeny substantially homozygous for such herbicide resistance on a large scale in a single generation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNTIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Michael J. Lauer, Roger L. Leafgren, Scott M. Nelson
  • Publication number: 20090112637
    Abstract: Managing risks of crop production can be performed by understanding the relative performance of different agricultural inputs under the same or similar environmental conditions. In addition, managing of crop production risks can be performed by understanding variations in the performance of the same agricultural inputs over a range of environmental conditions. By being able to describe and understand these variations in performance, decisions can be made which are consistent with overall business and/or production objectives and limit risk associated with variations in environmental conditions. In addition to producers there are other stakeholders in the crop production process, such as financial institutions, insurance providers, users of crops produced, and input suppliers. These and other stakeholders can provide financial incentives to producers for managing crop production risks through use of environmental classification and/or genotype-by-environment information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: DONALD P. AVEY, PHILLIP L. BAX, RICHARD GLENN BROOKE, DAVID S. ERTL, JOSEPH K. GOGERTY, DAVID J. HARWOOD, MICHAEL J. LAUER, TERRY EUCLAIRE MEYER, TODD A. PETERSON
  • Publication number: 20090089224
    Abstract: Managing risks of crop production can be performed by understanding the relative performance of different agricultural inputs under the same or similar environmental conditions. In addition, managing of crop production risks can be performed by understanding variations in the performance of the same agricultural inputs over a range of environmental conditions. By being able to describe and understand these variations in performance, decisions can be made which are consistent with overall business and/or production objectives and limit risk associated with variations in environmental conditions. In addition to producers there are other stakeholders in the crop production process, such as financial institutions, insurance providers, users of crops produced, and input suppliers. These and other stakeholders can provide financial incentives to producers for managing crop production risks through use of environmental classification and/or genotype-by-environment information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Donald P. AVEY, Phillip L. BAX, Richard Glenn BROOKE, David S. ERTL, Joseph K. GOGERTY, David J. HARWOOD, Michael J. LAUER, Terry EuClaire MEYER, Todd A. PETERSON
  • Publication number: 20090089171
    Abstract: Managing risks of crop production can be performed by understanding the relative performance of different agricultural inputs under the same or similar environmental conditions. In addition, managing of crop production risks can be performed by understanding variations in the performance of the same agricultural inputs over a range of environmental conditions. By being able to describe and understand these variations in performance, decisions can be made which are consistent with overall business and/or production objectives and limit risk associated with variations in environmental conditions. In addition to producers there are other stakeholders in the crop production process, such as financial institutions, insurance providers, users of crops produced, and input suppliers. These and other stakeholders can provide financial incentives to producers for managing crop production risks through use of environmental classification and/or genotype-by-environment information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Donald P. AVEY, Phillip L. BAX, Richard Glenn BROOKE, David S. ERTL, Joseph K. GOGERTY, David J. HARWOOD, Michael J. LAUER, Terry EuClaire MEYER, Todd A. PETERSON