Patents by Inventor Alasdair MacGregor

Alasdair MacGregor has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20160157404
    Abstract: A distinct new cultivar of Anemone plant named ‘MACANE007’, characterized by a long flowering season, tall plant habit and semi-double flowers. The new cultivar is an Anemone typically suited for ornamental container and landscape use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Alasdair MacGregor, Elizabeth MacGregor
  • Publication number: 20160157405
    Abstract: A distinct new cultivar of Anemone plant named ‘MACANE004’, characterized by a short, compact plant habit and semi-double, white and violet colored flowers. The new cultivar is an Anemone typically suited for ornamental container and landscape use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Alasdair MacGregor, Elizabeth MacGregor
  • Patent number: 5799439
    Abstract: Protective enclosures for seeds provide a self-contained environment for protecting the seeds in their early growth stages in arid or hostile environments. A protective enclosure (10) for one or more seeds (15) comprising an outer shell (11), said shell (11) being permanently or temporarily liquid-impermeable in at least one direction, and a hygroscopic material (14) contained within the the shell (11) surrounding at least one seed (15), said material (14) being capable of absorbing and storing liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Desert Bloom Foundation
    Inventor: Alasdair MacGregor
  • Patent number: PP27384
    Abstract: A distinct new cultivar of Anemone plant named ‘MACANE004’, characterized by a short, compact plant habit and semi-double, white and violet colored flowers. The new cultivar is an Anemone typically suited for ornamental container and landscape use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Inventors: Alasdair MacGregor, Elizabeth MacGregor