Patents Assigned to Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
  • Coleus plant named ‘UF16-1-20’
    Patent number: PP30586
    Abstract: ‘UF16-1-20’ is a new coleus plant with novel characteristics that include a vigorous upright and spreading growth habit, an excellent heat tolerance, and consistent bright orange colored foliage. It has superior foliage color stability in both sunny and shady garden conditions. ‘UF16-1-20’ has been observed to have long season performance as an annual plant in the landscape, growing well and providing color from late Spring until late Fall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventor: David G. Clark
  • Coleus plant named ‘UF16-27-1’
    Patent number: PP30621
    Abstract: ‘UF16-27-1’ is a new coleus plant with novel characteristics that include a vigorous compact spreading growth habit, an excellent heat tolerance, and consistent bright chartreuse leaves. It has superior stability in foliage color in both sun and shade conditions, maintaining stable color in all conditions. ‘UF16-27-1’ is unique because it grows twice as wide as it grows tall, which is a characteristic not seen in comparable commercial cultivars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventor: David G. Clark
  • Coleus plant named ‘UF16-5-6’
    Patent number: PP30622
    Abstract: ‘UF16-5-6’ is a new coleus plant with novel characteristics that include a vigorous compact mounded growth habit, an excellent heat tolerance, and consistent tri-colored pink, orange, and chartreuse foliage. It has superior stability in foliage color in both sun and shade conditions, maintaining stable color in all conditions. ‘UF16-5-6’ has not been observed to produce flowers in any trial we have conducted to date, and thus it has long season performance as an annual plant in the landscape until late Fall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventor: David G. Clark
  • Basil plant named ‘UF16-23-2’
    Patent number: PP30917
    Abstract: ‘UF16-23-2’ is a basil plant with vigorous upright growth habit, dark green leaf color, good lateral branching, late flowering and excellent resistance to Basil Downy Mildew (Peronospora belbahrii, BDM). It has a strong upright growth habit with excellent lateral branching which allows it to produce good quantities of high quality leaf tissue. Late flowering and BDM resistance in the greenhouse and field make this cultivar suitable for growers of fresh cut and potted basil for culinary use, and for home gardeners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventors: David G. Clark, Adam Moseley, Shannon Bly
  • plant named ‘UF15-20-6’
    Patent number: PP30969
    Abstract: ‘UF15-20-6’ is a new Coleus plant with novel characteristics that include excellent heat tolerance, distinct, highly lobed leaves that display a unique and consistent green, pink, and white coloration pattern, and a vigorous, compact upright growth habit and excellent lateral branching. ‘UF15-20-6’ exhibits superior foliage color stability when grown under all conditions, including both sun and shade conditions. Further, ‘UF15-20-6’ exhibits long-season performance until late fall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventor: David G. Clark
  • plant named ‘UF15-6-28’
    Patent number: PP30970
    Abstract: ‘UF15-6-28’ is a new Coleus plant with novel characteristics that include excellent heat tolerance, distinct, lance-shaped leaves that display a unique and consistent crimson and chartreuse coloration pattern, and a vigorous, compact mounded growth habit with excellent lateral branching. ‘UF15-6-28’ exhibits superior foliage color stability when grown under all conditions, including both sun and shade conditions. Further, ‘UF15-6-28’ exhibits long-season performance until late fall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventor: David G. Clark
  • plant named ‘R13-5-3’
    Patent number: PP30986
    Abstract: ‘R13-5-3’ is a new Ruellia simplex plant distinguished by having excellent performance under partial sun and in containers, medium-sized purple-violet flowers with a violet corolla tube, average plant height at 54 cm, profuse branching, and no fruit production, as disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventors: Rosanna Freyre, Victor Zayas
  • plant named ‘R16-1-1’
    Patent number: PP30987
    Abstract: ‘R16-1-1’ is a new Ruellia simplex plant distinguished by having excellent performance under partial sun and in containers, medium-sized red-purple flowers with a darker red-purple corolla tube, maximum plant height at 49 cm, profuse branching, and no fruit production, as disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventors: Rosanna Freyre, Victor Zayas
  • plant named ‘R15-24-17’
    Patent number: PP30988
    Abstract: ‘R15-24-17’ is a new Ruellia simplex plant distinguished by having excellent performance under partial sun and in containers, medium-sized bicolor flowers with a white corolla and red-purple corolla tube, average plant height at 47 cm, profuse branching, and no fruit production, as disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventors: Rosanna Freyre, Victor Zayas
  • Mandarin tree named ‘UF1351’
    Patent number: PP31290
    Abstract: ‘UF1351’ is a new and distinct hybrid cultivar of mandarin tree (Citrus reticulata) distinguished at least by the mid-season maturation and high quality rating of its fruit, and its significant tolerance to Huanglongbing (HLB), which is also known as citrus greening disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventor: Frederick G. Gmitter, Jr.
  • Mandarin tree named ‘Marathon’
    Patent number: PP31347
    Abstract: ‘Marathon’ is a new and distinct hybrid cultivar of mandarin tree (Citrus reticulata) distinguished at least by its seedless, easy-to-peel, and well-colored fruit, the early maturation of its fruit, and the above average length that its fruit can be held on the tree without deterioration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventor: Frederick G. Gmitter, Jr.
  • Coleus plant named ‘UF15-97-9’
    Patent number: PP31425
    Abstract: ‘UF15-97-9’ is a new coleus plant with novel characteristics that include excellent heat tolerance, uniform crimson leaves that are uniquely lance-shaped, and a vigorous and compact upright growth habit with excellent lateral branching. ‘UF15-97-9’ also exhibits superior foliage color stability when grown in all conditions, including both sun and shade conditions, and exhibits long-season performance until late fall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventor: David G. Clark
  • Blueberry plant named ‘OPTIMUS’
    Patent number: PP32028
    Abstract: ‘OPTIMUS’ is a new and distinct southern highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) variety distinguished at least by a low chilling requirement, particularly for the flower buds; good field disease resistance; vigorous, upright growth habit; earlier fruit ripening; and round, firm, sweet fruit that are medium in size, suitable for machine harvest, and have very small, dry picking scars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul M. Lyrene, James W. Olmstead
  • Blueberry plant named ‘MAGNUS’
    Patent number: PP32181
    Abstract: ‘MAGNUS’ is a new and distinct southern highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) variety distinguished at least by a low chilling requirement, upright growth habit, good field disease resistance, and large, firm fruit that are sweet with small, dry picking scars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul M. Lyrene
  • Blueberry plant named ‘WAYNE’
    Patent number: PP32182
    Abstract: ‘WAYNE’ is a new and distinct southern highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) variety distinguished at least by a low chilling requirement, particularly for the flower buds; a vigorous, upright growth habit; good field disease resistance; earlier fruit ripening; and firm, sweet fruit that are medium to large in size and have small, dry picking scars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul M. Lyrene
  • St. Augustinegrass plant named ‘FSA1602’
    Patent number: PP32645
    Abstract: ‘FSA1602’ is a new and distinct St. Augustine grass (Stenotaphrum secundatum (Walt.) Kuntze) variety distinguished at least by its distinctive olive blue-green color, large stolon size, and good tolerance to leaf diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin E. Kenworthy, Kenneth H. Quesenberry
  • Coleus plant named ‘UF17-128-17’
    Patent number: PP32778
    Abstract: ‘UF17-128-17’ is a new coleus plant with a combination of novel characteristics which include vigorous compact mounded growth habit, excellent heat tolerance, and consistent tri-colored pink, maroon and chartreuse foliage. It has superior stability in foliage color in both sun and shade conditions, maintaining stable color in all conditions. ‘UF17-128-17’ has not been observed to produce flowers in any trial conducted to date, so it has long season performance as an annual plant in the landscape until late Fall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventor: David G. Clark
  • Coleus plant named ‘UF16-91-25’
    Patent number: PP32873
    Abstract: ‘UF16-91-25’ is a new Coleus plant with a combination of novel characteristics that include vigorous compact mounded growth habit, excellent heat tolerance, and consistent tri-colored pink, maroon, and lime green foliage. ‘UF16-91-25’ has superior stability in foliage color in both sun and shade conditions, maintaining stable color in all conditions. ‘UF16-91-25’ has not been observed to produce flowers in any trial conducted to date, so it has long season performance as an annual plant in the landscape until late Fall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventor: David G. Clark
  • Coleus plant named ‘UF17-64-1’
    Patent number: PP32943
    Abstract: ‘UF17-64-1’ is a new coleus plant with a combination of novel characteristics which include vigorous compact mounded growth habit, excellent heat tolerance, and consistent crimson foliage. It has superior stability in foliage color in both sun and shade conditions, maintaining stable color in all conditions. ‘UF17-64-1’ has not been observed to produce flowers in any trial we have conducted to date, so it has long season performance as an annual plant in the landscape until late Fall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventor: David G. Clark
  • Coleus plant named ‘UF17-50-5’
    Patent number: PP32980
    Abstract: ‘UF17-50-5’ is a new Coleus plant with a combination of novel characteristics which include vigorous compact mounded growth habit, excellent heat tolerance, and consistent crimson and chartreuse foliage with very distinct margination. It has superior stability in foliage color in both sun and shade conditions, maintaining stable color in all conditions. ‘UF17-50-5’ has not been observed to produce flowers in any trial conducted to date, so it has long season performance as an annual plant in the landscape until late Fall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventor: David G. Clark