Patents by Inventor Willard T. Witte

Willard T. Witte 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).

  • Powdery mildew resistant plants
    Patent number: 6677510
    Abstract: The subject invention provides plants with excellent resistance to powdery mildew. In a specific embodiment, the subject invention provides dogwood (Cornus florida) cultivars that are resistant to infestation with powdery mildew. Specifically exemplified herein are culitvars identified as ‘Jean's Appalachian Snow’, ‘Kay's Appalachian Mist’, and ‘Karen's Appalachian Blush’. The present invention also provides materials and methods for identifying, characterizing, and/or producing powdery mildew resistant plants. In a specific embodiment, the subject invention provides polynucleotide sequences, and patterns of polynucleotide sequences, which are associated with resistance to powdery mildew. These polynucleotides are characteristic of the powdery mildew resistant plants as described herein. Such polynucleotides are particularly useful in identifying and characterizing plant having resistance to powdery mildew.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: University of Tennesse
    Inventors: Mark T. Windham, Robert N. Trigiano, Willard T. Witte
  • Powdery mildew resistant plants
    Publication number: 20020035742
    Abstract: The subject invention provides plants with excellent resistance to powdery mildew. In a specific embodiment, the subject invention provides dogwood (Cornus florida) cultivars that are resistant to infestation with powdery mildew. Specifically exemplified herein are culitvars identified as ‘Jean's Appalachian Snow’, ‘Kay's Appalachian Mist’, and ‘Karen's Appalachian Blush’. The present invention also provides materials and methods for identifying, characterizing, and/or producing powdery mildew resistant plants. In a specific embodiment, the subject invention provides polynucleotide sequences, and patterns of polynucleotide sequences, which are associated with resistance to powdery mildew. These polynucleotides are characteristic of the powdery mildew resistant plants as described herein. Such polynucleotides are particularly useful in identifying and characterizing plant having resistance to powdery mildew.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2001
    Publication date: March 21, 2002
    Inventors: Mark T. Windham, Robert N. Trigiano, Willard T. Witte
  • Dogwood tree named ‘Kay's Appalachian Mist’
    Patent number: PP13098
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Dogwood tree, Cornus florida, named ‘Kay's Appalachian Mist’, is provided. This cultivar is characterized by resistance to powdery mildew which is superior to any other white flowering dogwood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: University of Tennessee Research Corporation
    Inventors: Mark T. Windham, Robert N. Trigiano, Willard T. Witte
  • Dogwood tree named ‘Jean's Appalachian Snow’
    Patent number: PP13099
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Dogwood tree, Cornus florida, named ‘Jean's Appalachian Snow’, is provided. This cultivar is characterized by resistance to powdery mildew which is superior to any other white flowering dogwood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: University of Tennessee Research Corporation
    Inventors: Mark T. Windham, Robert N. Trigiano, Willard T. Witte
  • Dogwood tree named ‘Karen's Appalachian Blush’
    Patent number: PP13165
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Dogwood tree, Cornus florida, named ‘Karen's Appalachian Blush’, is provided. This cultivar is characterized by resistance to powdery mildew which is superior to any other white flowering dogwood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: University of Tennessee Research Corporation
    Inventors: Mark T. Windham, Robert N. Trigiano, Willard T. Witte