Patents by Inventor Troy Weeks

Troy Weeks 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: 9918441
    Abstract: A potato cultivar designated V11 is disclosed. The invention relates to the tubers of potato cultivar V11, to the seeds of potato cultivar V11, to the plants of potato V11, to the plant parts of potato cultivar V11, to food products produced from potato cultivar V11, and to methods for producing a potato plant produced by crossing potato cultivar V11 with itself or with another potato variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a potato plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic potato plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to potato cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from potato variety V11, to methods for producing other potato cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from potato cultivar V11 and to the potato plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: J.R. Simplot Company
    Inventors: Troy Weeks, Craig Richael, Caius Rommens, Hua Yan, Jingsong Ye
  • Patent number: 9873885
    Abstract: A potato transformation vector, pSIM1278 is disclosed. The invention relates to the potato transformation vector for silencing endogenous aspargine synthetase-1, polyphenol oxidase-5, phosphorylase-L, and dikinase R1 genes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: J.R. Simplot Company
    Inventors: Craig Richael, Caius Rommens, Troy Weeks, Hua Yan, Jingsong Ye
  • Publication number: 20160330923
    Abstract: A potato cultivar designated V11 is disclosed. The invention relates to the tubers of potato cultivar V11, to the seeds of potato cultivar V11, to the plants of potato V11, to the plant parts of potato cultivar V11, to food products produced from potato cultivar V11, and to methods for producing a potato plant produced by crossing potato cultivar V11 with itself or with another potato variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a potato plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic potato plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to potato cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from potato variety V11, to methods for producing other potato cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from potato cultivar V11 and to the potato plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: J.R. Simplot Company
    Inventors: Troy Weeks, Craig Richael, Caius Rommens, Hua Yan, Jingsong Ye
  • Patent number: 9328352
    Abstract: A potato cultivar designated E12 is disclosed. The invention relates to the tubers of potato cultivar E12, to the seeds of potato cultivar E12, to the plants of potato E12, to the plant parts of potato cultivar E12, to food products produced from potato cultivar E12, and to methods for producing a potato plant produced by crossing potato cultivar E12 with itself or with another potato variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a potato plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic potato plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to potato cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from potato variety E12, to methods for producing other potato cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from potato cultivar E12 and to the potato plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: J.R. Simplot Company
    Inventors: Craig Richael, Caius Rommens, Troy Weeks
  • Publication number: 20160095286
    Abstract: A potato cultivar designated J3 is disclosed. The invention relates to tubers of potato cultivar J3, to seeds of potato cultivar J3, to plants and plant parts of potato cultivar J3, to food products produced from potato cultivar J3, and to methods for producing a potato plant by crossing potato cultivar J3 with itself or with another potato variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a transgenic potato plant and to the transgenic potato plants and parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to potato plants and plant parts derived from potato cultivar J3, to methods for producing other potato plants or plant parts derived from potato cultivar J3 and to the potato plants and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid potato tubers, seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing potato cultivar J3 with another potato cultivar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: J.R. SIMPLOT COMPANY
    Inventors: Craig Richael, Caius Rommens, Troy Weeks
  • Publication number: 20160073600
    Abstract: A potato cultivar designated E12 is disclosed. The invention relates to tubers of potato cultivar E12, to seeds of potato cultivar E12, to plants and plant parts of potato cultivar E12, to food products produced from potato cultivar E12, and to methods for producing a potato plant by crossing potato cultivar E12 with itself or with another potato variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a transgenic potato plant and to the transgenic potato plants and parts produced by those methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: J.R. SimplotT Company
    Inventors: Craig Richael, Caius Rommens, Troy Weeks
  • Publication number: 20160073602
    Abstract: A potato cultivar designated J55 is disclosed. The invention relates to tubers of potato cultivar J55, to seeds of potato cultivar J55, to plants and plant parts of potato cultivar J55, to food products produced from potato cultivar J55, and to methods for producing a potato plant by crossing potato cultivar J55 with itself or with another potato variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a transgenic potato plant and to the transgenic potato plants and parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to potato plants and plant parts derived from potato cultivar J55, to methods for producing other potato plants or plant parts derived from potato cultivar J55 and to the potato plants and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid potato tubers, seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing potato cultivar J55 with another potato cultivar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: J.R. Simplot Company
    Inventors: Craig Richael, Caius Rommens, Troy Weeks
  • Publication number: 20160073601
    Abstract: A potato cultivar designated F10 is disclosed. The invention relates to tubers of potato cultivar F10, to seeds of potato cultivar F10, to plants and plant parts of potato cultivar F10, to food products produced from potato cultivar F10, and to methods for producing a potato plant by crossing potato cultivar F10 with itself or with another potato variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a transgenic potato plant and to the transgenic potato plants and parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to potato plants and plant parts derived from potato cultivar F10, to methods for producing other potato plants or plant parts derived from potato cultivar F10 and to the potato plants and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid potato tubers, seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing potato cultivar F10 with another potato cultivar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: J.R. SIMPLOT COMPANY
    Inventors: Craig Richael, Caius Rommens, Troy Weeks