Patents by Inventor Rita Hogan Mumm

Rita Hogan Mumm 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).

  • Fertile transgenic maize plants containing a gene encoding the pat protein
    Patent number: 6395966
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for increasing yield in plants by introducing a gene encoding phosphinothricin acetyltransferase. The invention further involves a method of transferring said increased yield phenotype to other lines of plants by crossing. A maize transformant is identified in which the phosphinothricin acetyltransferase gene integration event is correlated with increased yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: DeKalb Genetics Corp.
    Inventors: Rita Hogan Mumm, T. Michael Spencer