Patents by Inventor Thomas C. Kevern

Thomas C. Kevern 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).

  • Maize variety hybrid X03B495
    Patent number: 9433166
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X03B495 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 X03B495 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X03B495 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X03B495, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X03B495. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X03B495.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Edwin Michael Grote, Thomas C. Kevern, Joseph K. Gogerty
  • Inbred corn line PHN73
    Patent number: 5157208
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided an inbred corn line, designated PHN73. This invention thus relates to the plants and seeds of inbred corn line PHN73 and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing the inbred line PHN73 with itself or with another corn plant. This invention further relates to hybrid corn seeds and plants produced by crossing the inbred line PHN73 with another corn line or plant and to crosses with related species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1992
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Loren J. Hoffbeck, Thomas C. Kevern
  • Inbred corn line PHP02
    Patent number: 5082992
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided an inbred corn line, designated PHP02. This invention thus relates to the plants and seeds of inbred corn line PHP02 and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing the inbred line PHP02 with itself or with another corn plant. This invention further relates to hybrid corn seeds and plants produced by crossing the inbred line PHP02 with another corn line or plant and to crosses with related species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1992
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: William B. Ambrose, Thomas C. Kevern