Patents Examined by S. B. McCormick-Ewoldt
  • Methods for producing cotyledonary pine embryos utilizing a gibberellin
    Patent number: 7381562
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for producing cotyledonary pine embryos. The methods of the invention each include the step of culturing embryogenic pine tissue in, or on, a medium including at least one gibberellin to yield cotyledonary pine embryos. In some embodiments, an absorbent composition, such as activated charcoal, is included in the medium to further promote production of cotyledonary pine embryos.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Weyerhaeuser Company
    Inventors: Pramod K. Gupta, Diane Holmstrom, Bonnie Larson
  • Echinacea plant named ‘Tiki Torch’
    Patent number: PP18839
    Abstract: A new and distinct Echinacea plant named ‘Tiki Torch’ characterized by large, bright orange flowers, well-branched upright flower stalks, and excellent vigor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.
    Inventor: Harini Korlipara
  • Chryanthemum plant named ‘Yobonnie’
    Patent number: PP18886
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Yobonnie’, characterized by its compact, upright and outwardly spreading plant habit; freely branching habit; dense and full plant habit; uniform and freely flowering habit; daisy-type inflorescences with elongated oblong to ligulate-shaped ray florets; dark red-colored ray florets; and natural season flowering about September 14th in the Northern Hemisphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Yoder Brothers Inc.
    Inventor: Mark A. Smith
  • Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Yodarlene’
    Patent number: PP18888
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Yodarlene’, characterized by its compact, upright and outwardly spreading plant habit; freely branching habit; dense and full plant habit; uniform and freely flowering habit; decorative-type inflorescences with elongated oblong to obovate-shaped ray florets; purple-colored ray florets; and natural season flowering about September 20th in the Northern Hemisphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Yoder Brothers Inc.
    Inventor: Mark A. Smith
  • Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Yoashley’
    Patent number: PP18916
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Yoashley’, characterized by its compact, upright and outwardly spreading plant habit; freely branching habit; dense and full plant habit; uniform and freely flowering habit; decorative-type inflorescences with elongated oblong to obovate-shaped ray florets; dark orange-colored ray florets; and natural season flowering about October 6th in the Northern Hemisphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Yoder Brothers, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark A. Smith
  • Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Yowilma’
    Patent number: PP18924
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Yowilma’, characterized by its compact, upright and outwardly spreading plant habit; freely branching habit; dense and full growth habit; uniform and freely flowering habit; decorative-type inflorescences with elongated oblong, ligulate or obovate-shaped ray florets; white-colored ray florets; and natural season flowering about October 1st in the Northern Hemisphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Yoder Brothers Inc.
    Inventor: Mark A. Smith
  • Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Yojillian’
    Patent number: PP18926
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Yojillian’, characterized by its compact, upright and outwardly spreading plant habit; freely branching habit; dense and full plant habit; uniform and freely flowering habit; decorative-type inflorescences with elongated oblong to ligulate-shaped ray florets; lavender-colored ray florets; and natural season flowering about September 12th in the Northern Hemisphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Yoder Brothers Inc.
    Inventor: Mark A. Smith
  • Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Yojacqueline’
    Patent number: PP18927
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Yojacqueline’, characterized by its compact, upright and outwardly spreading plant habit; freely branching habit; dense and full plant habit; uniform and freely flowering habit; decorative-type inflorescences with elongated oblong to ligulate-shaped ray florets; light lavender and lavender-colored ray florets; and natural season flowering about September 25th in the Northern Hemisphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Yoder Brothers, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark A. Smith
  • Tricyrtis plant named ‘Imperial Banner’
    Patent number: PP18956
    Abstract: A new and distinct Tricyrtis plant characterized by its unique, white-variegated foliage, compact, upright habit, and large purple spotted flowers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert D. Jansen
  • Codiaeum plant named ‘Revolutions’
    Patent number: PP18957
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Codiaeum plant named ‘Revolutions’ that is characterized by tightly curled variegated leaves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Inventor: Magaly Zaias Fast
  • Osteospermum plant named ‘Sakcadnucop’
    Patent number: PP18958
    Abstract: An Osteospermum cultivar particularly distinguished by its purple-terracotta-copper flower color, large flower size with flowers that remain open under low light conditions and its compact plant growth habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: Sakata Ornamentals Europe A/S
    Inventor: Niels G. Kristensen
  • Lobelia plant named ‘Balwalila’
    Patent number: PP18988
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Lobelia plant named ‘Balwalila’, characterized by its violet-colored flowers, dark green-colored foliage; and vigorous, compact-mounded, semi-trailing growth habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Inventor: Luise Kormann
  • Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Yomary’
    Patent number: PP18993
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Yomary’, characterized by its compact, upright and outwardly spreading plant habit; freely branching habit; dense and full growth habit; uniform and freely flowering habit; decorative-type inflorescences with elongated oblong to ligulate-shaped ray florets; rich yellow-colored ray florets; and natural season flowering about September 30th in the Northern Hemisphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: Yoder Brothers, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark A. Smith
  • Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Yotheresa’
    Patent number: PP18994
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Yothersea’, characterized by its compact, upright and outwardly spreading plant habit; freely branching habit; dense and full plant habit; uniform and freely flowering habit; daisy-type inflorescences with elongated oblong to ligulate-shaped ray florets; purple-colored ray florets; and natural season flowering about September 21st in the Northern Hemisphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: Yoder Brothers, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark A. Smith
  • Hybrid tea rose plant named ‘JACgodde’
    Patent number: PP19004
    Abstract: Hybrid tea rose plant having a strong anise fragrance; complex, attractive apricot and yellow-pink flower color; vigorous, upright, well-balanced plant habit; strong foliage resistant to most diseases; strong cutting stems; and good high centered flower form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Jackson & Perkins Wholesale, Inc.
    Inventor: Keith W. Zary
  • Apple tree named ‘McLaughlin Gala’
    Patent number: PP19007
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of apple tree, ‘McLaughlin Gala,’ originating as a limb mutation of the Malus domestica variety of ‘Kidds D-8’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 3,637). This new variety is unique from its parent because it develops and finishes fruit color to a 100% clear yellow with no red striping or blush. The new variety matures 4 to 6 days before its parent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Inventor: Robert Thomas McLaughlin
  • Baptisia plant named ‘Twilite’
    Patent number: PP19011
    Abstract: A new cultivar of interspecific Baptisia, ‘Twilite’, characterized by its bicolor flowers that are violet-purple with a yellow keel held on erect flower stems, its densely branched, uniform and upright plant habit and its vigorous growth rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Chicagoland Grows
    Inventor: James R. Ault
  • Miniature rose plant named ‘KORbalrom’
    Patent number: PP19025
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of miniature rose with long lasting, novel pink flowers, and dark green and attractive foliage. It exhibits compact, uniform growth and flowering under greenhouse conditions when grown as a potted floral plant. The new variety propagates well from cuttings and by grafting. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: W. Kordes' Söhne Rosenschulen GmbH & Co KG
    Inventor: Tim-Hermann Kordes
  • Lobelia plant named ‘Tech Heupbule’
    Patent number: PP19056
    Abstract: A new Lobelia plant particularly distinguished by its semi-upright, pendulous and compact form, vigorous plant habit, dense and free branching, short internodes, large, blue flowers and tolerance to heat is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: Goldsmith Seeds Europe B.V.
    Inventor: Eric Giesen
  • Pelargonium plant named ‘Fistansal’
    Patent number: PP19058
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Pelargonium particularly characterized by bi-colored, salmon-pink and nearly white, semi-double flowers, medium-sized inflorescences on reddish peduncles, dark-green, relatively small leaves with medium zonation, a moderately vigorous growth habit and a medium to tall, rounded and moderately tight plant habit and an early to mid-season and floriferous flowering response, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Inventor: Angelika Utecht