Patents by Inventor Rex DeLong

Rex DeLong 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: 11737405
    Abstract: Two sorghum maternal haploid inducer lines SMHI01 and SMHI02 are provided including seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing sorghum haploid embryos using SMHI01 and SMHI02 are also provided. The sorghum haploid embryos produced as a result of the use of either maternal haploid inducer line SMHI01 or SMHI02 may be doubled to produce doubled haploid embryos, seeds, and plants as part of a sorghum breeding program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Inventors: Rex Delong, Cleve Douglas Franks, Justin M Gifford, Clifford Paul Hunter, Tanveer Hussain, John Robert Jaster, Maria Laura Mayor, Roger Monk
  • Publication number: 20220078987
    Abstract: Two sorghum maternal haploid inducer lines SMHI01 and SMHI02 are provided including seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing sorghum haploid embryos using SMHI01 and SMHI02 are also provided. The sorghum haploid embryos produced as a result of the use of either maternal haploid inducer line SMHI01 or SMHI02 may be doubled to produce doubled haploid embryos, seeds, and plants as part of a sorghum breeding program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: REX DELONG, CLEVE DOUGLAS FRANKS, JUSTIN M. GIFFORD, CLIFFORD PAUL HUNTER, TANVEER HUSSAIN, JOHN ROBERT JASTER, MARIA LAURA MAYOR, ROGER MONK
  • Patent number: 11089748
    Abstract: Two Sorghum maternal haploid inducer lines SMHI01 and SMHI02 are provided including seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing Sorghum haploid embryos using SMHI01 and SMHI02 are also provided. The Sorghum haploid embryos produced as a result of the use of either maternal haploid inducer line SMHI01 or SMHI02 may be doubled to produce doubled haploid embryos, seeds, and plants as part of a Sorghum breeding program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Inventors: Rex Delong, Cleve Douglas Franks, Justin M Gifford, Clifford Paul Hunter, Tanveer Hussain, John Robert Jaster, Maria Laura Mayor, Roger Monk
  • Publication number: 20180228106
    Abstract: Two sorghum maternal haploid inducer lines SMHI01 and SMHI02 are provided including seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing sorghum haploid embryos using SMHI01 and SMHI02 are also provided. The sorghum haploid embryos produced as a result of the use of either maternal haploid inducer line SMHI01 or SMHI02 may be doubled to produce doubled haploid embryos, seeds, and plants as part of a sorghum breeding program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: REX DELONG, CLEVE DOUGLAS FRANKS, JUSTIN M GIFFORD, CLIFFORD PAUL HUNTER, TANVEER HUSSAIN, JOHN ROBERT JASTER, MARIA LAURA MAYOR, ROGER MONK
  • Patent number: 8946514
    Abstract: Markers tightly associated with a sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) cms fertility restorer gene are identified, as well as genes containing the pentatrico peptide repeat (PPR) motif. Methods for marker assisted selection of restorer and non-restorer sorghum lines are provided. The markers can be used to facilitate development of the maintainer, restorer and cms sorghum lines used to make hybrids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Kumuda Kushalappa, Valerio Primomo, Lomas Tulsieram, Zenglu Li, Kay Porter, Yilma Kebede, Roger Monk, Rex DeLong
  • Publication number: 20110162100
    Abstract: Markers tightly associated with the sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) cms fertility restorer gene are identified, as well as genes containing the pentatrico peptide repeat (PPR) motif. Methods for marker assisted selection of restorer and non-restorer sorghum lines are provided. The markers can be used to facilitate development of the maintainer, restorer and cms sorghum lines used to make hybrids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Kumuda Kushalappa, Valerio Primomo, Lomas Tulsieram, Zenglu Li, Kay Porter, Yilma Kebede, Roger Monk, Rex DeLong