Patents Examined by Wendy Haas
  • Geranium plant named Faith
    Patent number: PP17204
    Abstract: This invention is a new and distinct cultivar of a zonal geranium Pelargonium×hortorum) named ‘Faith’ the cultivar has a white centered light lavender pink blossom and medium green foliage on a stable, full, well branched plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: J P Bartlett Co Inc
    Inventor: Laura B Abrams
  • Sedum plant named ‘Hot Stuff’
    Patent number: PP17212
    Abstract: A new and distinct Sedum spectabile plant characterized by an extremely compact habit with stems that do not fall over after bloom and large purple red flower heads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.
    Inventor: Gary J. Gossett
  • Diascia plant named ‘Dala Desal’
    Patent number: PP17217
    Abstract: A new Diascia plant particularly distinguished by large salmon-orange flowers, medium-green foliage with large rounded leaves, vigorous growth, and a round and tall plant habit is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: Goldsmith Seeds, Inc.
    Inventor: Johanna B. Jonkers
  • Crapemyrtle plant named ‘Gamad IV’
    Patent number: PP17219
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of crapemyrtle, Lagerstroemia indicia×L. fauriei, which is characterized by very compact, mounded growth habit; reddish-purple foliage all growing season, which holds up well in heat and humidity; high leaf powdery mildew and Cercospora leaf spot resistance; pink flowers, not as profusely borne as other Gamad varieties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael A. Dirr
  • Oenothera plant named ‘TURNER01’
    Patent number: PP17230
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Oenothera plant named ‘TURNER01’, characterized by low spreading habit, deep-purple variagated leaves with green edges, and pink flowers that bloom from early spring through summer. In combination these traits set ‘TURNER01’ apart from all other existing varieties of Oenothera known to the inventor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Inventor: Lyn Angela Morum
  • Fittonia plant named ‘Snow Star’
    Patent number: PP17231
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Fittonia plant named ‘Snow Star’ that is characterized by small green and white leaves with green veins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Schoenmakers Tropische Potcultures
    Inventor: Kees Schoenmakers
  • Quercus virginiana tree named ‘K-1’
    Patent number: PP17249
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Quercus virginiana tree named ‘K-1’ is disclosed. It is characterized by having a dense, upright naturally columnar habit, by being easily trained to a single leader, and by having small lateral branches leaving the main trunk at 45 degree angles and arching upward to produce a very compact and dense canopy. Its leaves are not shed noticeably in the spring, giving the appearance of an evergreen Live Oak.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Inventor: John Kelz
  • Hosta plant named ‘Rainbow's End’
    Patent number: PP17251
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Hosta named ‘Rainbow's End’, a sport of Hosta ‘Obsession’, that is characterized by its unique variegated foliage with dark green margins comprising about one third of the leaf area and centers that emerge yellow green and turn creamy white. ‘Rainbow's End’ is a medium sized Hosta with a mounded plant habit and pale violet flowers held above the foliage in late summer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Shady Oaks Nursery, LLC
    Inventor: Hans Andrew Hansen
  • Diascia plant named ‘Dala Reeda’
    Patent number: PP17252
    Abstract: A new Diascia plant particularly distinguished by its medium to large red flowers, deep green foliage, compact and well-branched growth habit, rounded and tight plant habit with upright to narrow spreading branches and early flowering is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Goldsmith Seeds, Inc.
    Inventor: Johanna B. Jonkers
  • Geranium plant named ‘Lavender Dot’
    Patent number: PP17253
    Abstract: This invention is a new and distinct cultivar of a zonal geranium (Pelargonium×hortorum) named ‘Lavender Dot’ the cultivar has a brilliant array of colors within the plant's light lavender pink blossom and dark green foliage on a stable, full, well branched plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: JP Bartlett Co Inc
    Inventor: Laura B. Abrams
  • Fittonia plant named ‘White Star’
    Patent number: PP17259
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Fittonia plant named ‘White Star’ that is characterized by small light green to white leaves with dark green margins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Schoenmakers Tropische Potcultures
    Inventor: Kees Schoenmakers
  • Geranium plant named Hope
    Patent number: PP17265
    Abstract: This invention is a new and distinct cultivar of a zonal geranium (Pelargonium×hortorum) named ‘Hope’ the cultivar has a large dark purple blossom and darker green foliage with a medium dark zone on a stable, full, well branched plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: J P Bartlett Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Laura B Abrams
  • Fittonia plant named ‘Red Angel’
    Patent number: PP17271
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Fittonia plant named ‘Red Angel’ that is characterized by small green leaves with red veins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Schoenmakers Tropische Potcultures
    Inventor: Kees Schoenmakers
  • Euphorbia plant named ‘Orange Grove’
    Patent number: PP17272
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Euphorbia amygdaloides plant characterized by deep green leaves with red new growth and stems, large chartreuse inflorescences that turn orange in the summer, and a rhizomatous habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel M. Heims
  • Kalanchoe plant named ‘Forever Midi Twilight’
    Patent number: PP17273
    Abstract: ‘Forever Midi Twilight’ is a new variety of kalanchoe that exhibits larger flowers that open as bright yellow and then fade to light yellow and then to pink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Oglevee, Ltd.
    Inventor: Lyndon W. Drewlow
  • Fittonia plant named ‘White Angel’
    Patent number: PP17274
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Fittonia plant named ‘White Angel’ that is characterized by small green leaves with green and white veins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Schoenmakers Tropische Potcultures
    Inventor: Kees Schoenmakers
  • Hosta plant named ‘Clifford's Stingray’
    Patent number: PP17279
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Hosta named ‘Clifford's Stingray’, a sport of Hosta ‘Fire and Ice’, that is characterized by its unique variegated foliage with narrow, white streaked centers, wide dark green margins and an intermediate streaked area of bright green. ‘Clifford's Stingray’ has an upright plant habit, a vigorous growth rate, and unique pale lavender flowers that are held in a congested whorl just above the foliage in mid to late summer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Inventors: John K. Clifford, Ken J. Clifford
  • Gaura plant named ‘SME-2’
    Patent number: PP17293
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Gaura plant named ‘SME-2’ characterized by dense, upright habit, green and purple-red foliage, purple-red flower stalks and rose-pink flowers. In combination these traits set ‘SME-2’ apart from all other existing varieties of Gaura known to the inventor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Inventor: Steven Eggleton
  • Hosta plant named ‘Lonesome Dove’
    Patent number: PP17294
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Hosta named ‘Lonesome Dove’, that is characterized by its variegated foliage with glaucous green margins comprising about two thirds of the leaf area and creamy white centers that are primarily ovate in shape with additional areas radiating from the base of the leaf. An intermediate lighter green area occurs between the boundaries of the margins and centers and also radiating out from the leaf base. ‘Lonesome Dove’ is a medium sized Hosta with an upright mounded plant habit that blooms in mid summer with lavender flowers that that are held above the foliage on erect scapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Assignee: Shady Oaks Nursery , LLC
    Inventor: Hans Andrew Hansen
  • Hosta plant named ‘Cathedral Windows’
    Patent number: PP17295
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Hosta named ‘Cathedral Windows’, derived as a sport of ‘Stained Glass’ and characterized by wide dark green margins and bright yellow-green centers that intensify in color in summer. ‘Cathedral Windows’ blooms in late July to late August with nearly white flowers held above the foliage on erect scapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Assignee: Shady Oaks Nursery, LLC
    Inventor: Hans Andrew Hansen