ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,280, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. (Johnston, Iowa).

"Maize hybrid X05T054" was invented by Russell Fox (Stuart, Iowa), Elliot Lee Heffner (Des Moines, Iowa), Gary Edward Henke (Marshall, Mo.), Sara Jane Lira (Adel, Iowa), Ken Alan Mayberry (Lodi, Wis.), Leandro Daniel Perugini (Urbandale, Iowa), Eric Scott Riedeman (Alton, Iowa) and Goran Srnic (Johnston, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A maize variety designated X05T054 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 X05T054 with...