Patents by Inventor Steven John Czaplewski

Steven John Czaplewski 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: 10104859
    Abstract: The present invention concerns Capsicum annuum plants producing pepper fruits, exhibiting new physicochemical characteristics of the pepper fruit in relation with chlorophyll A & B, lutein as well as violaxanthin. The pepper fruits of the plants according to the present invention also exhibit a characteristic extreme dark green color at immature stage which color is linked to the content in pigment of the said fruit. The present invention also relates to QTL alleles directing the expression of the pigment content of those pepper fruits as well as molecular markers associated with these QTL alleles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Laurie Boyden, Kevin Cook, Steven John Czaplewski, Henricus Johannes Van Wijk
  • Publication number: 20170020096
    Abstract: The present invention concerns Capsicum annuum plants producing pepper fruits, exhibiting new physicochemical characteristics of the pepper fruit in relation with chlorophyll A & B, lutein as well as violaxanthin. The pepper fruits of the plants according to the present invention also exhibit a characteristic extreme dark green color at immature stage which color is linked to the content in pigment of the said fruit. The present invention also relates to QTL alleles directing the expression of the pigment content of those pepper fruits as well as molecular markers associated with these QTL alleles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Laurie Boyden, Kevin Cook, Steven John Czaplewski, Henricus Johannes Van Wijk
  • Patent number: 9493784
    Abstract: The present invention concerns Capsicum annuum plants producing pepper fruits, exhibiting new physicochemical characteristics of the pepper fruit in relation with chlorophyll A & B, lutein as well as violaxanthin. The pepper fruits of the plants according to the present invention also exhibit a characteristic extreme dark green color at immature stage which color is linked to the content in pigment of the said fruit. The present invention also relates to QTL alleles directing the expression of the pigment content of those pepper fruits as well as molecular markers associated with these QTL alleles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Laurie Boyden, Kevin Cook, Steven John Czaplewski, Henricus Johannes Van Wijk
  • Publication number: 20140230102
    Abstract: The present invention concerns Capsicum annuum plants producing pepper fruits, exhibiting new physicochemical characteristics of the pepper fruit in relation with chlorophyll A & B, lutein as well as violaxanthin. The pepper fruits of the plants according to the present invention also exhibit a characteristic extreme dark green color at immature stage which color is linked to the content in pigment of the said fruit. The present invention also relates to QTL alleles directing the expression of the pigment content of those pepper fruits as well as molecular markers associated with these QTL alleles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
    Inventors: Laurie Boyden, Kevin Cook, Steven John Czaplewski, Henricus Johannes Van Wijk