Patents by Inventor Steve Openshaw

Steve Openshaw 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).

  • Marker assisted identification of a gene associated with a phenotypic trait
    Patent number: 6368806
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of associating a gene or an expression product with a complexly inherited phenotypic trait of interest in a plant. Plants are segregated by the presence or absence of a genetic marker. One or more of the segregated groups are expression profiled to determine the gene associated with the phenotypic trait of interest. The gene associated with the phenotypic trait of interest can be identified and/or isolated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Openshaw, Wesley B. Bruce