Patents Assigned to Plant Introductions, Inc.
  • Lagerstroemia plant named 'Plum Magic'
    Publication number: 20130007933
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Lagerstroemia plant named ‘Plum Magic’, characterized by its compact, rounded to upright intermediate growth habit, plum-purple new growth, gray-green foliage in summer, fuchsia-pink flowers, and resistance to powdery mildew and Cercospora leaf spot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: Plant Introductions, Inc.
    Inventor: Joshua H. Kardos
  • Distylium plant named 'PIIDIST-I'
    Publication number: 20120284885
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Distylium plant named ‘PIIDIST-I’, characterized by its compact, upright-spreading growth habit, yellow-green new growth, dark green mature foliage, and reddish purple flowers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicants: University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc., Plant Introductions, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael A. Dirr
  • Distylium plant named 'PIIDIST-II'
    Publication number: 20120284884
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Distylium plant named ‘PIIDIST-II’, characterized by its compact, spreading growth habit, maroon-purple new growth, dark blue-green mature foliage, and reddish maroon flowers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicants: University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc., Plant Introductions, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael A. Dirr
  • Viburnum plant name 'PIIVIB-I'
    Publication number: 20120284887
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Viburnum plant named ‘PIIVIB-I’, characterized by its compact, mounding growth habit, small, lustrous, dark green, evergreen foliage, white flowers produced in abundance even on young plants, clusters of red fruit that turn black when mature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicants: University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc., Plant Introductions, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael A. Dirr
  • DISTYLIUM PLANT NAMED 'VINTAGE JADE'
    Publication number: 20120284883
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Distylium plant named ‘Vintage Jade’, characterized by its compact, layered, mounding and spreading growth habit, light green new growth, dark green mature foliage, and reddish maroon flowers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicants: University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc., Plant Introductions, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael A. Dirr
  • Hydrangea paniculata plant named 'PIIHP-I'
    Publication number: 20120233731
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea paniculata plant named ‘PIIHP-I’, characterized by its compact rounded growth habit; strong stems that hold the inflorescences upright and do not splay; thick, dark green foliage; and solid inflorescences in which the showy white sepals cover the fertile flowers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicants: University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc., Plant Introductions, Inc..
    Inventor: Michael Dirr
  • PUNICA GRANATUM PLANT NAMED 'ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL'
    Publication number: 20120110710
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Punica granatum plant named ‘Orange Blossom Special’, characterized by its compact, mounding growth habit, small, lustrous, medium green foliage that turns bright yellow in fall, reddish-orange flowers produced in abundance from spring to fall, greenish-tan to reddish-green fruits, and root/crown cold hardiness to USDA Hardiness Zone 7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicants: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc., Plant Introductions, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Dirr
  • Lantana plant named 'Sunny Side Up'
    Publication number: 20120084892
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Lantana plant named ‘Sunny Side Up’, characterized by its low growing, spreading growth habit; leathery, scabrous dark green foliage; continuous flowering; and yellow flower buds that open to yellow with a darker golden-yellow center and age to white with a yellow center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2010
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: Plant Introductions, Inc.
    Inventor: Josh Kardos
  • Lagerstroemia plant named 'PIILAG-II'
    Publication number: 20110296570
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Lagerstroemia plant named ‘PIILAG-II’, characterized by its compact, rounded growth habit, reddish new growth and dark green foliage in summer, neon-rose flowers, and resistance to powdery mildew and Cercospora leaf spot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicants: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc., Plant Introductions, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael A. Dirr
  • Lagerstroemia plant named 'PIILAG-I'
    Publication number: 20110296571
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Lagerstroemia plant named ‘PIILAG-I’, characterized by its dwarf, rounded growth habit that is maintained over time without shoot reversions, reddish new growth and dark green foliage in summer, white flowers, and resistance to powdery mildew and Cercospora leaf spot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: Plant Introductions, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark P. Griffith
  • plant named ‘PIIGA-I’
    Patent number: PP22510
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Gardenia augusta plant named ‘PIIGA-I’, characterized by its large, single white flowers that are produced from spring to frost, lustrous, dark green foliage, compact rounded growth habit, and cold hardiness to USDA Hardiness Zone 6b.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Plant Introductions, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Dirr
  • plant named ‘Orange Blossom Special’
    Patent number: PP22742
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Punica granatum plant named ‘Orange Blossom Special’, characterized by its compact, mounding growth habit, small, lustrous, medium green foliage that turns bright yellow in fall, reddish-orange flowers produced in abundance from spring to fall, greenish-tan to reddish-green fruits, and root/crown cold hardiness to USDA Hardiness Zone 7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignees: Plant Introductions Inc., University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Dirr
  • plant named ‘PIILAG-II’
    Patent number: PP23071
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Lagerstroemia plant named ‘PIILAG-II’, characterized by its compact, rounded growth habit, reddish new growth and dark green foliage in summer, neon-rose flowers, and resistance to powdery mildew and Cercospora leaf spot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignees: Plant Introductions, Inc., University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael A. Dirr
  • plant named ‘Vintage Jade’
    Patent number: PP23128
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Distylium plant named ‘Vintage Jade’, characterized by its compact, layered, mounding and spreading growth habit, light green new growth, dark green mature foliage, and reddish maroon flowers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignees: Plant Introductions, Inc., University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael A. Dirr
  • plant named ‘PIILAG-I’
    Patent number: PP23168
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Lagerstroemia plant named ‘PIILAG-I’, characterized by its dwarf, rounded growth habit that is maintained over time without shoot reversions, reddish new growth and dark green foliage in summer, white flowers, and resistance to powdery mildew and Cercospora leaf spot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Plant Introductions, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark P. Griffith
  • plant named ‘PIILAG-III’
    Patent number: PP23178
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Lagerstroemia plant named ‘PIILAG-III’, characterized by its compact, upright intermediate growth habit, red-purple new growth and dark green foliage in summer, red-purple fall color, true red flowers, and resistance to powdery mildew and Cercospora leaf spot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignees: Plant Introductions, Inc., University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael A. Dirr
  • plant name ‘PIIVIB-I’
    Patent number: PP23385
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Viburnum plant named ‘PIIVIB-I’, characterized by its compact, mounding growth habit, small, lustrous, dark green, evergreen foliage, white flowers produced in abundance even on young plants, clusters of red fruit that turn black when mature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignees: Plant Introductions, Inc., University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael A. Dirr
  • plant named ‘PIIHP-I’
    Patent number: PP23387
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea paniculata plant named ‘PIIHP-I’, characterized by its compact rounded growth habit; strong stems that hold the inflorescences upright and do not splay; thick, dark green foliage; and solid inflorescences in which the showy white sepals cover the fertile flowers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignees: Plant Introductions, Inc., University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Dirr
  • plant named ‘Double Mint’
    Patent number: PP23507
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Gardenia jasminoides plant named ‘Double Mint’, characterized by fragrant, double white flowers, abundant flowers in spring with reblooming to fall, lustrous, dark green foliage, compact rounded growth habit, cold hardy to USDA Hardiness Zone 7, and resistance to root rot diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignees: Plant Introductions, Inc., University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua H. Kardos, Michael A. Dirr
  • plant named ‘Plum Magic’
    Patent number: PP23518
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Lagerstroemia plant named ‘Plum Magic’, characterized by its compact, rounded to upright intermediate growth habit, plum-purple new growth, gray-green foliage in summer, fuchsia-pink flowers, and resistance to powdery mildew and Cercospora leaf spot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Plant Introductions, Inc.
    Inventor: Joshua H. Kardos