Patents Assigned to Fall Creek Farm & Nursery, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20230270032
    Abstract: The new blueberry plant variety ‘FCM17-132’ is provided. ‘FCM17-132’ is a commercial variety intended for the hand harvest fresh fruit market. The variety is produced from a cross of ‘FCM12-096’ (female parent, not patented) and ‘FL01-06’ (male parent, not patented). ‘FCM17-132’ displays high vigor and exhibits round to sprawling plant shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: Fall Creek Farm and Nursery, Inc.
    Inventors: Hilda Patricia Rodriguez Armenta, Peter Stefan Boches
  • Publication number: 20220117127
    Abstract: The new blueberry plant variety ‘FCM14-031’ is provided. ‘FCM14-031’ is a commercial variety intended for the hand harvest fresh market. The new blueberry plant originated from a cross of ‘FL00-180’ (female parent, not patented) and ‘FL01-06’ (male parent, not patented). ‘FCM14-031’ forms round medium vigor bush growth habit, displays well branched habit, produces early to mid-season fruit, and exhibits fruit that is large with a flat bottom and an open upright calyx that has a mildly aromatic flavor that has a balance between sweet and acidity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: Fall Creek Farm and Nursery Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Stefan BOCHES, Antonio A. Alamo BERMUDO
  • Publication number: 20210251115
    Abstract: The new blueberry plant variety ‘FC14-062’ is provided. ‘FC14-062’ is a commercial variety intended for the hand harvest fresh fruit market. The variety is produced from a cross of ‘Blue Ribbon’ (female parent, patented Jul. 15, 2014) and ‘FC10-069’ (male parent, unpatented), which can be distinguished by its outstanding features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: Fall Creek Farm and Nursery Inc.
    Inventor: Peter Stefan BOCHES
  • Publication number: 20210251116
    Abstract: The new blueberry plant variety ‘FC12-205’ is provided. ‘FC12-205’ is a commercial variety intended for the fresh fruit market. The variety is produced from a cross of ‘ZF06-103’ (female parent, unpatented) and ‘ZF06-264’ (male parent, unpatented), which can be distinguished by its outstanding features, including late-season ripening, large, uniform fruit size and light blue appearance, yellow-green stem color, and flowers with strong floral scent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: Fall Creek Farm and Nursery Inc.
    Inventor: Peter Stefan BOCHES
  • Publication number: 20210251117
    Abstract: The new blueberry plant variety ‘FC11-118’ is provided. ‘FC11-118’ is a commercial variety intended for the hand harvest fresh fruit market. The variety is produced from a cross of ‘ZF05-086’ (female parent, unpatented) and ‘Cargo’ (male parent, patented Jul. 22, 2014), which can be distinguished by its outstanding features, including extremely uniform healthy plant condition, vigor, and shape; large, uniform fruit size and distinct fruit shape; firm fruit texture; and excellent long-term cold storage performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: Fall Creek Farm and Nursery Inc.
    Inventor: Peter Stefan BOCHES
  • Patent number: PP29125
    Abstract: The new blueberry plant variety ‘FCM12-131’ is provided. ‘FCM12-131’ is a commercial variety intended for the hand harvest fresh market. The variety is produced from a cross of ‘ZF04-002’ and ‘FL95-138’. The new blueberry plant ‘FCM12-131’ as it grows in Tala, Mexico is distinguished by a dense, round growth habit, moderate vigor, closely spaced internodes, brightly colored salmon or orange new leaves, mature leaves that are glaucous, corollas that tend to be narrow and cylindrical or slightly urceolate in form, intense flowering and fruiting following pruning, and large fruit with a light blue color that is globose or slightly oblate in shape. The new blueberry plant ‘FCM12-131’ consistently produces larger fruit than the standard variety ‘Biloxi’, which is a very desirable characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Fall Creek Farm & Nursery, Inc.
    Inventors: David M. Brazelton, Adam L. Wagner, Peter Stefan Boches, Antonio A. Alamo Bermudo
  • Patent number: PP29436
    Abstract: The new blueberry plant variety ‘FCM12-038’ is provided. The new blueberry plant originated from a cross of ‘FF03-158’ (female parent, unpatented) by ‘FL01-06’ (pollen parent, unpatented). ‘FCM12-038’ is a commercial variety intended for the hand harvest fresh market. The variety has medium vigor, ripens very early and produces a large berry with good firmness, and a small picking scar on fruit derived from the current season's growth. ‘FCM12-038’ was selected for use in an evergreen production system in areas where zero effective chilling hours may be accumulated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Fall Creek Farm & Nursery, Inc.
    Inventors: David M. Brazelton, Adam L. Wagner, Peter Stefan Boches, Antonio A. Alamo Bermudo
  • Patent number: PP29468
    Abstract: The new blueberry plant variety ‘FCM12-045’ is provided. ‘FCM12-045’ is a commercial variety intended for the hand harvest fresh market. The new blueberry plant originated from a cross of ‘FF-128’ (female parent, unpatented) by ‘ZF04-002’ (pollen parent, unpatented), selected because it flowered and fruited more than most genotypes in a low latitude, zero chill evergreen production system and had larger fruit than the commercial variety Biloxi with a small picking scar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Fall Creek Farm & Nursery, Inc.
    Inventors: David M. Brazelton, Adam L. Wagner, Peter Stefan Boches, Antonio A. Alamo Bermudo
  • Patent number: PP29986
    Abstract: The new blueberry plant variety ‘FF03-015’ is provided. ‘FF03-015’ is a commercial variety intended for the hand harvest, fresh market. The variety is produced from a cross of ‘FL95-52’ and ‘Sunshine Blue’, and can be distinguished by its outstanding features. The variety has good vigor, ripens very early and produces excellent yields of large berries with good flavor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Fall Creek Farm & Nursery, Inc.
    Inventors: David M. Brazelton, Adam L. Wagner, Peter Stefan Boches, Antonio A. Alamo Bermudo, Paul Lyrene
  • Patent number: PP31007
    Abstract: The new blueberry plant variety ‘C08-141’ is provided. ‘C08-141’ is a commercial variety intended for the fresh market. The variety is produced from a cross of ‘FL00-057’ and ‘C99-042’, which can be distinguished by its outstanding features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Fall Creek Farm & Nursery, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Wright, Paul Lyrene
  • Patent number: PP31605
    Abstract: The new blueberry plant variety ‘Ridley 1602’ is provided. The variety a selection resulting from seedlings from the controlled pollination of seed parent ‘Ridley 1403’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 25,432) with pollen parent ‘Ridley 4609’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 59,468). The variety can be distinguished by its outstanding features of strong plant growth vigor, upright to semi-upright plant growth habit, low chilling requirement, very early to early time of flowering and fruit ripening, large to very large, sweet, firm, crisp fruit suited to handling, desirable tasting berries and small picking scar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Fall Creek Farm & Nursery, Inc.
    Inventor: Ridley Bell
  • Patent number: PP31793
    Abstract: The new blueberry plant variety ‘FC13-083’ is provided. ‘FC13-083’ is a commercial variety intended for the hand harvest fresh fruit market. The variety is produced from a cross of ‘ZF06-050’ (female parent, not patented) and ‘ZF06-013’ (male parent, not patented), which can be distinguished by its outstanding features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Fall Creek Farm & Nursery, Inc.
    Inventors: David M. Brazelton, Adam L. Wagner, Wendy Light, Peter Stefan Boches
  • Patent number: PP31822
    Abstract: The new blueberry plant variety ‘FC13-122’ is provided. ‘FC13-122’ is a commercial variety intended for the hand harvest fresh fruit market. The variety is produced from a cross of ‘ZF06-050’ (female parent, not patented) and ‘ZF06-013’ (male parent, not patented), which can be distinguished by its outstanding features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Fall Creek Farm & Nursery, Inc.
    Inventors: David M. Brazelton, Adam L. Wagner, Peter Stefan Boches
  • Patent number: PP32186
    Abstract: The new blueberry plant variety ‘FCM14-052’ is provided. ‘FCM14-052’ is a commercial variety intended for the hand harvest fresh market. The new blueberry plant originated from a cross of ‘FL01-06’ (female parent, not patented) by FL06-556 (pollen parent, U.S. Pat. No. 27,771). ‘FCM14-052’ selected because it flowered and fruited more than most genotypes in a low latitude, zero chill evergreen production system and had large fruit with a small picking scar. ‘FCM14-052’ also produces significant numbers of flower buds in a zero chill climate, resulting in a concentrated harvest window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: FALL CREEK FARM & NURSERY, INC.
    Inventors: David M. Brazelton, Peter Stefan Boches, Antonio Alamo Bermudo
  • Patent number: PP32348
    Abstract: The new blueberry plant variety ‘ZF08-029’ is provided. ‘ZF08-029’ is a commercial variety intended for the hand harvest fresh fruit market. The variety is produced from a cross of ‘G-344’ (female parent, not patented) and ‘Draper’ (male parent, U.S. Pat. No. 15,103), which can be distinguished by its outstanding features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Fall Creek Farm & Nursery, Inc.
    Inventors: David M. Brazelton, Adam L. Wagner, Peter Stefan Boches
  • Patent number: PP33870
    Abstract: The new blueberry plant variety ‘FC12-205’ is provided. ‘FC12-205’ is a commercial variety intended for the fresh fruit market. The variety is produced from a cross of ‘ZF06-103’ (female parent, unpatented) and ‘ZF06-264’ (male parent, unpatented), which can be distinguished by its outstanding features, including late-season ripening, large, uniform fruit size and light blue appearance, yellow-green stem color, and flowers with strong floral scent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: FALL CREEK FARM AND NURSERY INC.
    Inventor: Peter Stefan Boches
  • Patent number: PP33871
    Abstract: The new blueberry plant variety ‘FC14-062’ is provided. ‘FC14-062’ is a commercial variety intended for the hand harvest fresh fruit market. The variety is produced from a cross of ‘Blue Ribbon’ (female parent, patented Jul. 15, 2014) and ‘FC10-069’ (male parent, unpatented), which can be distinguished by its outstanding features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: FALL CREEK FARM AND NURSERY INC.
    Inventor: Peter Stefan Boches
  • Patent number: PP33897
    Abstract: The new blueberry plant variety ‘FC11-118’ is provided. ‘FC11-118’ is a commercial variety intended for the hand harvest fresh fruit market. The variety is produced from a cross of ‘ZF05-086’ (female parent, unpatented) and ‘Cargo’ (male parent, patented Jul. 22, 2014), which can be distinguished by its outstanding features, including extremely uniform healthy plant condition, vigor, and shape; large, uniform fruit size and distinct fruit shape; firm fruit texture; and excellent long-term cold storage performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: FALL CREEK FARM AND NURSERY INC.
    Inventor: Peter Stefan Boches
  • Patent number: PP34537
    Abstract: The new blueberry plant variety ‘FCM14-031’ is provided. ‘FCM14-031’ is a commercial variety intended for the hand harvest fresh market. The new blueberry plant originated from a cross of ‘FL00-180’ (female parent, not patented) and ‘FL01-06’ (male parent, not patented). ‘FCM14-031’ forms round medium vigor bush growth habit, displays well branched habit, produces early to mid-season fruit, and exhibits fruit that is large with a flat bottom and an open upright calyx that has a mildly aromatic flavor that has a balance between sweet and acidity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Fall Creek Farm and Nursery, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Stefan Boches, Antonio A. Alamo Bermudo
  • Patent number: PP34903
    Abstract: The new blueberry plant variety ‘FC11-164’ is provided. ‘FC11-164’ is a commercial variety for hand and machine harvest fresh market. The new blueberry plant originated from open pollination of ‘ZF06-168’ (female parent) and an unknown male parent. ‘FC11-164’ is characterized for its upright growth habit, exhibits a high leaf length to width ratio, and produces a long leaf internode length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Fall Creek Farm and Nursery, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Stefan Boches, Adam Wagner