Patents by Inventor Paul T. Gibson

Paul T. Gibson 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: 20100275320
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of introgressing soybean sudden death syndrome (SDS) or soybean cyst nematode (SCN) resistance into non-resistant soybean germplasm. Loci associated with SDS resistance or with SCN resistance in soybean lines known to be resistant to SDS or to SCN are used in marker assisted selection during introgression of SDS or SCN resistance into elite germplasm. In addition, the method may be used to confirm selection of resistance in new soybean cultivars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: David A. Lightfoot, Paul T. Gibson, Khalid Meksem
  • Patent number: 7288386
    Abstract: A method of determining the presence of soybean sudden death syndrome resistance in the soybean plant in a greenhouse setting, the method comprising the steps of: (a) inoculating soil with a low density inoculum of Fusarium solani; (b) planting a soybean plant in said inoculated soil; (c) growing said plant in said soil in a greenhouse; (d) isolating Fusarium solani-infected tissue from said plant; (e) culturing said infected tissue for a period of time sufficient to allow for fungal colony forming unit growth; (f) scoring at least one of disease severity and infection severity in said plant using the number of said fungal colony forming units; and (g) correlating at least one of said disease severity and said infection severity to at least one of disease severity and infection severity data from genetic markers associated with soybean sudden death syndrome resistance to identify a correlation, wherein a statistically significant correlation indicates presence of soybean sudden death syndrome resistance in sa
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: Southern Illinois University
    Inventors: David A. Lightfoot, Paul T. Gibson, Khalid Meksem
  • Publication number: 20020129402
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of introgressing soybean sudden death syndrome (SDS) or soybean cyst nematode (SCN) resistance into non-resistant soybean germplasm. Loci associated with SDS resistance or with SCN resistance in soybean lines known to be resistant to SDS or to SCN are used in marker assisted selection during introgression of SDS or SCN resistance into elite germplasm. In addition, the method may be used to confirm selection of resistance in new soybean cultivars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2001
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Inventors: David A. Lightfoot, Paul T. Gibson, Khalid Meksem
  • Patent number: 6300541
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of introgressing soybean sudden death syndrome (SDS) or soybean cyst nematode (SCN) resistance into non-resistant soybean germplasm. Loci associated with SDS resistance or with SCN resistance in soybean lines known to be resistant to SDS or the SCN are used in marker assisted selection during introgression of SDS or SCN resistance into elite germplasm. In addition, the method may be used to confirm selection of resistance in new soybean cultivars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Assignee: Southern Illinois University
    Inventors: David A. Lightfoot, Paul T. Gibson, Khalid Merkem