ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,021, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. (Johnston, Iowa).
"Maize hybrid X11T099" was invented by Polly Suzanne Longenberger (Manheim, Pa.) and David Walter Whitaker (Narvon, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A novel maize variety designated X11T099 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 X11T099 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X11T099 through backcrossing or genetic t...