Patents by Inventor Toyokazu Ichie

Toyokazu Ichie 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: 20170347514
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘Tomeina-blue’, characterized by its light purple-colored inflorescences that are pale blue-colored when grown under acidic soil conditions, dark green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, upright growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventor: Toyokazu Ichie
  • Patent number: PP20998
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Hydrangea macrophylla named ‘Kompeito’ that is characterized by its re-blooming habit with inflorescences produced from early summer until fall with removal of spent blooms, its consistently well formed, large sized, lacecap type inflorescences with a mass of fertile flowers surrounded by large double flowers on long petioles and smaller double flowers with sepals having white margins and centers that are blue to pink in color depending on soil acidity and aluminum uptake, its compact growth habit, and its hardiness at least in U.S.D.A. Zones 5 to 9.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Inventor: Toyokazu Ichie
  • Patent number: PP21052
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Hydrangea macrophylla named ‘Dancing Snow’ that is characterized by its early spring blooming habit, its ability to re-bloom on new growth after deadheading into fall, its lacecap type inflorescences comprised of a ring of large double white flowers emerging from the central mass of smaller double white flowers, its flowers that are resistant to sun scorch, its compact growth habit, and its hardiness at least to U.S.D.A. Zones 5 to 9.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Inventor: Toyokazu Ichie
  • Patent number: PP21065
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Hydrangea macrophylla named ‘White King’ that is characterized by its very early blooming habit, its ability to re-bloom on new growth after deadheading, its consistently well-formed, large-sized inflorescences that are white in color and are resistant to sun scorching under high light intensity, its foliage that is resistant to powdery mildew, and its compact growth habit resulting in low maintenance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Inventor: Toyokazu Ichie
  • Patent number: PP21078
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Hydrangea macrophylla named ‘Blue Knight’ that is characterized by its early blooming habit, its ability to re-bloom on new growth after deadheading, its consistently well-formed, lacecap type inflorescences with large, double, rounded shaped sterile flowers that are light to dark blue under acidic conditions and bright pink under alkaline conditions, its deep green glossy foliage, and its strong stems that enable pot culture without staking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Inventor: Toyokazu Ichie
  • Patent number: PP21101
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Hydrangea macrophylla named ‘Lapis Lazuli’ that is characterized by its strong blooming habit, its ability to re-bloom on new growth after deadheading, its consistently formed, hortensia type inflorescences with sterile flower sepals that are rounded to broadly ovate in shape and dark blue in color with a white central area when grown under acidic soil conditions and bright pink in color with a white central area when grown under alkaline soil conditions, its compact growth habit with strong stems that enable pot culture without the need for staking, its dark green glossy foliage and its hardiness at least in U.S.D.A. Zones 5 to 9.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Inventor: Toyokazu Ichie
  • Patent number: PP21161
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Hydrangea macrophylla named ‘Fanfare’ that is characterized by its ability to re-bloom on new growth after deadheading, its consistently formed rounded, hortensia type inflorescences with sepals that are round to broadly elliptic in shape and blue in color with white to pale pink margins when grown under acidic soil conditions and pink in color with white margins when grown under alkaline soil conditions, its compact growth habit with strong stems that enable pot culture without the need for staking, its dark green glossy foliage and its hardiness at least in U.S.D.A. Zones 5 to 9.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Inventor: Toyokazu Ichie
  • Patent number: PP23748
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Hydrangea macrophylla named ‘Tinkerbell’, that is characterized by its remontant (re-blooming) habit, blooming from May until frost, its lacecap type inflorescences with double sterile flowers surrounding a mass of fertile flowers, its flowers that are pink in color when grown with a soil PH of 7 or above, and its sterile flowers with sepals that have white margins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Inventor: Toyokazu Ichie
  • Patent number: PP26218
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘KAMOSERE ARIGATOU’, that is characterized by its upright plant habit, its leaves that are elliptical in shape, its hortensia type inflorescences that are semi-globose in shape, its inflorescences with a larger proportion of sterile flowers with sepals that are elliptical in shape and variegated with centers that are primarily pink with white margins (under alkaline soil conditions with sufficient aluminum) or blue with white margins (under acidic soil conditions).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Inventor: Toyokazu Ichie
  • Patent number: PP29508
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘ICH10162B’, characterized by its double-type, light purple-pink colored inflorescences that are deep violet-blue colored when grown under acidic soil conditions, dark green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, upright growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Inventor: Toyokazu Ichie
  • Patent number: PP29588
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘Tomeina-blue’, characterized by its light purple-colored inflorescences that are pale blue-colored when grown under acidic soil conditions, dark green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, upright growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Inventor: Toyokazu Ichie