ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,484,517, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. (Johnston, Iowa).

"Maize hybrid X03T043" was invented by Suzanne Michelle Mickelson (Janesville, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A novel maize variety designated X03T043 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 X03T043 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X03T043 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, ...