Patents by Inventor Sigrid Vanstraelen

Sigrid Vanstraelen 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).

  • Assay for imidazolinone resistance mutations in species
    Patent number: 8829169
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and oligonucleotide primers for assaying Brassica napus plants for the presence or absence of mutations that confer resistance to imidazolinone herbicides. Specifically, the methods and primers of the invention are useful for detecting the PM1 mutation of the B. napus AHAS1 gene and the PM2 mutation of the B. napus AHAS3 gene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Monsanto Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Barnes, Sigrid Vanstraelen
  • ASSAY FOR IMIDAZOLINONE RESISTANCE MUTATIONS IN BRASSICA SPECIES
    Publication number: 20110034681
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and oligonucleotide primers for assaying Brassica napus plants for the presence or absence of mutations that confer resistance to imidazolinone herbicides. Specifically, the methods and primers of the invention are useful for detecting the PM1 mutation of the B. napus AHAS1 gene and the PM2 mutation of the B. napus AHAS3 gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2009
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: Advanta Canada, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Barnes, Sigrid Vanstraelen
  • Assay for imidazolinone resistance mutations in species
    Patent number: 7595177
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and oligonucleotide primers for assaying Brassica napus plants for the presence or absence of mutations that confer resistance to imidazolinone herbicides. Specifically, the methods and primers of the invention are useful for detecting the PM1 mutation of the B. napus AHAS1 gene and the PM2 mutation of the B. napus AHAS3 gene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: Advanta Canada, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Barnes, Sigrid Vanstraelen
  • Assay for imidazolinone resistance mutations in Brassica species
    Publication number: 20040171027
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and oligonucleotide primers for assaying Brassica napus plants for the presence or absence of mutations that confer resistance to imidazolinone herbicides. Specifically, the methods and primers of the invention are useful for detecting the PM1 mutation of the B. napus AHAS1 gene and the PM2 mutation of the B. napus AHAS3 gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2003
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Inventors: Stephen Barnes, Sigrid Vanstraelen