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US 12529065 B2: Flower color and color intensity allele in Angelonia angustifolia

Granted
2026-01-20
Filed
2022-06-23 application 17847494
Type
Utility · 32 claims
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Abstract

The invention provides Angelonia plants comprising a recessive amf1-1 allele that confers to the plant a desired flower color, wherein said flower color is of a higher intensity when at least two copies of said allele are present in a plant when compared to the flower color of a plant lacking said at least two alleles and methods for producing a plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by crossing Angelonia plants comprising a recessive amf1-1 allele. The invention further relates to parts of such plants.

Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-01-20 (ipgb20260120.xml).

Assignees

AssigneeTypePlaceAlso on furp.orgSource
Ball Horticultural Company 542 patentsUS company or organizationWest Chicago, ILPTBLXML, file of 2026-01-20

Inventors

InventorPlacePatentsPerson pageSource
Jason JandrewNipomo, CA32PTBLXML, file of 2026-01-20
Arun SharmaSanta Maria, CAPTBLXML, file of 2026-01-20
Laura L. MasorGrover Beach, CA32PTBLXML, file of 2026-01-20
Christopher R. BarbeySt. Charles, ILPTBLXML, file of 2026-01-20
Shankar K. ShakyaBatavia, ILPTBLXML, file of 2026-01-20
Megan J. BowmanNaperville, ILPTBLXML, file of 2026-01-20

CPC categories

SubclassCategoryFirst groupSource
C12NMicroorganisms or enzymes; compositions thereof; propagating, preserving, or maintaining microorganisms; mutation or genetic engineering; culture mediaC12N15/827PTBLXML, file of 2026-01-20

Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).

Assignments and security interests

RecordedWhatFromToReel/frameSource
2026-04-15Assignment
Assignment of assignor's interest
PIERSON, BRENDA L. signed 2026-03-19BALL HORTICULTURAL COMPANY WEST CHICAGO, IL74378/611PASDL, file of 2026-08-03

Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.

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