Patents by Inventor Samuel R. Ethington

Samuel R. Ethington 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).

  • Method to identify disease resistant quantitative trait loci in soybean and compositions thereof
    Publication number: 20080166699
    Abstract: The present invention is in the field of plant breeding and genetics, particularly as it pertains to the genus, Glycine. More specifically, the invention relates to a method for screening soybean plants containing one or more quantitative trait loci for disease resistance, species of Glycine having such loci and methods for breeding for and screening of Glycine with such loci. The invention further relates to the use of exotic germplasm in a breeding program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: George James Baley, David Vincent Butruille, Samuel R. Ethington, Michael D. Haverdink, Warren M. Kruger, John Robert LeDeaux, Vergel C. Concibido, James Narvel, John W. Pitkin, John Tamulonis, Chongqing Xie