Patents by Inventor Susan SLATER

Susan SLATER 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 for enhancing crop performance in
    Patent number: 11229174
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for enhancing crop performance in Brassica, the method comprising providing Brassica seeds which have been sorted so that at least 90% of the seed population have a seed diameter of at least 1.7 mm; and seeding said Brassica seeds at a seeding rate sufficient to establish a population of Brassica plants so that the plants have a density of 40 to 95 plants per m2 when the plants are at any one or more of phenological growth stages 11, 12, 13, 14, or 15, according to the BBCH scale; and that the plants show an establishment rate of at least 40%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: BASF AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS SEED US LLC
    Inventors: Robert MacDonald, Susan Slater, Derek Lewis, Joel Gorman
  • METHOD FOR ENHANCING CROP PERFORMANCE IN BRASSICA
    Publication number: 20200253141
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for enhancing crop performance in Brassica, the method comprising providing Brassica seeds which have been sorted so that at least 90% of the seed population have a seed diameter of at least 1.7 mm; and seeding said Brassica seeds at a seeding rate sufficient to establish a population of Brassica plants so that the plants have a density of 40 to 95 plants per m2 when the plants are at any one or more of phenological growth stages 11, 12, 13, 14, or 15, according to the BBCH scale; and that the plants show an establishment rate of at least 40%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Robert MACDONALD, Susan SLATER, Derek LEWIS, Joel GORMAN