Patents Assigned to Flowers, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20240390812
    Abstract: Some aspects of the present disclosure relate to a balloon holder that can position a non-helium balloon vertically above a surface on which the balloon holder is positioned for providing an inflatable display. The balloon holder can include a weighted base and a hole positioned within the weighted base. The balloon holder can further include a securement tube that can be positioned at least partially within the hole of the balloon holder. Additionally, the inflatable display (or the balloon holder) may include a support structure. The support structure couple the balloon to the balloon holder and aid in holding the balloon vertically above a surface on which the balloon holder is positioned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: Flowers, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Anthony Hawver, Janet Reel Satterfield
  • Patent number: 4070793
    Abstract: A plant propagating sleeve comprises top, bottom and side walls interconnected along their side edges to form a tubular open ended structure having a plurality of aligned longitudinal apertures formed in each side wall of the sleeve for respectively receiving the stems of plant cuttings to be rooted by means of fluid injected through one or more open ends of the sleeve and which may contain nutrients and insecticides. A plurality of sleeves are stacked into a frame structure having hanger means at the top and bottom thereof whereby vertically disposed stacked sleeves within the frame may be alternately inverted to insure that the cuttings remain substantially horizontal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1978
    Assignee: Flowers, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Francis Dillon
  • Patent number: D255787
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1978
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1980
    Assignee: Flowers, Inc.
    Inventor: Coatus L. Morehead, Jr.
  • Patent number: D1117512
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: FLOWERS, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Anthony Hawver, Janet Reel Satterfield