Patents by Inventor Geoffrey Langford

Geoffrey Langford 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).

  • Blackcurrant plant named 'Blackadder'
    Publication number: 20070061928
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of blackcurrant named ‘Blackadder’, botanically identified as Ribes nigrum is described. The new variety is distinguished from others by its early season bud burst, flowering and harvest. Its bush has an upright habit suitable for machine harvesting. Yields are high and the fruit has high anthocyanin levels and moderate ascorbic acid levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Applicant: The Horticulture and Food Research Institute of New Zealand Limited
    Inventors: Catherine Snelling, Geoffrey Langford
  • Pressure-sensitive adhesive tape substrate
    Patent number: 3993826
    Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive tape substrate consisting of polyolefinic film (such as polypropylene, polyethylene or more especially an ethylene propylene copolymer) contains a thermoplastic elastomer, usually in an amount below 30 parts by weight per hundred parts of polyolefine and, for example, polyisobutylene or styrene butadiene block copolymer, in order to impart increased splitting resistance in a transverse direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1975
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1976
    Assignee: Adhesive Tapes Limited
    Inventors: Geoffrey Langford Butler, Brian Gratton
  • Blackcurrant plant named ‘Blackadder’
    Patent number: PP18790
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of blackcurrant named ‘Blackadder’, botanically identified as Ribes nigrum is described. The new variety is distinguished from others by its early season bud burst, flowering and harvest. Its bush has an upright habit suitable for machine harvesting. Yields are high and the fruit has high anthocyanin levels and moderate ascorbic acid levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: The Horticulture and Food Research Institute of New Zealand Limited
    Inventors: Catherine Snelling, Geoffrey Langford