Patents by Inventor Roy Schulbach

Roy Schulbach 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).

  • Bean plant having low pod detachment force
    Patent number: 4769512
    Abstract: A novel plant genotype characterized by the expression of a low pod detachment force in Phaseolus. The seed which carries the genetic code for this characteristic is capable of germinating into a plant having a mean pod detachment force (PDF) of about 0.51 kg or less when pods are at market maturity size. The plant is further characterized by an erect shape having pods clustered high in the bush, and easy detachability of the pedicel from the stem at nodes. The low PDF characteristic can be used to develop new low PDF varieties through hybridization with high PDF lines of Phaseolus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1988
    Assignee: NPI Seed, Inc.
    Inventor: Roy Schulbach