Seed Sower: Pending Patents Published January 25, 2024

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SEED SOWER

Pending Patents Published January 25, 2024

Welcome to the weekly edition of Seed Sowerwhich shares a list of pending patents published the previous week by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. These patent applications cover seed-bearing plants and non-transgenic plant breeding methods only. 

The USDA Seed Liaison helps those who work with seeds to navigate a complex system by increasing transparency about intellectual property related to seeds, among other things. Learn more about the Seed Liaison initiative.


SOYBEAN VARIETY 01083648

HYBRID PEPPER PLANT NAMED ALTAMURA

HYBRID PEPPER PLANT NAMED ALTATA

PEPPER HYBRID SVPS0258 AND PARENTS THEREOF

TOMATO HYBRID DRTC8054 AND PARENTS THEREOF

HYBRID TOMATO VARIETIES 'E15A51293' AND 'E15A51296'

TOMATO HAVING RESISTANCE TO PEANUT BUD NECROSIS VIRUS

STEVIA PLANT AND USES THEREOF

PLANT CELL CHROMOSOME DOUBLING BY APPLICATION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD

GERANIUM PLANT NAMED 'MACGER002'


This list includes the titles of all U.S. patent applications published on January 25, 2024 with the following Cooperative Plant Classification: 

A01H: New plants or {non-transgenic} processes for obtaining them; plant reproduction by tissue culture techniques | 6: Angiosperms, i.e. Flowering plants, characterised by their botanic taxonomy 

Patents can have more than one classification. There may be other classifications of interest to plant breeders. View all classifications for A01H.

To assist the reader in understanding each patent application, each title below is followed by the application's abstract and its independent claims. The abstract is a short summary of the invention that allows the reader to understand the gist of disclosed invention. Independent (standalone) claims define the scope of the patent protection being sought. Independent claims may also be followed by one or more dependent claims, which are not listed here in the interest of brevity. To see the application’s complete list of claims: 

  1. Click the patent title to open the application in Patent Center.
  2. Click “Download PDF.”
  3. Find the numbered list of claims, usually located at the end of the document.

Some applications are excluded from Pre-Grant Publication. Those applications include: applications recognized by the Office as no longer pending; applications that are national security classified (see 37 CFR 5.2(c)), subject to a secrecy order under 35 U.S.C. 181, or under national security review; applications that have been issued as a patent in sufficient time to be removed from the publication process; and applications filed with a nonpublication request in compliance with 37 CFR 1.213(a). See MPEP § 1122-1124.

Members of the public have the option of filing third party submissions of prior art to pending patent applications. Prior art may be any evidence that what is claimed in the patent application has already been publicly described. Learn more about third party preissuance submissions.

The Seed Liaison welcomes your feedback, questions, and concerns at seedliaison@usda.gov.


SOYBEAN VARIETY 01083648

Applicants: Monsanto Technology LLC

Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01083648. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01083648. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01083648 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01083648 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.

Independent Claims:

1. A plant of soybean variety 01083648, wherein representative seed of said soybean variety have been deposited under NCMA Accession No. 202005155.

3. A seed of soybean variety 01083648, wherein representative seed of said soybean variety have been deposited under NCMA Accession No. 202005155.

10. A plant of soybean variety 01083648 further comprising a single locus conversion, wherein said plant otherwise comprises all of the morphological and physiological characteristics of said soybean variety, and wherein representative seed of said soybean variety have been deposited under NCMA Accession No. 202005155.

 

HYBRID PEPPER PLANT NAMED ALTAMURA

Applicants: HM.CLAUSE, Inc.

Abstract: A hybrid pepper plant designated ALTAMURA is disclosed. The disclosure relates to the seeds of pepper hybrid ALTAMURA, to the plants and plant parts of hybrid pepper ALTAMURA, and to methods for producing a pepper plant by crossing the hybrid pepper ALTAMURA with itself or another pepper plant.

Independent Claims:

1. A seed of hybrid pepper designated ALTAMURA, wherein a representative sample of seed of said hybrid has been deposited under NCIMB No.______.

17. A method of producing a plant of hybrid pepper designated ALTAMURA comprising at least one desired trait, the method comprising introducing a single locus conversion conferring the desired trait into hybrid pepper designated ALTAMURA whereby a plant of hybrid pepper designated ALTAMURA comprising the desired trait is produced.

18. A pepper plant, wherein said pepper plant comprises a single locus conversion and otherwise all of the physiological and morphological characteristics of hybrid pepper plant ALTAMURA deposited under NCIMB No.______.

 

HYBRID PEPPER PLANT NAMED ALTATA

Applicants: HM.CLAUSE, Inc.

Abstract: A hybrid pepper plant designated ALTATA is disclosed. The disclosure relates to the seeds of pepper hybrid ALTATA, to the plants and plant parts of hybrid pepper ALTATA, and to methods for producing a pepper plant by crossing the hybrid pepper ALTATA with itself or another pepper plant.

Independent Claims: 

1. A seed of hybrid pepper designated ALTATA, wherein a representative sample of seed of said hybrid has been deposited under NCIMB No. ______.

17. A method of producing a plant of hybrid pepper designated ALTATA comprising at least one desired trait, the method comprising introducing a single locus conversion conferring the desired trait into hybrid pepper designated ALTATA whereby a plant of hybrid pepper designated ALTATA comprising the desired trait is produced.

18. A pepper plant, wherein said pepper plant comprises a single locus conversion and otherwise all of the physiological and morphological characteristics of hybrid pepper plant ALTATA deposited under NCIMB No. ______.

 

PEPPER HYBRID SVPS0258 AND PARENTS THEREOF

Applicants: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.

Abstract: The invention provides seeds and plants of pepper hybrid SVPS0258 and pepper line SMO-E718-0968V. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid SVPS0258 and pepper line SMO-E718-0968V and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a pepper plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid pepper hybrid SVPS0258 and pepper line SMO-E718-0968V comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.

Independent Claims:

1. A pepper plant comprising at least a first set of the chromosomes of pepper line SMO-E718-0968V, a sample of seed of said line having been deposited under NCMA Accession No. 202204071.

15. A pepper plant comprising at least a first set of the chromosomes of pepper line SMO-E718-0968V, a sample of seed of said line having been deposited under NCMA Accession No. 202204071, further comprising a transgene.

17. A pepper plant comprising at least a first set of the chromosomes of pepper line SMO-E718-0968V, a sample of seed of said line having been deposited under NCMA Accession No. 202204071, further comprising a single locus conversion.

 

TOMATO HYBRID DRTC8054 AND PARENTS THEREOF

Applicants: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.

Abstract: The invention provides seeds and plants of tomato hybrid DRTC8054, tomato line CHI-XL19-5132, and tomato line CHI-XL19-5137. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid DRTC8054, tomato line CHI-XL19-5132, and tomato line CHI-XL19-5137 and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a tomato plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid DRTC8054, tomato line CHI-XL19-5132, and tomato line CHI-XL19-5137 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.

Independent Claims: 

1. A tomato plant comprising at least a first set of the chromosomes of tomato line CHI-XL19-5132 or tomato line CHI-XL19-5137, a sample of seed of said lines having been deposited under NCMA Accession No. 202207001 and NCMA Accession No. 202207002, respectively.

15. A tomato plant comprising at least a first set of the chromosomes of tomato line CHI-XL19-5132 or tomato line CHI-XL19-5137, a sample of seed of said lines having been deposited under NCMA Accession No. 202207001 and NCMA Accession No. 202207002, respectively, further comprising a transgene.

17. A tomato plant comprising at least a first set of the chromosomes of tomato line CHI-XL19-5132 or tomato line CHI-XL19-5137, a sample of seed of said lines having been deposited under NCMA Accession No. 202207001 and NCMA Accession No. 202207002, respectively, further comprising a single locus conversion.

 

HYBRID TOMATO VARIETIES 'E15A51293' AND 'E15A51296'

Applicants:  Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.

Abstract: Hybrid tomato varieties designated ‘E15A51293’ and ‘E15A51296’ are disclosed. The disclosure relates to the seeds, plants, and to methods for producing other tomato lines, cultivars, or hybrids derived from the hybrid tomato varieties selected from ‘E15A51293’ and ‘E15A51296’.

Independent Claims:

1. A hybrid tomato seed selected from the group consisting of (a) a tomato seed designated as ‘E15A51293’, representative sample of seed having been deposited under NCIMB Accession Number X1, and (b) a tomato seed designated as ‘E15A51296’, representative sample of seed having been deposited under NCIMB Accession Number X2.

19. A method of vegetatively propagating a plant of tomato variety designated as ‘E15A51293’ or a plant of tomato variety designated as ‘E15A51296’, the method comprising the steps of: a) collecting tissue capable of being propagated from a plant of hybrid tomato variety selected from the group consisting of: hybrid tomato variety ‘E15A51296’, representative seed of said hybrid tomato variety having been deposited under NCIMB Accession Number X1, and hybrid tomato variety ‘E15A51296’, representative seed of said hybrid tomato variety having been deposited under NCIMB Accession Number X2; b) cultivating the tissue to obtain proliferated shoots; and c) rooting the proliferated shoots to obtain rooted plantlets.

 

TOMATO HAVING RESISTANCE TO PEANUT BUD NECROSIS VIRUS

Applicants: HORTIGENETICS RESEARCH (S.E. ASIA) LTD.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to tomato lines having resistance to Peanut Bud Necrosis Virus (PBNV). The invention relates to the seeds, plants, and plant parts of these tomato lines. The invention further relates to methods for producing a tomato plant which produces seeds having a resistance to PBNV containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by those methods. This invention also relates to tomato cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from tomato plants which produce seeds having resistance to PBNV and to methods for producing other tomato cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from tomato plants which produce seeds having resistance to PBNV.

Independent Claims:

1. A tomato seed having a resistance to Peanut Bud Necrosis Virus.

 

STEVIA PLANT AND USES THEREOF

Applicants: PureCircle USA Inc.

Abstract: Novel Stevia rebaudiana plant cultivars, a process for preparing superior compositions comprising steviol glycosides, and the advantageous use of the compositions comprising steviol glycosides in consumables, including food and beverage products, are disclosed.

Independent Claims:

1. A process for preparing a steviol glycosides composition comprising the steps of: a) providing Stevia rebaudiana plant biomass comprising at least one steviol glycoside, b) providing solvent; c) contacting the Stevia rebaudiana plant biomass with solvent to extract at least one steviol glycoside from the plant biomass; d) separating the Stevia rebaudiana plant biomass to obtain steviol glycosides composition comprising at least one steviol glycoside; wherein the step (a) Stevia rebaudiana plant biomass provided is from a cultivar of Stevia rebaudiana wherein the % ratio of SvGn family steviol glycosides content to TSG content is in the range from about 97.15% to about 100%. 

 

PLANT CELL CHROMOSOME DOUBLING BY APPLICATION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD

Applicants: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG; Purdue Research Foundation

Abstract: Disclosed are methods for the doubling of a plant cell's chromosome by applying an electromagnetic field and methods for obtaining a doubled-haploid plant cell. In some embodiments, the plant cell is selected from the group comprising maize, rice, tomato, and tobacco. Also disclosed is an apparatus for applying an electromagnetic field to a plant cell.

Independent Claims: 

1. A method for chromosome doubling in a plant cell, comprising: a) applying an electromagnetic field (“EMF”) to a plant cell; and b) allowing the EMF to disrupt mitosis; wherein the plant cell replicates its chromosomes without undergoing cell division, thereby obtaining a plant cell having doubled chromosomes.

21. An apparatus for applying an electromagnetic field to a plant cell, comprising a cavity for receiving a sample containing a plant cell, a circuit for generating and amplifying an electromagnetic field from power received from a power source, a receptacle for holding the plant cell in place in the cavity, and a pair of electrodes.

37. A method for producing a doubled-haploid plant cell, comprising: a) obtaining a haploid plant cell; b) subjecting the haploid plant cell to an electromagnetic field (“EMF”); and c) allowing the EMF to disrupt mitosis in the haploid plant cell; whereby the haploid plant cell replicates its chromosomes yet fails to undergo cell division, thereby producing a doubled-haploid plant cell.

 

GERANIUM PLANT NAMED 'MACGER002'

*NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE BEFORE PUBLICATION*

Inventors: Alasdair MacGregor; Elizabeth MacGregor

Abstract: ‘MACGER002’ is a new and distinctive variety of Geranium maculatum plant which is characterized by long-lasting, dark brown foliage and dark pink flowers with small white floral eye. The new variety propagates successfully by stem cuttings and tissue culture and has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

Independent Claims:

1. A new and distinct variety of Geranium maculatum plant named ‘MACGER002’, substantially as described and illustrated herein.