Patents Examined by Susan B. McCormick
  • Sweet orange tree named ‘N7-3’
    Patent number: PP21224
    Abstract: A new Valencia-derived sweet orange tree particularly distinguished by trees that bear virtually seedless (an occasional seed can be found) ‘Valencia’ type sweet orange fruit, fruit that ripens slightly later than standard ‘Valencia’ trees, good fruit quality which holds into June and fruit having good juice quality when no other commercial citrus is available in Florida, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventors: Jude W. Grosser, Frederick G. Gmitter, Jr., William S. Castle
  • plant named ‘Captain Ventura’
    Patent number: PP21245
    Abstract: A new and distinct Zantedeschia cultivar named ‘CAPTAIN VENTURA’ is disclosed, characterized by large flowers, prolific flower production, strong peduncles, and green foliage occasionally spotted with white. The new variety is commercially suitable for indoor plant production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Inventor: Anthonius Simon Johannes Kapiteijn
  • Shrub rose plant named ‘KORpurlig’
    Patent number: PP21246
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of rose with long lasting, novel violet pink flowers, and attractive foliage with good disease resistance. It exhibits low growing, spreading growth with abundant flowers. 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: June 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: W. Kordes' Söhne Rosenschulen GmbH & Co KG
    Inventor: Tim-Hermann Kordes
  • Hybrid tea rose plant named ‘KORsouba’
    Patent number: PP21247
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of rose with long lasting, novel cream pink flowers, and attractive foliage with good disease resistance. It exhibits uniform, upright to bushy growth with abundant flowers. 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: June 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: W. Kordes' Söhne Rosenschulen GmbH & Co KG
    Inventor: Tim-Hermann Kordes
  • plant named ‘Fidahhypbrobi’
    Patent number: PP21251
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Dahlia plant named ‘Fidahhypbrobi’, characterized by its upright, somewhat outwardly spreading and mounded plant habit; freely branching growth habit; freely flowering habit; large decorative inflorescences with golden bronze-colored ray florets; and good postproduction longevity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Fides B.V.
    Inventor: Johanna G. H. van Haaster
  • plant named ‘Fidahhypre’
    Patent number: PP21252
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Dahlia plant named ‘Fidahhypre’, characterized by its upright, somewhat outwardly spreading and mounded plant habit; freely branching growth habit; freely flowering habit; large decorative inflorescences with red-colored ray florets; and good postproduction longevity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Fides B.V.
    Inventor: Johanna G. H. van Haaster
  • plant named ‘Fidahcali’
    Patent number: PP21253
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Dahlia plant named ‘Fidahcali’, characterized by its compact, upright, somewhat outwardly spreading and mounded plant habit; freely branching growth habit; freely flowering habit; large decorative inflorescences with red and yellow bi-colored ray florets; and good postproduction longevity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Fides B.V.
    Inventor: Johanna G. H. van Haaster
  • plant named “Fidahhyppi”
    Patent number: PP21254
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Dahlia plant named ‘Fidahhyppi’, characterized by its upright, somewhat outwardly spreading and mounded plant habit; freely branching growth habit; freely flowering habit; large decorative inflorescences with red purple-colored ray florets; and good postproduction longevity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Fides B.V.
    Inventor: Johanna G. H. van Haaster
  • plant named ‘Fidahhypyel’
    Patent number: PP21255
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Dahlia plant named ‘Fidahhypyel’, characterized by its upright, somewhat outwardly spreading and mounded plant habit; freely branching growth habit; freely flowering habit; large decorative inflorescences with bright yellow-colored ray florets; and good postproduction longevity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Fides B.V.
    Inventor: Johanna G. H. van Haaster
  • plant named ‘Fidahhypwhi’
    Patent number: PP21256
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Dahlia plant named ‘Fidahhypwhi’, characterized by its upright, somewhat outwardly spreading and mounded plant habit; freely branching growth habit; freely flowering habit; large decorative inflorescences with white-colored ray florets; and good postproduction longevity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Fides B.V.
    Inventor: Johanna G. H. van Haaster
  • plant named ‘Fidahnewy’
    Patent number: PP21257
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Dahlia plant named ‘Fidahnewy’, characterized by its compact, upright, somewhat outwardly spreading and mounded plant habit; freely branching growth habit; freely flowering habit; large decorative inflorescences with light red purple-colored ray florets; and good postproduction longevity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Fides B.V.
    Inventor: Johanna G. H. van Haaster
  • plant named ‘Fipeldanlav’
    Patent number: PP21259
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Ivy Geranium plant named ‘Fipeldanlav’, characterized by its upright to outwardly spreading plant habit; freely basal branching habit; early and freely flowering habit; double lavender-colored flowers with red purple-colored venation; and good garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Fides B.V.
    Inventor: Eveline Barends
  • Murtilla plant named ‘Red Pearl—INIA’
    Patent number: PP21273
    Abstract: ‘Red Pearl—INIA’ is a new variety of murtilla plant, characterized by intense red berries having excellent flavor, appearance, and shipping and storage qualities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Instituto De Investigaciones Agropecuarias
    Inventors: Ivette Seguel Benitez, Adolfo Montenegro Barriga
  • plant named ‘Fidahhyplipi’
    Patent number: PP21276
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Dahlia plant named ‘Fidahhyplipi’, characterized by its upright, somewhat outwardly spreading and mounded plant habit; freely branching growth habit; freely flowering habit; large decorative inflorescences with light purple-colored ray florets; and good postproduction longevity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Fides B.V.
    Inventor: Johanna G. H. van Haaster
  • plant named ‘Fipelsumtrur’
    Patent number: PP21277
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Zonal Geranium plant named ‘Fipelsumtrur’, characterized by its upright and somewhat outwardly spreading growth habit; rounded plant habit; freely basal branching habit; medium green-colored leaves with distinct zonation pattern; early and freely flowering habit; semi-double red-colored flowers; and good garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Fides B.V.
    Inventor: Eveline Barends
  • Hop plant named ‘HBC 394’
    Patent number: PP21289
    Abstract: A new hop plant named ‘HBC 394’ is disclosed. The cones of ‘HBC 394’ mature in early September, and yield a crop of 1200 to 1600 pounds per acre. ‘HBC 394’ is used in brewing for its bittering and aromatic properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Hop Breeding Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Eugene G. Probasco, Jason Perrault
  • plant named ‘Igniscum’
    Patent number: PP21304
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Fallopia sachalinese plant named ‘Igniscum’; characterized by foliage which is elliptical, with an acuminate shape at the top, a straight line at the lower region, a leaf color of green-group 135C with a velvety upper surface texture at leaf maturity. The lower surface is coriaceous, the leaves are very firm and with a film providing a slightly wet appearance. The margins of the leaves are smooth, the lateral nerves connect at the side of the leaf in an inverted V-shaped structure. The leaf stalks are red-purple-group 59B even at maturity. The blossoms are orange-white-group 159C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Conpower Energie GmbH & Co KG.
    Inventor: Maria Rogmans
  • plant named “Kiechotpi”
    Patent number: PP21312
    Abstract: An Echinacea cultivar particularly distinguished by its compact, upright, and V-shaped habit, numerous, medium-sized, hot-pink colored flowers, and good basal branching, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventor: Martijn Baijens
  • plant named ‘Fidostcar’
    Patent number: PP21345
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Osteospermum plant named ‘Fidostcar’, characterized by its compact and mounding plant habit; relatively short internodes; freely branching growth habit; freely and early flowering habit; large daisy-type inflorescences with caramel bronze-colored ray florets; and good garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Fides B.V.
    Inventor: Eveline Barends
  • plant named ‘UF340’
    Patent number: PP21347
    Abstract: A new Caladium plant named ‘UF340’ particularly distinguished by its large number of wide lance leaves having a large, bright, and pure white center surrounded by green margins, and demonstrated potential to produce attractive plants in outdoor landscapes, and produce attractive pot plants when tubers are forced in containers, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhanao Deng, Brent Harbaugh