Patents by Inventor Michelle R. Naert

Michelle R. Naert 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).

  • Compositions and methods for liquid-mediated delivery of pollen
    Patent number: 11730099
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compositions and methods for liquid-mediated delivery of pollen to a female reproductive part of a recipient plant. The pollen suspension solutions provided include a surfactant, an oil, a solute, or an aqueous solution, and about 2% to about 20% pollen by weight. The methods provided include producing a liquid pollen suspension solution comprising pollen from a donor plant and spraying the solution onto at least a first female reproductive part of a recipient plant, thereby pollinating the female reproductive part with the pollen from the donor plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Zachary Boyer, David A. Morgenstern, Michelle R. Naert
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR LIQUID-MEDIATED DELIVERY OF POLLEN
    Publication number: 20210307273
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compositions and methods for liquid-mediated delivery of pollen to a female reproductive part of a recipient plant. The pollen suspension solutions provided include a surfactant, an oil, a solute, or an aqueous solution, and about 2% to about 20% pollen by weight. The methods provided include producing a liquid pollen suspension solution comprising pollen from a donor plant and spraying the solution onto at least a first female reproductive part of a recipient plant, thereby pollinating the female reproductive part with the pollen from the donor plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Zachary Boyer, David A. Morgenstern, Michelle R. Naert