Low fiber pennycress meal, seeds, and methods of making

US11224237B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• COVERCRESS INC. · US
• The Board of Trustees of Illinois State University · US
• Regents of the University of Minnesota · US

Inventors

• Tim Ulmasov · Chesterfield, US
• Cristine Handel · Chesterfield, US
• Gary Hartnell · Saint Peters, US
• John C. Sedbrook · Bloomington, US
• Michael David Marks · Roseville, US
• Ratan Chopra · Okabena, US
• Maliheh Esfahanian · Bloomington, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 5, 2020
• Grant date: Jan 18, 2022
• Expiry date: Sep 26, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02P60/87
• WIPO field: Food chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Pennycress seed, seed lots, and seed meal having reduced fiber content and improved suitability for use in producing animal feed are provided.