Patents
US 9456561 B2: Methods and compositions for producing aluminum tolerant alfalfa
- Granted
- 2016-10-04
- Filed
- 2012-01-17 application 13352081
- Type
- Utility · 13 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The invention relates to alfalfa plants and lines having aluminum tolerance. The invention also relates to parts of alfalfa plants from lines having aluminum tolerance, including seeds capable of growing aluminum tolerant alfalfa plants. Methods for the use and breeding of aluminum tolerant alfalfa plants are also provided.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg161004.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc. 28 patents | US company or organization | Ardmore, OK | THE SAMUEL ROBERTS NOBLE FOUNDATION Nonprofit FUZZY medium confidence: same name (governing-board words and legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 535 patents | US company or organization | Athens, GA | UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC Nonprofit EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dong-Man Khu | Ardmore, OK | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Joseph H. Bouton | Athens, GA | 4 | Person page FUZZY high confidence | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Maria J. Monteros | Ardmore, OK | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Rafael Reyno | Tacuarembó, UY | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| E. Charles Brummer | Ardmore, OK | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A01H | New plants or ; non-transgenic; processes for obtaining them; plant reproduction by tissue culture techniques | A01H1/122 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C12Q | Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes, nucleic acids or microorganisms ; compositions or test papers therefor; processes of preparing such compositions; condition-responsive control in microbiological or enzymological processes | C12Q1/6895 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-02 | Name change Change of name | THE SAMUEL ROBERTS NOBLE FOUNDATION, INC. signed 2017-05-01 | NOBLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, LLC ARDMORE, OK | 46054/855 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2012-03-23 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BRUMMER, E. CHARLES signed 2012-02-07 REYNO, RAFAEL signed 2012-02-07 | THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. ATHENS, GA | 27920/386 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2012-03-23 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MONTEROS, MARIA J. signed 2012-02-07 KHU, DONG-MAN signed 2012-02-14 BOUTON, JOSEPH H. signed 2012-02-21 | THE SAMUEL ROBERTS NOBLE FOUNDATION, INC. ARDMORE, OK | 27920/329 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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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