Patents by Inventor Stephen Michael Dofing

Stephen Michael Dofing 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: 9060479
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X13B651 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X13B651 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X13B651 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X13B651, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X13B651. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X13B651.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INC
    Inventors: Mario Rosario Carlone, Jr., Michael Philip Jines, Charles Thomas Cunnyngham, Stephen Michael Dofing
  • Patent number: 8766057
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X13B631 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X13B631 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X13B631 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X13B631, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X13B631. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X13B631.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc
    Inventors: Mario Rosario Carlone, Jr., Michael Phillip Jines, Geoffrey Ian Graham, Stephen Michael Dofing, Gary Edward Henke
  • Patent number: 8618376
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X13B629 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X13B629 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X13B629 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X13B629, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X13B629. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X13B629.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc
    Inventors: Matthew David Smalley, Geoffrey Ian Graham, Stephen Michael Dofing, David Walter Whitaker
  • Patent number: 8609956
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X08B817 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X08B817 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08B817 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X08B817, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08B817. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08B817.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc
    Inventors: Mario Rosario Carlone, Jr., Michael Phillip Jines, Edwin Michael Grote, Stephen Michael Dofing
  • Patent number: 8598435
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X13B618 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X13B618 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X13B618 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X13B618, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X13B618. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X13B618.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc
    Inventors: Charles Thomas Cunnyngham, Terry R. Colbert, Stephen Michael Dofing
  • Patent number: 8502043
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X08B795 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X08B795 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08B795 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X08B795, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08B795. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08B795.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc
    Inventors: Mario Rosario Carlone, Jr., Michael Phillip Jines, Russell L. Fox, Marjorie A. McIntosh, Stephen Michael Dofing, Gary Edward Henke
  • Patent number: 8481807
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X13B617 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X13B617 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X13B617 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X13B617, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X13B617. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X13B617.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc
    Inventors: Terry R. Colbert, William Andrew Wilson, Stephen Michael Dofing
  • Patent number: 8395032
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X13B627 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X13B627 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X13B627 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X13B627, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X13B627. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X13B627.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc
    Inventors: Khusi Ram Tiwari, Stephen William Noble, Jr., Stephen Michael Dofing
  • Patent number: 8395033
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X13B626 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X13B626 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X13B626 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X13B626, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X13B626. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X13B626.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc
    Inventors: Khusi Ram Tiwari, Lora Lynn Kilgore-Norquest, Stephen Michael Dofing
  • Patent number: 8338680
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X08B338 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X08B338 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08B338 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X08B338, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08B338. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08B338.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc
    Inventors: William Andrew Wilson, Stephen Michael Dofing