Advanced Soybean Cultivar: Climate-Resilient Breeding Tech

Publication ID: 24-11856914_0010_PTD

Published: October 26, 2025

Category:Future Evolutions & Paradigm Shifts

Legal Citation

pr1or.art Inc., “Advanced Soybean Cultivar: Climate-Resilient Breeding Tech,” Published Technical Disclosure No. 24-11856914_0010_PTD, Published October 26, 2025, available at https://archive.pr1or.art/24-11856914_0010_PTD

This technical disclosure describes improvements that would be readily apparent to a Person Having Ordinary Skill In The Art (PHOSITA) when considered in combination with the foundational architecture disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 11,856,914.

Background and Problem Solved

The original soybean cultivar 01140108, while providing a novel and distinctive soybean variety, has limitations in its ability to adapt to changing environmental conditions and respond to emerging diseases. The present invention addresses these limitations by integrating advanced technologies to create a more sustainable, efficient, and productive soybean cultivation and breeding system.

Novelty and Inventive Step

The present invention introduces a paradigm shift in soybean cultivation and breeding by integrating autonomous monitoring, machine learning, gene editing, and vertical farming technologies to create a more sustainable, efficient, and productive system. The invention's novelty lies in the combination of these advanced technologies to address the limitations of the original soybean cultivar 01140108.

Alternative Embodiments and Variations

Alternative embodiments of the invention could include the use of satellite imaging or ground-based sensors for monitoring, or the integration of other gene editing technologies, such as TALEN or ZFN. Variations of the invention could also include the application of the system to other crops or the development of new soybean cultivars with specific traits.

Potential Commercial Applications and Market

The present invention has significant commercial potential in the agricultural industry, particularly in the areas of precision agriculture, vertical farming, and crop breeding. The invention's ability to improve crop yields, disease resistance, and climate resilience makes it an attractive solution for farmers, agricultural companies, and governments seeking to ensure food security and sustainability.

CPC Classifications

Section	Class	Group
A	A01	A01H6/542
A	A01	A01H5/10

Section 103 Obviousness Analysis (PHOSITA)

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Field of Art

Agricultural biotechnology, specifically soybean breeding, genetic modification, and precision agriculture technologies involving plant genetics, cultivation systems, and data-driven crop management

Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile

A professional with advanced degrees in agricultural science, plant breeding, or biotechnology, possessing expertise in genetic engineering, machine learning applications in agriculture, and advanced cultivation techniques

Obviousness Rationale

A PHOSITA would recognize that the PTD's proposed innovations represent predictable technological extensions of existing soybean breeding and agricultural monitoring technologies. The integration of autonomous monitoring, machine learning, and gene editing represents a natural progression of known techniques in precision agriculture. The proposed variations demonstrate incremental improvements that would be obvious to a skilled practitioner familiar with contemporary agricultural biotechnology approaches.

Obvious Combinations & Variations

Source Patent Element

Soybean cultivar 01140108 with specific genetic characteristics

PTD Variation

Cultivar 01140109 with improved climate change tolerance and increased yield

Obviousness Reasoning

Routine plant breeding techniques and genetic selection would make trait improvement a predictable outcome for a PHOSITA

Source Patent Element

Traditional soybean breeding methods

PTD Variation

CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing for targeted genetic modifications

Obviousness Reasoning

Gene editing technologies are well-established in the art, and applying them to soybean breeding represents a known technique with foreseeable results

Source Patent Element

Traditional field-based soybean cultivation

PTD Variation

Vertical farming system with advanced hydroponics and LED lighting

Obviousness Reasoning

Controlled environment agriculture technologies are known, and adapting them to soybean production represents an obvious design choice for improving crop management

Source Patent Element

Manual crop monitoring techniques

PTD Variation

Autonomous drone monitoring with machine learning-based predictive analytics

Obviousness Reasoning

Integration of drone technologies and machine learning for agricultural monitoring is a predictable technological advancement in precision agriculture

Source Patent Element

Traditional disease management in soybeans

PTD Variation

Computer-implemented platform for real-time disease outbreak prediction using microbiome-based biocontrol

Obviousness Reasoning

Applying data analytics and microbiome technologies to crop disease management represents an obvious extension of existing agricultural monitoring techniques

35 U.S.C. § 103 Summary: Based on the teachings of US Patent 11856914 and the disclosed technological variations, a person of ordinary skill in the art would find the claimed innovations obvious and lacking inventive step under 35 U.S.C. § 103. The proposed technical combinations represent predictable applications of known agricultural biotechnology techniques, demonstrating that the claimed subject matter would have been obvious to a skilled practitioner at the time of invention.

Original Patent Information

Patent Number	US 11,856,914
Title	Soybean cultivar 01140108
Assignee(s)	MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC, Stine Seed Farm, Inc.