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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2021
Applicant:
Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc., Johnston, IA (US);
Inventors:
Janel M Bettis, Urbandale, IA (US);
John D Everard, Grimes, IA (US);
Kristin Haug Collet, Des Moines, IA (US);
Bo Shen, Johnston, IA (US);
Shreedharan Sriram, Waukee, IA (US);
Assignee:
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC., Johnston, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G16B 20/20 (2019.01); A01H 1/00 (2006.01); C12Q 1/6895 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H 1/104 (2021.01); C12Q 1/6895 (2013.01); G16B 20/20 (2019.02); C12Q 2600/13 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/156 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/158 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a method for producing plants having seeds with an increased protein and/or oil content using mutagenesis and non-destructive chemical analysis. Additionally, provided are methods for identifying causative mutations associated with increased protein and/or oil content and methods of generating plants having the causative mutations associated with increased protein and/or oil content.