US Patent Issued to Pioneer Hi-Bred International on Sept. 9 for "Maize hybrid X08V953" (Iowa, Florida, Missouri, Nebraska Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,408,612, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. (Johnston, Iowa).

"Maize hybrid X08V953" was invented by Brian Douglas De Vries (Algona, Iowa), Joann E Harren (Algona, Iowa), Elliot Lee Heffner (Des Moines, Iowa), Gary Edward Henke (Marshall, Mo.), Sara Jane Lira (Adel, Iowa), Arturo Jason Morales (Ankeny, Iowa), Tara Luana Barrett Tarnowski (Des Moines, Iowa), Brandon Michael Wardyn (Bradshaw, Neb.), David Kyle Whitmire (Tallahassee, Fla.) and William Ellsworth Wyant III (Madrid, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A novel maize variety designated X08V953 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produ...