Patents by Inventor Michael J. Velde

Michael J. Velde 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).

  • Hybrid alfalfa variety named HybriForce-3400
    Patent number: 9686931
    Abstract: Disclosed is an alfalfa seed designated HybriForce-3400 and deposited as ATCC Accession Number PTA-123758. Also disclosed are plants, or parts thereof, grown from the seed of the cultivar, plants having the morphological and physiological characteristics of the HybriForce-3400 cultivar, and methods of using the plant or parts thereof in alfalfa breeding and alfalfa transformation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Alforex Seeds LLC
    Inventors: Steven G. Wagner, Michael J. Velde
  • HYBRID ALFALFA VARIETY NAMED HYBRIFORCE-3400
    Publication number: 20160000031
    Abstract: Disclosed is an alfalfa seed designated HybriForce-3400 and deposited as ATCC Accession Number PTA-______. Also disclosed are plants, or parts thereof, grown from the seed of the cultivar, plants having the morphological and physiological characteristics of the HybriForce-3400 cultivar, and methods of using the plant or parts thereof in alfalfa breeding and alfalfa transformation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Steven G. Wagner, Michael J. Velde
  • Hybrid Alfalfa variety named HybriForce®-420/Wet
    Patent number: 7067721
    Abstract: A hybrid alfalfa variety designated HybriForce®-420/Wet and deposited as ATCC Accession Number PTA-5858. Also disclosed is a hybrid alfalfa plant or part thereof derived from the seed deposited as ATCC Accession Number PTA-5858. This variety also has an increased level of tolerance to saline soils within dormant alfalfa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Dairyland Seed Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Michael J. Velde