Patents Examined by Karen Redden
  • Combined use of CRY1Ca and CRY1Fa proteins for insect resistance management
    Patent number: 9567602
    Abstract: The subject invention includes methods and plants for controlling lepidopteran insects. The plants comprise a Cry1Fa insecticidal protein and a Cry1Ca insecticidal protein, in combination, to delay or prevent development of resistance by the insect(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Meade, Kenneth Narva, Nicholas P. Storer, Joel J. Sheets, Aaron T. Woosley, Stephanie L. Burton
  • Genetic loci associated with tolerance in soybean and methods of use
    Patent number: 9493843
    Abstract: Various methods and compositions are provided for identifying and/or selecting soybean plants or soybean germplasm with tolerance or improved tolerance to Phytophthora infection. In certain embodiments, the method comprises detecting at least one marker locus that is associated with tolerance to Phytophthora infection. In other embodiments, the method further comprises detecting at least one marker profile or haplotype associated with tolerance to Phytophthora infection. In further embodiments, the method comprises crossing a selected soybean plant with a second soybean plant. Further provided are markers, primers, probes and kits useful for identifying and/or selecting soybean plants or soybean germplasm with tolerance or improved tolerance to Phytophthora infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Julian M. Chaky, Holly J. Jessen, Joshua M. Shendelman, Paul A. Stephens, David M. Webb, John B. Woodward, Meizhu Yang
  • plant named ‘Hafltufr’
    Patent number: PP27394
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Bidens plant named ‘Hafltufr’, characterized by its upright, outwardly spreading to somewhat trailing and mounding plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; freely flowering habit; long flowering period; inflorescences with ray florets with dark orange-colored centers and yellow to light yellow-colored apices and bright yellow-colored disc florets; and strong peduncles that hold the inflorescences above and beyond the foliar plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Inventor: Koichiro Nishikawa
  • plant named ‘KLEPH14249’
    Patent number: PP27431
    Abstract: A new petunia plant particularly distinguished by having a dark orange flower color and a semi-trailing plant habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Klemm+Sohn GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Nils Klemm, Antonella Capo
  • plant named ‘Duephloimdebu’
    Patent number: PP27481
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Phlox plant named ‘Duepliloimdebu’, characterized by its upright to outwardly spreading and mounding plant habit; medium in size; freely branching habit; freely and early flowering habit; and relatively large violet blue-colored flowers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Dümmen Group B.V.
    Inventor: Tobias Dummen
  • plant named ‘Fiesta’
    Patent number: PP27488
    Abstract: A new and distinct Aeonium cultivar named ‘Fiesta’ is disclosed, characterized by a unique, stable, quadricolor variegation, displaying leaves of muted forest green, splashed with lime green, with rose red & burgundy blushing of the outer leaves of the rosette in high light environments, as well as during cooler winter temperatures. Additionally, the new cultivar ‘Fiesta’ is more easily and more rapidly propagated due to moderately fast, robust growth, enhancing production times. The new cultivar ‘Fiesta’ offsets freely at an early age, quickly forming attractive clumps, enhancing propagation intervals. The new variety is an Aeonium, part of the Crassulaceae complex that includes Aeonium, Echeveria, Pachyphytum, Graptopetalum, Sedum and others. Aeonium is a popular genus, typically produced as container plants for the patio or for use as landscape plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Altman Plants
    Inventor: Renee O'Connell
  • plant named ‘Poison Dart Frog’
    Patent number: PP27513
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Caladium plant named ‘Poison Dart Frog’, that is characterized by its compact, medium-sized plant habit growing 30 to 60 cm in height, its sagittate-shaped leaves that are dark green overlaid with large reddish-pink blotches and sporadically with small white spots in color, it petioles that are dark green in color, its healthy root system, its ability to grow well in full sun where its leaves develop a reflective sheen, and its production of very large tubers as it ages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: BRIAN'S BOTANICALS
    Inventor: Brian Paul Williams
  • plant named ‘Screen Play’
    Patent number: PP27524
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Ilex plant named ‘Screen Play’, that is characterized by its well-branched, dense, upright plant habit with suitablity for use as a hedge or privacy screen, its vigourous growth habit with plants growing an average of 1.5 m per year in Georgia when young, its large leaves that emerge light green tinged with bronze in color and maturing to a deep green color, its leaves that are glossy and spineless with very finely serrated margins, its berries that ripen to a deep red color in early fall and persist on the plant through the winter, its cold tolerance; remaining evergreen in U.S.D.A Zone 7, and its ease of pollination by ambient pollen when grown in Georgia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: ITSAUL PLANTS LLC
    Inventor: Toshihiro Hagiwara
  • Maple tree named ‘JFS-KW187’
    Patent number: PP27545
    Abstract: A variety of maple tree which combines compact growth, dense branching, a narrow upright growth habit, glossy foliage, and bright fall color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co.
    Inventor: Keith S. Warren
  • plant named ‘SMNVCDD’
    Patent number: PP27549
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Viburnum plant named ‘SMNVCDD’, characterized by its compact, upright, mounding and outwardly spreading plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; large inflorescences with numerous white-colored flowers; and good container and garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Spring Meadow Nursery Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy D. Wood
  • plant named ‘SMNIGAB17’
    Patent number: PP27554
    Abstract: A new and distinct Ilex plant named ‘SMNIGAB17’, characterized by its compact, uniform and low mounding plant habit; freely branching habit; dense and bushy growth habit; small dark green-colored leaves; developing leaves greyed orange in color; and good garden performance and winter hardiness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Spring Meadow Nursery Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy D. Wood
  • Hybrid flowering cherry tree named ‘NCPH1’
    Patent number: PP27579
    Abstract: ‘NCPH1’ is a new cultivar of hybrid cherry tree with a strict weeping habit, small stature, and showy pink flowers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: North Carolina State University
    Inventor: Thomas G. Ranney
  • Mandarin tree named ‘UFGlow’
    Patent number: PP27581
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of hybrid citrus tree, denominated ‘UFGlow’, bears fruit that ripen in mid October in north central Florida. The tree is evergreen, of medium size, and has a moderately vigorous and semi-spreading growth habit. Trees are self-fertile and bear heavy annual crops of early season fruit that ripen in the second half of October in Gainesville, Fla. Fruit are firm, juicy, sweet tasting, easy peeling, and seedless. Fruit are oblate with a slightly depressed stem end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventors: Jose X. Chaparro, Wayne B. Sherman
  • plant named ‘Green 01-006’
    Patent number: PP27597
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Camellia sasanqua named ‘Green 01-006’, that is characterized by its dense, low, spreading plant habit suitable for use as a ground cover, its semi-double flowers with ruffled petal margins that are bright pink-purple in color, its floriferous bloom habit, and its good resistance to root rot (Phytophora cinnamomi) and dieback (Glomerella cingulata).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Inventor: Robert M. Green, Jr.
  • plant named ‘KLAHYFLA’
    Patent number: PP27598
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Hydrangea macrophylla named ‘KLAHYFLA’ that is characterized by its inflorescence with sepals of the sterile flowers that open light pink with a light greenish white base and mature to light purple-pink, its sturdy stems that are dark purple-brown (near black) in color, and its free flowering habit with sturdy inflorescences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Inventor: Jacobus Wilhelmus Petrus Kolk
  • plant named ‘Emerald Ice’
    Patent number: PP27613
    Abstract: A new and distinct Aeonium cultivar named ‘Emerald Ice’ is disclosed, characterized by very even, concentric rosettes, comprised of an abundance of green leaves, colored marginally with creamy white, and arranged in an attractive, variegated geometric pattern. Further, the new cultivar ‘Emerald Ice’ freely offsets, enabling increased and faster propagation of the cultivar. In addition, the robust growth, in combination with the freely offsetting characteristic of the new cultivar ‘Emerald Ice’, results in the clusters at an early age, and enhances production intervals. The new variety is an Aeonium, part of the Crassulaceae complex that includes Aeonium, Echeveria, Graptopetalum, Sedum and others. Aeonium is a popular genus, typically produced as container plants for the patio or as landscape plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Altman Plants
    Inventor: Renee O'Connell
  • New Guinea plant named ‘DHARSDPINK’
    Patent number: PP27634
    Abstract: A new and distinct Impatiens cultivar named ‘DHARSDPINK’ is disclosed, characterized by large pink flowers, well branched plant form and good sun resistance. The new variety is an Impatiens, normally produced as an outdoor garden or container plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Danziger ‘DAN’ Flower Farm
    Inventor: Gavriel Danziger
  • Raspberry plant named ‘DrisRaspEight’
    Patent number: PP27644
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of raspberry plant named ‘DrisRaspEight’ particularly distinguished by having a self-fruitful plant that bears medium-sized, glossy berries, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Driscoll's, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian K. Hamilton, Marta C. Baptista, Matthias D. Vitten
  • plant named ‘DAPJUR01’
    Patent number: PP27662
    Abstract: A new and distinct Daphne cultivar named ‘DAPJUR01’ is disclosed, characterized by an abundance of large, highly fragrant flowers. Plants are bushy and produce unique, unusually long racemes of flowers. Additionally the new variety is sun tolerant. The new variety is a Daphne, normally produced as an outdoor garden or container plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Inventor: Mark Jury
  • New Guinea plant named ‘DHARSCLVDR’
    Patent number: PP27673
    Abstract: A new and distinct Impatiens cultivar named ‘DHARSCLVDR’ is disclosed, characterized by large lavender flowers, well branched plant form and good sun resistance. The new variety is an Impatiens, normally produced as an outdoor garden or container plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Danziger ‘DAN’ Flower Farm
    Inventor: Gavriel Danziger