US Patent Issued to Seminis Vegetable Seeds on July 15 for "Tomato plants with improved traits" (Dutch, American, Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,356,909, issued on July 15, was assigned to Seminis Vegetable Seeds Inc. (St. Louis).

"Tomato plants with improved traits" was invented by Harriette C. Aarden (South Holland, Netherlands), Bernardus van den Bosch (Zoetermeer, Netherlands), Bart Willem Brugmans (Beek en Donk, Netherlands), Benjamin C. Hunter (Zuid-Holland, Netherlands), Rose Iris R. Rehrig (Marina, Calif.), Maria F. Rodriguez (St. Paul, Minn.), Bram Rozier (Zuid-Holland, Netherlands), Alberto Vecchietti (Milan) and Ruth A. Wagner (Chesterfield, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Tomato plants exhibiting fruit with increased BRIX content are provided, together with methods...