Patents by Inventor Michael R. Kerns

Michael R. Kerns 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).

  • Methods and compositions for gray leaf spot resistance in corn
    Patent number: 8779232
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of plant breeding. More specifically, the present invention includes a method of using haploid plants for genetic mapping of traits of interest such as disease resistance. Further, the invention includes a method for breeding corn plants containing quantitative trait loci (QTL) that are associated with resistance to Gray Leaf Spot, a fungal disease associated with Cercospora spp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Michael R. Kerns, Hongwu Jia, David Butruille, Travis J. Frey, Gilberto Pozar, Kevin Cook, Scott Walker, Gregory Holland
  • Methods and compositions for Goss' wilt resistance in corn
    Patent number: 8766035
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of plant breeding. More specifically, the present invention includes a method of using haploid plants for genetic mapping of traits of interest such as disease resistance. Further, the invention includes a method for breeding corn plants containing quantitative trait loci (QTL) that are associated with resistance to Goss' Wilt, a bacterial disease associated with Clavibacter michiganense spp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Michael R. Kerns, Hongwu Jia, David Butruille, Travis Frey, Kevin Cook, Laron Peters
  • METHODS OF CREATING DROUGHT TOLERANT CORN PLANTS AND COMPOSITIONS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20140130211
    Abstract: The present invention is in the field of plant breeding and drought tolerance. More specifically, the invention includes a method for breeding corn plants containing one or more markers that are associated with tolerance to low water conditions. The invention further includes germplasm and the use of germplasm containing at least one marker associated with drought tolerance for introgression into elite germplasm in a breeding program, thus producing drought resistant germplasm. Other embodiments of this invention include transgenic drought tolerant corn plants and corn plant cells, and methods of detecting drought tolerance genes and chromosome regions associated with drought tolerance in a plant genome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Paul S. Chomet, Nancy M. Houmard, Hongwu Jia, Michael R. Kerns, Mark E. Leibman
  • Methods and Compositions for Gray Leaf Spot Resistance in Corn
    Publication number: 20140007285
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of plant breeding. More specifically, the present invention includes a method of using haploid plants for genetic mapping of traits of interest such as disease resistance. Further, the invention includes a method for breeding corn plants containing quantitative trait loci (QTL) that are associated with resistance to Gray Leaf Spot, a fungal disease associated with Cercospora spp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: MICHAEL R. KERNS, HONGWU JIA, DAVID VINCENT BUTRUILLE, TRAVIS J. FREY, GILBERTO POZAR, KEVIN COOK, SCOTT WALKER, GREGORY HOLLAND
  • Methods and Compositions for Gray Leaf Spot Resistance in Corn
    Publication number: 20120324599
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of plant breeding. More specifically, the present invention includes a method of using haploid plants for genetic mapping of traits of interest such as disease resistance. Further, the invention includes a method for breeding corn plants containing quantitative trait loci (QTL) that are associated with resistance to Gray Leaf Spot, a fungal disease associated with Cercospora spp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Michael R. Kerns, Hongwu Jia, David Butruille, Travis J. Frey, Gilberto Pozar, Kevin Cook, Scott Walker, Gregory Holland
  • Methods and compositions for gray leaf spot resistance in corn
    Patent number: 8273944
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of plant breeding. More specifically, the present invention includes a method of using haploid plants for genetic mapping of traits of interest such as disease resistance. Further, the invention includes a method for breeding corn plants containing quantitative trait loci (QTL) that are associated with resistance to Gray Leaf Spot, a fungal disease associated with Cercospora spp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Michael R. Kerns, Hongwu Jia, David Butruille, Travis J. Frey, Gilberto Pozar, Kevin Cook, Scott Walker, Gregory Holland
  • Methods and Compositions for Goss' Wilt Resistance in Corn
    Publication number: 20090070903
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of plant breeding. More specifically, the present invention includes a method of using haploid plants for genetic mapping of traits of interest such as disease resistance. Further, the invention includes a method for breeding corn plants containing quantitative trait loci (QTL) that are associated with resistance to Goss' Wilt, a bacterial disease associated with Clavibacter michiganense spp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Michael R. Kerns, Hongwu Jia, David Butruille, Travis J. Frey, Kevin Cook, Laron Peters
  • Methods and Compositions for Haploid Mapping
    Publication number: 20090064361
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of plant breeding. More specifically, the present invention includes a method of using haploid plants for genetic mapping of traits of interest such as disease resistance. Further, the invention includes a method for breeding corn plants containing quantitative trait loci (QTL) that are associated with resistance to Gray Leaf Spot (GLS), a fungal disease associated with Cercospora spp. The invention further includes a method for breeding corn plants containing QTL that are associated with Goss' Wilt, a bacterial disease associated with Clavibacter michiganense spp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: David Butruille, Samuel Eathington, Travis J. Frey, Donald Bockelman, Michael R. Kerns, Thomas Carlson, Roger Weyhrich, Karen Grote
  • Methods and Compositions for Gray Leaf Spot Resistance in Corn
    Publication number: 20090064360
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of plant breeding. More specifically, the present invention includes a method of using haploid plants for genetic mapping of traits of interest such as disease resistance. Further, the invention includes a method for breeding corn plants containing quantitative trait loci (QTL) that are associated with resistance to Gray Leaf Spot, a fungal disease associated with Cercospora spp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Michael R. Kerns, Hongwu Jia, David Butruille, Travis J. Frey, Gilberto Pozar, Kevin Cook, Scott Walker, Gregory Holland