ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,279,584, issued on April 22, was assigned to Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. (Johnston, Iowa).
"Maize hybrid X08V966" was invented by Thomas Craig Kevern (Milton, Wis.) and Suzanne Michelle Mickelson (Janesville, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A novel maize variety designated X08V966 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X08V966 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08V966 through backcrossing or geneti...