Patents Assigned to Ball Horticultural Company
  • Patent number: 11684031
    Abstract: The invention provides seeds and plants of Catharanthus hybrid ‘PAS1192826’ and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of Catharanthus hybrid ‘PAS1192826’ and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a Catharanthus plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another Catharanthus plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates plants, seeds, plant parts and tissue cultures of Catharanthus hybrid ‘PAS1192826’ and the parent lines thereof comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventor: Denis R. Flaschenriem
  • Patent number: 11559016
    Abstract: The invention provides seeds and plants of Catharanthus hybrid ‘PAS1305707’ and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of Catharanthus hybrid ‘PAS1305707’ and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a Catharanthus plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another Catharanthus plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates plants, seeds, plant parts and tissue cultures of Catharanthus hybrid ‘PAS1305707’ and the parent lines thereof comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventor: Denis R. Flaschenriem
  • Patent number: 11399455
    Abstract: Cast pellets containing plants seeds and methods of making the cast pellets are described. The cast pellets include a mixture of one or more plant seeds and a setable, flowable casting substance. The casting substance can be a thermoplastic or another material such as plaster, polyacrylamide or a derivative thereof, polyacrylic acid, a melt processable starch, wax, polyvinyl alcohol, glyceride, partial glyceride, or mixtures thereof. The mixture can additionally contain other substances, such as fillers, plant growth regulators, insecticides, fungicides, bactericides, fertilizers, microorganisms, or mixtures thereof. The seeds can be of the same or different species, and can be selected to have, for example, the same or different flower colors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventor: Robert Conrad
  • 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: PP34199
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Petunia plant named ‘Balsursbluv’, characterized by its light violet-colored flowers with medium violet-colored venation, medium green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, mounded-trailing growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventor: Gail Shafer
  • Patent number: PP34227
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Petunia plant named ‘Balsursite’, characterized by its white-colored flowers, medium green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, mounded-trailing growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventor: Gail Shafer
  • Patent number: PP34228
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Petunia plant named ‘Balsursarlu’, characterized by its dark violet-colored flowers, medium green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, mounded-trailing growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventor: Gail Shafer
  • Patent number: PP34325
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Lantana plant named ‘Balandolim’, characterized by its medium yellow-orange colored inflorescences, dark green-colored foliage, and vigorous, mounded-spreading growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventor: Scott C. Trees
  • Patent number: PP34360
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Verbena plant named ‘Homestead Hot Pink’, characterized by its bright reddish-purple colored flowers, dark green-colored foliage, and vigorous, spreading growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventor: Scott C. Trees
  • Patent number: PP34852
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Caryopteris plant named ‘Emerald Crest’, characterized by its medium violet-blue colored flowers, dark green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, compact-mounded growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventors: Sloane Michele Scheiber, Emily E. Alff, Jessica Diane Janes
  • Patent number: PP34890
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Veronica plant named ‘Balskywink’, characterized by its medium reddish-purple colored flowers, dark green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, compact, upright growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventors: Jessica Diane Janes, Emily E. Alff
  • Patent number: PP34897
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Echinacea plant named ‘Balsompred’, characterized by its single-type, bright red-colored inflorescences, dark green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, compact-upright growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventor: Jianping Ren
  • Patent number: PP34922
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Veronica plant named ‘Balskywlue’, characterized by its medium violet-blue colored flowers, dark green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, compact, upright growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventors: Sloane Michele Scheiber, Jessica Diane Janes
  • Patent number: PP35059
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Brunnera plant named ‘Frostbite’, characterized by its light blue and white colored flowers, silvery-colored foliage having dark green venation and margins, and moderately vigorous, compact-mounded growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventors: Christa Kievit, Karl F. Batschke
  • Patent number: PP35065
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Oenothera plant named ‘Evening Sun’, characterized by its bright yellow-colored flowers, dark grey-green colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, spreading growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventors: Christa Kievit, Karl F. Batschke
  • Patent number: PP35077
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Sedum plant named ‘Yellow Diamonds’, characterized by its bright yellow-colored flowers, dark green colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, compact-mounded growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventors: Christa Kievit, Karl F. Batschke
  • Patent number: PP35099
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Dahlia plant named ‘Baldadenapr’, characterized by its double-type, yellow-orange colored inflorescences, dark green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, upright growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventors: Jeroen Gitzels, Jolanda Krassenburg
  • Patent number: PP35100
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Dahlia plant named ‘Baldaora’, characterized by its double-type, orange-colored inflorescences, dark green-colored foliage, and vigorous, upright-mounded growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventor: Jeroen Gitzels
  • Patent number: PP35131
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Dahlia plant named ‘Baldateqim’, characterized by its double-type, medium red-orange, yellow-orange, and yellow-green multi-colored inflorescences, dark green-colored foliage, and vigorous, upright-mounded growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventors: Jeroen Gitzels, Hans Henrik Kampmann
  • Patent number: PP35164
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Echinacea plant named ‘Balsompotin’, characterized by its single-type, bright red-purple colored inflorescences, dark green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, compact-upright growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventor: Jianping Ren