Patents by Inventor Laura L. Masor

Laura L. Masor 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).

  • Publication number: 20220411808
    Abstract: The invention provides Angelonia plants comprising a recessive amf1-1 allele that confers to the plant a desired flower color, wherein said flower color is of a higher intensity when at least two copies of said allele are present in a plant when compared to the flower color of a plant lacking said at least two alleles and methods for producing a plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by crossing Angelonia plants comprising a recessive amf1-1 allele. The invention further relates to parts of such plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Jason Jandrew, Arun Sharma, Laura L. Masor, Christopher R. Barbey, Shankar K. Shakya, Megan J. Bowman
  • Patent number: PP32611
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Calibrachoa plant named ‘Balchadotin’, characterized by its medium cream and yellow colored flowers having a mottled red-purple colored overlay that becomes less pronounced with age, medium green-colored foliage, and vigorous, mounded-trailing growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventor: Laura L. Masor
  • Patent number: PP32833
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Verbena plant named ‘Balcadredim’, characterized by its medium red-colored flowers having a white-colored “eye”, medium green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, compact-upright growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventor: Laura L. Masor
  • Patent number: PP33008
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Calibrachoa plant named ‘Balchadap’, characterized by its medium orange-yellow colored flowers having a mottled red-purple colored overlay that becomes less pronounced with age, medium green-colored foliage, and vigorous, mounded-trailing growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventors: Benjamin K. Winslow, Laura L. Masor
  • Patent number: PP33341
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Angelonia plant named ‘Balangsparpi’, characterized by its dark purple-colored flowers, dark green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, prostrate-spreading growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventor: Laura L. Masor
  • Patent number: PP33424
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Verbena plant named ‘Balfireitim’, characterized by its bright white-colored flowers, dark green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, mounded-spreading growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventor: Laura L. Masor
  • Patent number: PP33505
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Calibrachoa plant named ‘Balumotink’, characterized by its deep pink-colored flowers having a yellow coloration forming a shallow, central star pattern, medium green-colored foliage, and vigorous, mounded-trailing growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventor: Laura L. Masor
  • Patent number: PP33956
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Angelonia plant named ‘Baladanucb’, characterized by its dark purplish-red and white bicolored, dark green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, upright growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventor: Laura L. Masor
  • Patent number: PP33957
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Coleus plant named ‘Balmazmick’, characterized by its dark greyed purple, medium green, and cream multicolored foliage, low growth vigor, and compact-mounded growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventor: Laura L. Masor
  • Patent number: PP33970
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Calibrachoa plant named ‘Balcabinstim’, characterized by its deep reddish-purple colored flowers having a white coloration forming a central star pattern, medium green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, mounded-trailing growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventor: Laura L. Masor
  • Patent number: PP33986
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Angelonia plant named ‘Baladaniob’, characterized by its deep violet and white bicolored flowers, dark green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, upright growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventor: Laura L. Masor
  • Patent number: PP34037
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Calibrachoa plant named ‘Balcabriwii’, characterized by its white-colored flowers, medium green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, mounded-trailing growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventor: Laura L. Masor
  • Patent number: PP34040
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Coleus plant named ‘Balsoleazl’, characterized by its medium greyed-orange, purplish-red, green, and brown multicolored foliage, and moderately vigorous, upright-mounded growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventor: Laura L. Masor
  • Patent number: PP34063
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Calibrachoa plant named ‘Balcabmiss’, characterized by its medium purple and dark greyish-purple colored flowers having a yellow coloration forming a central star pattern, medium green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, mounded-trailing growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventor: Laura L. Masor
  • Patent number: PP34064
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Calibrachoa plant named ‘Balchared’, characterized by its dark red-colored flowers, medium green-colored foliage, and vigorous, mounded-trailing growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventor: Laura L. Masor
  • Patent number: PP34078
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Coleus plant named ‘Baltazrip’, characterized by its dark greyed-purple, medium red-purple, medium green, and white multicolored foliage, and moderately vigorous, spreading growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventor: Laura L. Masor
  • Patent number: PP34154
    Abstract: An Angelonia plant particularly distinguished by having dark-purple flowers, strong stems, and an upright plant habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Sakata Seed America, Inc.
    Inventor: Laura L. Masor
  • Patent number: PP34156
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Calibrachoa plant named ‘Balcongwiti’, characterized by its white-colored flowers, medium green-colored foliage, low growth vigor, and a compact-mounded growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventor: Laura L. Masor
  • Patent number: PP34176
    Abstract: An Angelonia plant particularly distinguished by having reddish-purple flowers, strong stems, and an upright plant habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Sakata Seed America, Inc.
    Inventor: Laura L. Masor
  • Patent number: PP35475
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Verbena plant named ‘Balfiremint’, characterized by its medium red and light pink bicolored flowers, dark green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, mounded-spreading growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventor: Laura L. Masor