Patents by Inventor Richard H. Sheetz

Richard H. Sheetz 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: 10939658
    Abstract: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 16R232B2XF. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 16R232B2XF. Also provided by the invention are methods of using cotton variety 16R232B2XF and products derived therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 16R232B2XF with itself or another cotton variety and plants and seeds produced by such methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Nilesh Dighe, Richard H. Sheetz
  • Patent number: 10939660
    Abstract: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 17R740XF. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 17R740XF. Also provided by the invention are methods of using cotton variety 17R740XF and products derived therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 17R740XF with itself or another cotton variety and plants and seeds produced by such methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Nilesh Dighe, Richard H. Sheetz
  • Publication number: 20210045340
    Abstract: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 17R738XF. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 17R738XF. Also provided by the invention are methods of using cotton variety 17R738XF and products derived therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 17R738XF with itself or another cotton variety and plants and seeds produced by such methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Nilesh Dighe, Richard H. Sheetz
  • Patent number: 10918067
    Abstract: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 17R038. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 17R038. Also provided by the invention are methods of using cotton variety 17R038 and products derived therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 17R038 with itself or another cotton variety and plants and seeds produced by such methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Nilesh Dighe, Richard H. Sheetz
  • Patent number: 10918034
    Abstract: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 17R737XF. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 17R737XF. Also provided by the invention are methods of using cotton variety 17R737XF and products derived therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 17R737XF with itself or another cotton variety and plants and seeds produced by such methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Nilesh Dighe, Richard H. Sheetz
  • Patent number: 10856512
    Abstract: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 16R336B3XF. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 16R336B3XF. Also provided by the invention are methods of using cotton variety 16R336B3XF and products derived therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 16R336B3XF with itself or another cotton variety and plants and seeds produced by such methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Nilesh Dighe, Richard H. Sheetz
  • Patent number: 10856510
    Abstract: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 16R032. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 16R032. Also provided by the invention are methods of using cotton variety 16R032 and products derived therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 16R032 with itself or another cotton variety and plants and seeds produced by such methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Nilesh Dighe, Richard H. Sheetz
  • Patent number: 10842120
    Abstract: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 16R125XF. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 16R125XF. Also provided by the invention are methods of using cotton variety 16R125XF and products derived therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 16R125XF with itself or another cotton variety and plants and seeds produced by such methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Nilesh Dighe, Richard H. Sheetz
  • Patent number: 10767189
    Abstract: The present disclosure is in the field of plant breeding. The disclosure provides methods for breeding cotton plants having a staygreen trait using marker-assisted selection. The disclosure further provides germplasm that stays green under high drought stress and provide yield advantage over non-staygreen germplasm. The disclosure also provides genetic markers associated with staygreen QTLs for introgressing these QTLs into elite germplasm in a breeding program and producing novel cotton germplasm that performs better under water-limited conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Issa Coulibaly, Nilesh Dighe, Xuehui Feng, Richard H. Sheetz, Humphrey W. Wanjugi
  • Patent number: 10750708
    Abstract: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 16R028. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 16R028. Also provided by the invention are methods of using cotton variety 16R028 and products derived therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 16R028 with itself or another cotton variety and plants and seeds produced by such methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Nilesh Dighe, Richard H. Sheetz
  • Publication number: 20200214243
    Abstract: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 17R740XF. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 17R740XF. Also provided by the invention are methods of using cotton variety 17R740XF and products derived therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 17R740XF with itself or another cotton variety and plants and seeds produced by such methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Nilesh Dighe, Richard H. Sheetz
  • Publication number: 20200214236
    Abstract: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 16R232B2XF. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 16R232B2XF. Also provided by the invention are methods of using cotton variety 16R232B2XF and products derived therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 16R232B2XF with itself or another cotton variety and plants and seeds produced by such methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Nilesh Dighe, Richard H. Sheetz
  • Publication number: 20200214237
    Abstract: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 17R737XF. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 17R737XF. Also provided by the invention are methods of using cotton variety 17R737XF and products derived therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 17R737XF with itself or another cotton variety and plants and seeds produced by such methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Nilesh Dighe, Richard H. Sheetz
  • Publication number: 20200196553
    Abstract: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 17R038. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 17R038. Also provided by the invention are methods of using cotton variety 17R038 and products derived therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 17R038 with itself or another cotton variety and plants and seeds produced by such methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Nilesh Dighe, Richard H. Sheetz
  • Patent number: 10557805
    Abstract: A system for analyzing intact cotton, wherein the system comprises an X-ray scanner system and a plurality of sample containers, wherein at least one seed cotton sample container is structured and operable to retain a respective one of a plurality of intact cotton samples. The system additionally comprises a sample support platform that is structured and operable to move the plurality of sample containers past an image data generation assembly of the X-ray scanner system. The system further comprises a computer based system that is structured and operable to execute image analysis software to determine at least one metric of at least one of the intact cotton samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Govind Chaudhary, Anju Gupta, Kolbyn S. Joy, John J. Kotyk, Randall K. Rader, Richard H. Sheetz, Brad D. White
  • Publication number: 20190230885
    Abstract: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 16R032. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 16R032. Also provided by the invention are methods of using cotton variety 16R032 and products derived therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 16R032 with itself or another cotton variety and plants and seeds produced by such methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: NILESH DIGHE, Richard H. Sheetz
  • Publication number: 20190216036
    Abstract: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 16R336B3XF. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 16R336B3XF. Also provided by the invention are methods of using cotton variety 16R336B3XF and products derived therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 16R336B3XF with itself or another cotton variety and plants and seeds produced by such methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: NILESH DIGHE, Richard H. Sheetz
  • Publication number: 20190208725
    Abstract: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 16R125XF. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 16R125XF. Also provided by the invention are methods of using cotton variety 16R125XF and products derived therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 16R125XF with itself or another cotton variety and plants and seeds produced by such methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: NILESH DIGHE, Richard H. Sheetz
  • Publication number: 20190200561
    Abstract: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 16R028. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 16R028. Also provided by the invention are methods of using cotton variety 16R028 and products derived therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 16R028 with itself or another cotton variety and plants and seeds produced by such methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Nilesh Dighe, Richard H. Sheetz
  • Publication number: 20180217072
    Abstract: A system for analyzing intact cotton, wherein the system comprises an X-ray scanner system and a plurality of sample containers, wherein at least one seed cotton sample container is structured and operable to retain a respective one of a plurality of intact cotton samples. The system additionally comprises a sample support platform that is structured and operable to move the plurality of sample containers past an image data generation assembly of the X-ray scanner system. The system further comprises a computer based system that is structured and operable to execute image analysis software to determine at least one metric of at least one of the intact cotton samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Govind Chaudhary, Anju Gupta, Kolbyn S. Joy, John J. Kotyk, Randall K. Rader, Richard H. Sheetz, Brad D. White