Patents by Inventor Terry Berke

Terry Berke 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).

  • Publication number: 20150143564
    Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of pepper hybrid SV3198HJ and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid SV3198HJ and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another pepper plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: SEMINIS VEGETABLE SEEDS, INC.
    Inventor: Terry Berke
  • Patent number: 8962943
    Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of pepper hybrid PX11423782 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid PX11423782 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another pepper plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventor: Terry Berke
  • Patent number: 8847029
    Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of pepper hybrid PS11447353 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid PS11447353 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another pepper plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventor: Terry Berke
  • Patent number: 8802939
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel methods of producing interspecific hybrids between C. annuum and C. pubescens and progeny thereof. In addition, the present invention provides for the hybrid pepper plants, and parts thereof including their fruit, tissues, and seeds, resulting from a cross between C. annuum and C. pubescens that have nuclear genetic material from both C. annuum and C. pubescens. The hybrid pepper plants of the invention may have a variety of traits including resistance to geminiviruses, tobamoviruses, and resistance to damage by Xanthomonas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventors: Chuong Phan, John Kao, Terry Berke, Carl Jones
  • Patent number: 8524991
    Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of pepper hybrid PX11435810 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid PX11435810 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another pepper plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventor: Terry Berke
  • Publication number: 20130205418
    Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of pepper hybrid PX11423782 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid PX11423782 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another pepper plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Inventor: Terry Berke
  • Publication number: 20130024963
    Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of pepper hybrid PS11447353 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid PS11447353 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another pepper plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Inventor: Terry Berke
  • Patent number: 8071862
    Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of the habanero pepper line designated PX11423486. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of habanero pepper hybrid PX11423486, and to methods for producing a habanero pepper plant produced by crossing a plant of pepper hybrid PX11423486 with itself or with another pepper plant, such as a plant of another line. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of habanero pepper hybrid PX11423486, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventor: Terry Berke
  • Patent number: 8049078
    Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of the habanero pepper line designated PX11423487. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of habanero pepper hybrid PX11423487, and to methods for producing a habanero pepper plant produced by crossing a plant of pepper hybrid PX11423487 with itself or with another pepper plant, such as a plant of another line. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of habanero pepper hybrid PX11423487, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventor: Terry Berke
  • Publication number: 20110030082
    Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of pepper hybrid PX11435810 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid PX11435810 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another pepper plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventor: Terry Berke
  • Publication number: 20100058494
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel methods of producing interspecific hybrids between C. annuum and C. pubescens and progeny thereof. In addition, the present invention provides for the hybrid pepper plants, and parts thereof including their fruit, tissues, and seeds, resulting from a cross between C. annuum and C. pubescens that have nuclear genetic material from both C. annuum and C. pubescens. The hybrid pepper plants of the invention may have a variety of traits including resistance to geminiviruses, tobamoviruses, and resistance to damage by Xanthomonas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Chuong Phan, John Kao, Terry Berke, Carl Jones
  • Publication number: 20090064369
    Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of the habanero pepper line designated PX11423486. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of habanero pepper hybrid PX11423486, and to methods for producing a habanero pepper plant produced by crossing a plant of pepper hybrid PX11423486 with itself or with another pepper plant, such as a plant of another line. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of habanero pepper hybrid PX11423486, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventor: TERRY BERKE
  • Publication number: 20090064370
    Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of the habanero pepper line designated PX11423487. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of habanero pepper hybrid PX11423487, and to methods for producing a habanero pepper plant produced by crossing a plant of pepper hybrid PX11423487 with itself or with another pepper plant, such as a plant of another line. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of habanero pepper hybrid PX11423487, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventor: TERRY BERKE