Omphalodes Patents (Class PLT/461)
  • Blackberry plant named Illini Hardy
    Patent number: PP8333
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of blackberry plant which exhibits erect thorny growth, is vigorous and hardy in cold climates. The plant produces fruits which are shiny black, medium sized, slightly acidic and flavorful.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1993
    Assignee: Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Robert M. Skirvin, Alan G. Otterbacher
  • Blackberry-Douglass cultivar
    Patent number: PP8423
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of trailing type blackberry plant characterized by husky, thornless canes and a vigorous growth habit. The variety has a high mid-season fruit yield of medium large glossy black fruit with excellent dessert and canning qualities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1993
    Inventor: Bernard S. Douglass
  • Blackberry -- Arapaho cultivar
    Patent number: PP8510
    Abstract: Description and specifications of a new and distinct blackberry variety which originated from seed produced by a hand-pollinated cross of Arkansas Selection 631 (non-patented) and Arkansas Selection 883 (non-patented) is provided. This new blackberry variety can be distinguished by its thornless canes with erect growth habit, its early ripening, and its excellent fruit flavor and firmness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1993
    Assignee: University of Arkansas
    Inventor: James N. Moore
  • `Everthornless` blackberry
    Patent number: PP9407
    Abstract: This invention relates to a new and distinct trailing thornless blackberry cultivar named `Everthornless`, which is an ex vitro somaclonal variant of the `Thornless Evergreen` cultivar of Rubus laciniatus Willd., that has good fruit yield and produces thornless, not thorny, shoots from its roots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 26, 1995
    Assignee: Research Corporation Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth D. McPheeters, Robert M. Skirvin
  • Blackberry-- Kiowa cultivar
    Patent number: PP9861
    Abstract: Description and specifications of a new and distinct blackberry variety which originated from seed produced by a hand pollinated cross of Arkansas Selection 791 (non-patented) and Arkansas Selection 1058 (non-patented) is provided. This new blackberry variety can be distinguished by its very large fruit size, erect canes, late ripening, long harvest period, and uniformly large fruits throughout the season.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 15, 1997
    Assignee: University of Arkansas
    Inventors: James N. Moore, John R. Clark
  • plant named ‘Blue Eyes’
    Patent number: PP24104
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Omphalodes, ‘Blue Eyes’, characterized by its large flowers that are blue in color, its foliage that is blue-green in color, and its good heat tolerance, and its cold hardiness to at least U.S.D.A. Zone 6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Inventor: Klaus Peters