Patents by Inventor Pierre Hucl

Pierre Hucl 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).

  • Patent number: 9879235
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to wheat plants having increased resistance to an imidazolinone herbicide. More particularly, the present invention includes wheat plants containing one or more IMI nucleic acids such as an Einkorn IMI cultivar. The present invention also includes seeds produced by these wheat plants and methods of controlling weeds in the vicinity of these wheat plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: University of Saskatchewan
    Inventor: Pierre Hucl
  • Patent number: 9695438
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to wheat plants having increased resistance to an imidazolinone herbicide. More particularly, the present invention includes wheat plants containing one or more IMI nucleic acids such as a Teal IMI cultivar. The nucleic acids are preferably located on or derived from different genomes. The present invention also includes seeds produced by these wheat plants and methods of controlling weeds in the vicinity of these wheat plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: University of Saskatchewan
    Inventors: Curtis J. Pozniak, Pierre Hucl
  • Publication number: 20170022514
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to wheat plants having increased resistance to an imidazolinone herbicide. More particularly, the present invention includes wheat plants containing one or more IMI nucleic acids such as a Teal IMI cultivar. The nucleic acids are preferably located on or derived from different genomes. The present invention also includes seeds produced by these wheat plants and methods of controlling weeds in the vicinity of these wheat plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Curtis J. POZNIAK, Pierre HUCL
  • Patent number: 9499832
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to wheat plants having increased resistance to an imidazolinone herbicide. More particularly, the present invention includes wheat plants containing one or more IMI nucleic acids such as a Teal IMI cultivar. The nucleic acids are preferably located on or derived from different genomes. The present invention also includes seeds produced by these wheat plants and methods of controlling weeds in the vicinity of these wheat plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: University of Saskatchewan
    Inventors: Curtis J. Pozniak, Pierre Hucl
  • Publication number: 20160097057
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to wheat plants having increased resistance to an imidazolinone herbicide. More particularly, the present invention includes wheat plants containing one or more IMI nucleic acids such as a Teal IMI cultivar. The nucleic acids are preferably located on or derived from different genomes. The present invention also includes seeds produced by these wheat plants and methods of controlling weeds in the vicinity of these wheat plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Curtis J. POZNIAK, Pierre Hucl
  • Publication number: 20140011681
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to wheat plants having increased resistance to an imidazolinone herbicide. More particularly, the present invention includes wheat plants containing one or more IMI nucleic acids such as a Teal IMI cultivar. The nucleic acids are preferably located on or derived from different genomes. The present invention also includes seeds produced by these wheat plants and methods of controlling weeds in the vicinity of these wheat plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN
    Inventors: Curtis J. Pozniak, Pierre Hucl
  • Publication number: 20120266331
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to wheat plants having increased resistance to an imidazolinone herbicide. More particularly, the present invention includes wheat plants containing one or more IMI nucleic acids such as a Teal IMI cultivar. The nucleic acids are preferably located on or derived from different genomes. The present invention also includes seeds produced by these wheat plants and methods of controlling weeds in the vicinity of these wheat plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: University of Saskatchewan
    Inventors: Curtis J. Pozniak, Pierre Hucl
  • Publication number: 20120266330
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to wheat plants having increased resistance to an imidazolinone herbicide. More particularly, the present invention includes wheat plants containing one or more IMI nucleic acids such as a Teal IMI cultivar. The nucleic acids are preferably located on or derived from different genomes. The present invention also includes seeds produced by these wheat plants and methods of controlling weeds in the vicinity of these wheat plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: University of Saskatchewan
    Inventors: Curtis J. Pozniak, Pierre Hucl
  • Publication number: 20120266333
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to wheat plants having increased resistance to an imidazolinone herbicide. More particularly, the present invention includes wheat plants containing one or more IMI nucleic acids such as an Einkorn IMI cultivar. The present invention also includes seeds produced by these wheat plants and methods of controlling weeds in the vicinity of these wheat plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventor: Pierre Hucl
  • Patent number: 8124847
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to wheat plants having increased resistance to an imidazolinone herbicide. More particularly, the present invention includes wheat plants containing one or more IMI nucleic acids such as an Einkorn IMI cultivar. The present invention also includes seeds produced by these wheat plants and methods of controlling weeds in the vicinity of these wheat plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: University of Saskatchewan
    Inventor: Pierre Hucl
  • Patent number: 8110727
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to wheat plants having increased resistance to an imidazolinone herbicide. More particularly, the present invention includes wheat plants containing one or more IMI nucleic acids such as a Teal IMI cultivar. The nucleic acids are preferably located on or derived from different genomes. The present invention also includes seeds produced by these wheat plants and methods of controlling weeds in the vicinity of these wheat plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: University of Saskatchewan
    Inventors: Curtis J. Pozniak, Pierre Hucl
  • Patent number: 7897845
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to wheat plants having increased resistance to an imidazolinone herbicide. More particularly, the present invention includes wheat plants containing one or more IMI nucleic acids such as a Teal IMI cultivar. The nucleic acids are preferably located on or derived from different genomes. The present invention also includes seeds produced by these wheat plants and methods of controlling weeds in the vicinity of these wheat plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: University of Saskatchewan
    Inventors: Curtis J. Pozniak, Pierre Hucl
  • Publication number: 20090253577
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to wheat plants having increased resistance to an imidazolinone herbicide. More particularly, the present invention includes wheat plants containing one or more IMI nucleic acids such as an Einkorn IMI cultivar. The present invention also includes seeds produced by these wheat plants and methods of controlling weeds in the vicinity of these wheat plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: University of Saskatchewan
    Inventor: Pierre Hucl
  • Publication number: 20090192039
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to wheat plants having increased resistance to an imidazolinone herbicide. More particularly, the present invention includes wheat plants containing one or more IMI nucleic acids such as a Teal IMI cultivar. The nucleic acids are preferably located on or derived from different genomes. The present invention also includes seeds produced by these wheat plants and methods of controlling weeds in the vicinity of these wheat plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: University of Saskatchewan
    Inventors: Curtis J. Pozniak, Pierre Hucl
  • Patent number: 7521599
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to wheat plants having increased resistance to an imidazolinone herbicide. More particularly, the present invention includes wheat plants containing one or more IMI nucleic acids such as an Einkorn IMI cultivar. The present invention also includes seeds produced by these wheat plants and methods of controlling weeds in the vicinity of these wheat plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: University of Saskatchewan
    Inventor: Pierre Hucl
  • Patent number: 7041484
    Abstract: The invention provides a novel starch branching enzyme that is bound to A-type starch granules in wheat, barley, rye or triticale. The enzyme is not substantially associated with B-type starch granules. A cDNA sequence encoding an isoform of the enzyme has been isolated from the wheat cultivar Fielder and deduced amino acid sequence has been determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: National Research Council of Canada
    Inventors: Monica Baga, Mingsheng Peng, Ramesh B. Nair, Anne Repellin, Ming Gao, Pierre Hucl, Graham J. Scoles, Ravindra N. Chibbar
  • Publication number: 20040244080
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to wheat plants having increased resistance to an imidazolinone herbicide. More particularly, the present invention includes wheat plants containing one or more IMI nucleic acids such as an Einkorn IMI cultivar. The present invention also includes seeds produced by these wheat plants and methods of controlling weeds in the vicinity of these wheat plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventor: Pierre Hucl
  • Publication number: 20040237134
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to wheat plants having increased resistance to an imidazolinone herbicide. More particularly, the present invention includes wheat plants containing one or more IMI nucleic acids such as a Teal IMI cultivar. The nucleic acids are preferably located on or derived from different genomes. The present invention also includes seeds produced by these wheat plants and methods of controlling weeds in the vicinity of these wheat plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Curtis J. Pozniak, Pierre Hucl