Patents by Inventor Ruth C. Hansen

Ruth C. Hansen 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).

  • Buffalograss plant named `NE86-61`
    Patent number: PP11194
    Abstract: A vegetatively reproduced buffalograss cultivar named NE86-61 is distinguished from other commercially produced buffalograss varieties by its excellent turfgrass color, cold tolerance, high density, dark green color, low growth habit, and rate of establishment. NE86-61 is also distinguished from other varieties by molecular markers and nuclear DNA content. NE86-61 is suitable for use in low to medium maintenance situations in arid and semi-arid climates of United States and Canada.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Assignee: Board of Regents University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Inventors: Terrance P. Riordan, Frederick P. Baxendale, Ruth C. Hansen, Roch E. Gaussoin, Paul G. Johnson, Jennifer M. Johnson-Cicalese