Patents Examined by Keith O. Robinson
  • Patent number: 11781192
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to Calibrachoa plants comprising a double-flowering characteristic and a dwarf growth characteristic, methods for generating said plants, and molecular markers corresponding to the double-flowering and dwarf growth traits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Klemm+Sohn GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Dominik Losert, Nils Klemm, Andrea Dohm, Ulrich Sander, Anita Stover
  • Patent number: 11765997
    Abstract: The application provides a method for improving nutrient supply of female floral branches of Populus deltoides artificial hybridization. According to the technical links of the hybridization operation, the method separately integrates and improves the cultivation of female floral branch nutrient-supply seedlings (i.e., grafting rootstocks of floral branches), the pre-management of female floral branch nutrient-supply seedlings, the hydroponic management of floral branches, the Marching between female floral branches and rootstocks, the management of female floral branch nutrient-supply seedlings and the hydroponic management of female floral branches, so the goal of improving the seed-setting rate and quality of poplar hybrid seeds which came from the floral branches cultured in water has been achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Research Institute of Forestry Chinese Academy of Forestry
    Inventors: Changjun Ding, Yufeng Dong, Weixi Zhang, Xiaohua Su, Shanwen Li, Yanping Wang, Qinjun Huang, Lei Wang
  • Patent number: 11751512
    Abstract: The present application discloses a woody rootstock for efficient grafting of solanaceous vegetables and an efficient grafting and seedling culture method thereof. According to the present application, a woody rootstock clone with high consistency is provided through tissue culture, efficient grafting is completed through sleeve grafting technology, and the grafting survival rate is improved by regulating the healing environment. A new idea for efficient industrial grafting of solanaceous vegetables is provided, scions are imparted with new features through distant grafting, and the problems of low grafting efficiency and low survival rate are solved. The method has the advantages of strong operability, simplicity, high efficiency and low cost, and provides a technical support for the industrial production of grafted seedlings of solanaceous vegetables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Liping Chen, Tingjin Wang, Lu Yuan, Ke Liu, Aijun Zhang, Yang Yang, Xuan Zhang, Yuzhuo Li, Zhenyu Qi
  • Patent number: PP35365
    Abstract: ‘MSU 120’ is a new blueberry variety of Vaccinium corymbosum. ‘MSU 120’ is primarily Vaccinium corymbosum but is a complex hybrid with about 7.7% of its genes coming from V. darrowii, 6% from V. angustifolium, 1.7% from V. virgatum, and 0.2% from V. tenellum. It is a highly productive cultivar-with excellent fresh fruit quality. It is well adapted to all northern highbush production areas. Plants of ‘MSU 120’ are vigorous and upright, with numerous, moderately branched canes and well exposed fruit. Its berries are large, have small, dry picking scars, medium blue color, good firmness and flavor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: James F. Hancock
  • Patent number: PP35366
    Abstract: A new distinct cultivar of Olea europaea named ‘OAC9805-01’ is described, characterized by an upright to spreading habit, dark violet fruit color, and high fertility. Plants have a high frequency of mixed shoots that produce vegetative buds and flower buds. Resistance to leafspot (Spilocaea oleagina) has been observed. The new variety is an olive tree, suitable for high density olive orchards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Inventors: Salvatore Camposeo, Gaetano Alessandro Vivaldi, Marisa Cunill
  • Patent number: PP35376
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of white nectarine tree denominated ‘NECTARCIEL’ which has fruits with high eating quality and very long shelf life without alteration before and after harvesting, with a semi-sweet white flesh and slightly greenish at maturity time, and a red pigmentation into and around the stone cavity, and an attractive skin with a high percentage of luminous purple red blush on skin surface, on a red background.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: AGRO SELECTIONS FRUITS
    Inventor: Christophe Bouchet
  • Patent number: PP35381
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Phalaenopsis plant named ‘PHA773779’, particularly characterized by having white flowers with greenish-yellow and white lips, flowers that are concave in lateral view, lip curvature of lateral lobe is medium, and semi-erect to horizontal leaf attitude, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Anthura B.V.
    Inventor: Martinus Nicolaas Gerardus Van Swieten
  • Patent number: PP35384
    Abstract: A new variety of Hybrid Tea rose suitable for garden decoration, having flowers of fuchsia pink with white reverse coloration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Early Morning LLC
    Inventor: Christian Bedard
  • Patent number: PP35393
    Abstract: A new garden rose plant of the Compact Floribunda class which has abundant, red flowers and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: POULSEN ROSER A/S
    Inventor: Mogens Nyegaard Olesen
  • Patent number: PP35395
    Abstract: ‘BENEDICTO’ is an early, seedless, thin-skinned lemon. The tree is thornless on stems and shoots, with large leaves and short internodes, vigorous and high yield efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: ICOTEA INMOB, S.L
    Inventors: Martin Benedicto Artigot, Victoria Eugenia Alessandrello Benedicto
  • Patent number: PP35402
    Abstract: A new garden type Chrysanthemum plant named ‘CIFZ0107’ particularly distinguished by its medium size plant with oval plant habit, a medium size decorative flower with orange buds that open into a golden bronze flower with dark orange center, and a natural season response in early September.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection AG
    Inventor: Mark A. Smith
  • Patent number: PP35403
    Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Coreopsis plant named ‘MVNC1904’ that is characterized by its compact, plant habit, its long flowering period from late spring to early autumn in The Netherlands (commences early in the season), its inflorescences with ray florets that are cherry red in color with yellow margins, its resistance to powdery mildew, its high tolerance to heat and humidity, and its healthy foliage that maintains its bright green appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: MARCO VAN NOORT BREEDING BV
    Inventor: Marco van Noort
  • Patent number: PP35409
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of white nectarine tree denominated ‘NECTARDALI’ which has fruits with high eating quality and very long shelf life without alteration before and after harvesting, with a semi-sweet white flesh at maturity time, and a red pigmentation into and around the stone cavity, and an attractive skin with a luminous purple red blush on skin surface, on a red background.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: AGRO SELECTIONS FRUITS
    Inventor: Christophe Bouchet
  • Patent number: PP35410
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of white peach tree denominated ‘SWEETJAZZY’ which has fruits with high eating quality and very long shelf life without alteration before and after harvesting, with a semi-sweet white flesh at maturity time, having a slightly pink pigmentation around the stone cavity, and an attractive skin with a luminous purple red blush on skin surface, on a purple red background.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: AGRO SELECTIONS FRUITS
    Inventor: Christophe Bouchet
  • Patent number: PP35415
    Abstract: A new garden rose plant of the Miniature class which has abundant, yellow orange flowers and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: POULSER ROSER A/S
    Inventor: Mogens Nyegaard Olesen
  • Patent number: PP35416
    Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Rhododendron plant named ‘HoldenRhodo221’ that is characterized by its resistance to root rot caused by Phytophthora cinnamomi, its cold hardiness (plant and flower buds) at least to U.S.D.A. Zone 5a, its flowers that are red to dark pink in color with strong marginal undulation, its profuse and consistent flowering, its compact plant habit, its foliage that is dark in color and glossy, and its good growth in full sun in unamended sand and gravel loam soils, up to at least pH 6.2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: HOLDEN FORESTS AND GARDENS
    Inventor: Stephen Krebs
  • Patent number: PP35418
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Phalaenopsis plant named ‘PHA777427’, particularly characterized by having small white flowers with greenish-yellow and white lips, flowers that are flat in lateral view, weak lip curvature of lateral lobes, and is propagated by meristem tissue culture, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Anthura B.V.
    Inventor: Martinus Nicolaas Gerardus Van Swieten
  • Patent number: PP35419
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Phalaenopsis plant named ‘PHA227444’, particularly characterized by having small copper, striped flowers with red-purple lips, flowers that are concave in lateral view, apical lobes of lips have a bump and ridge, and is propagated by meristem tissue culture, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Anthura B.V.
    Inventor: Martinus Nicolaas Gerardus Van Swieten
  • Patent number: PP35422
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Hydrangea macrophylla plant named ‘Hokomaverde’ that is characterized by its inflorescences with sterile flower sepals that are green and white in color, its mophead inflorescences that are large in size, and its suitability for use as a potted plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: KOLSTER HOLDING BV (50%), HORTEVE BREEDING BV (50%)
    Inventors: Peter Rudolf Kolster, Cornelis Pieter Eveleens
  • Patent number: PP35428
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Philodendron Red Moon named ‘Fire Moon’ particularly characterized by its distinctive leaf appearance; large plant size; mostly open and outwardly spreading fuller plant habit; vigor and slow growth rate; less-freely branching; flat leaves; and long and wide petioles with long petiole sheaths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Inventor: Robert Roe