Patents by Inventor Oliver E. Nelson

Oliver E. Nelson 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).

  • Mutant maize variety containing the glt1-1 allele
    Patent number: 5331108
    Abstract: A maize plant has in its genome a non-mutable form of a mutant allele designated vitX-8132. The allele is located at a locus designated as glt which conditions kernels having an altered starch characteristic. Maize plants including such a mutant allele produce a starch that does not increase in viscosity on cooling, after heating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1994
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Oliver E. Nelson, David Pan