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US 12,642,205 · App. 18/462,294 · Granted Jun 2, 2026

Lettuce variety ‘Pioneer’

Inventors: Mike Vanoli (Carmel, CA); Michael Koda (Carmel, CA)
Assignee: Pinnacle Seed, Inc.
A01H6/1472A01H5/12
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,642,205
App. No.
18/462,294
Granted
Jun 2, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

New lettuce variety designated ‘Pioneer’ is described. ‘Pioneer’ exhibits stability and uniformity.

Claims (18)

1 . A Lactuca sativa seed designated as ‘Pioneer’, representative sample of seed having been deposited under ATCC Accession Number PTA-127991.

2 . A Lactuca sativa plant produced by growing the seed of claim 1 .

3 . A plant part from the plant of claim 2 .

4 . The plant part of claim 3 , wherein said part is a head, a leaf, or a portion thereof.

5 . The plant part of claim 4 , wherein said part is a head.

6 . A Lactuca sativa plant having all the physiological and morphological characteristics of the Lactuca sativa plant of claim 2 .

7 . A plant part from the plant of claim 6 .

8 . The plant part of claim 7 , wherein said part is a head, a leaf, or a portion thereof.

9 . The plant part of claim 8 , wherein said part is a head.

10 . An F 1 hybrid Lactuca sativa plant having ‘Pioneer’ as a parent where ‘Pioneer’ is grown from the seed of claim 1 .

11 . A pollen grain or an ovule of the plant of claim 2 .

12 . A tissue culture of the plant of claim 2 .

13 . A Lactuca sativa plant regenerated from the tissue culture of claim 12 , wherein

the plant has all of the morphological and physiological characteristics of a lettuce plant produced by growing seed designated as ‘Pioneer’, representative sample of seed having been deposited under ATCC Accession Number PTA-127991.

14 . A method of making Lactuca sativa seeds, said method comprising crossing the plant of claim 2 with another lettuce plant and harvesting seed therefrom.

15 . A method of selecting Lactuca sativa , comprising:

a) growing more than one plant from the seed of claim 1 ; and

b) selecting a plant from step a).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 12, 2023
From: VANOLI, MIKE; KODA, MICHAEL
To: PINNACLE SEED, INC.
Reel/Frame 064882/0826 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63404795 · Sep 8, 2022
Related Publication 20240090399A1 · Mar 21, 2024
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