Angela Matthews

Title: Angela Matthews: Wheat Variety Innovation

Introduction

Angela Matthews is an inventor associated with Manhattan, Kansas, whose patent work concerns the development of a winter durum wheat variety suited to regional growing conditions. Her work is connected with Kansas State University Research Foundation and Heartland Plant Innovations, Inc.

Latest Patents

The available information lists one patent associated with Matthews: Wheat variety KS12D03-1. The patent discloses a durum wheat variety with a winter growth habit, intended for production in western Kansas and the High Plains. It describes the variety’s plants and seeds, as well as methods for crossing it with other wheat plants to produce hybrid seeds and plants. It also covers breeding lines and varieties derived from KS12D03-1, including variants developed through backcrossing, mutagenesis, or transformation. The listed patent count is 1 patent.

Career Highlights

Matthews’s patent activity reflects work in agricultural innovation and wheat breeding. The disclosed methods address both the use of KS12D03-1 in crosses and the development of new wheat varieties and breeding lines from it.

Collaborations

The information provided names Kansas State University Research Foundation and Heartland Plant Innovations, Inc. in connection with Matthews’s work. Her listed collaborators include Andrew Auld and Allan K. Fritz.

Conclusion

Angela Matthews’s documented invention centers on KS12D03-1, a winter durum wheat variety developed for western Kansas and the High Plains, along with methods for breeding related wheat varieties and lines.