Patents
US 9756828 B1: Lactuca sativa cultivar CVX-16
- Granted
- 2017-09-12
- Filed
- 2016-03-30 application 15085330
- Type
- Utility · 26 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
According to the invention, there is provided a novel romaine lettuce cultivar, designated CVX-16. ‘CVX-16’ is described as a vigorous romaine cultivar recommended for the main lettuce growing regions of California and Arizona. It has larger frame size and heavier weight, short core length, savoyed and glossy leaf color, no fringe burn on mature leaves and also yellower heart leaf color with a solid midrib. The present invention relates to a new and distinctive cos or romaine lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) variety designated CVX-16. This invention thus relates to the seeds of lettuce cultivar CVX-16, to the plants of lettuce cultivar CVX-16, to plant parts of lettuce cultivar CVX-16, to methods for producing a lettuce cultivar by crossing the lettuce cultivar CVX-16 with another lettuce cultivar, and to methods for producing a lettuce cultivar containing in its genetic material one or more backcross conversion traits or transgenes and to the backcross conversion lettuce plants and plant parts produced by those methods.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg170912.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CENTRAL VALLEY SEEDS, INC. 13 patents | US company or organization | Salinas, CA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony M. Avila | Irvine, CA | 17 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Adolfo S. Mederos | Salinas, CA | 14 | 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 | A01H6/1472 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C12N | Microorganisms or enzymes; compositions thereof; propagating, preserving, or maintaining microorganisms; mutation or genetic engineering; culture media | C12N15/8241 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-20 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | AVILA, TONY M signed 2016-05-18 MEDEROS, ADOLFO S signed 2016-05-18 | CENTRAL VALLEY SEEDS, INC. SALINAS, CA | 38772/100 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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