Patents by Inventor Gary M. Trucks

Gary M. Trucks has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Panicum plant named ‘Prairie Fire’
    Patent number: PP19367
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of ornamental Panicum virgatum plant named ‘Prairie Fire’ with erect culms and becoming deep wine red early in the season, suitable as a potted plant, for mass or specimen landscaping, and for cut flower arrangements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Inventor: Gary M. Trucks
  • Sedum plant named ‘Maestro’
    Patent number: PP20094
    Abstract: Sedum ‘Maestro’ is a new and distinct cultivar of Stonecrop having bluish-green leaves and stems developing to wine red, with deep pinkish flowers valuable as a landscaping specimen, potted plant, or cut flower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Inventor: Gary M. Trucks
  • plant named ‘Thundercloud’
    Patent number: PP20665
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of ornamental Panicum virgatum plant named ‘Thundercloud’ with erect culms producing broad bluish foliage, with light airy panicles that persist well into the winter suitable as a potted plant, for the garden, and for cut flower arrangements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Inventor: Gary M Trucks
  • plant named ‘Desert Plains’
    Patent number: PP20751
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of ornamental Fountain Grass, Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Desert Plains’, with vase-shaped habit, broad foliage that develops early colors of red and orange, begins flowering in August and lasting through the winter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Inventor: Gary M. Trucks
  • plant named ‘Cheyenne Sky’
    Patent number: PP23209
    Abstract: The new and distinct cultivar of ornamental grass named Panicum virgatum ‘Cheyenne Sky’ with compact habit, erect culms and foliage and becoming concord-grape colored, suitable as a potted plant, for multi-seasonal interest mass or specimen landscaping, and for cut flower arrangements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Inventor: Gary M Trucks
  • plant named ‘Oktoberfest’
    Patent number: PP27074
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of ornamental Miscanthus sinensis plant named ‘Oktoberfest’ early blooming dark red-purple flowers on large showy spikes. The short wide foliage develops a deep purple-red color later in the summer that holds the color well into fall. The habit is narrow with upright foliage that begins arching toward the middle of the length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Inventor: Gary M. Trucks