Patents by Inventor Bill Copes

Bill Copes 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: 20240407316
    Abstract: A novel hybrid honeydew melon plant designated VERDITE is disclosed. The disclosure relates to the seeds of hybrid honeydew melon designated VERDITE, to the plants and plant parts of hybrid honeydew melon designated VERDITE, and to methods for producing a honeydew melon plant by crossing the hybrid honeydew melon VERDITE with itself or another honeydew melon plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventor: Bill Copes
  • Patent number: 11700807
    Abstract: A hybrid cantaloupe plant designated HMC458279 is disclosed. The disclosure relates to the seeds of hybrid cantaloupe designated HMC458279, to the plants and plant parts of hybrid cantaloupe designated HMC458279, and to methods for producing a cantaloupe plant by crossing the hybrid cantaloupe HMC458279 with itself or another cantaloupe plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: HM.CLAUSE, INC.
    Inventor: Bill Copes
  • Patent number: 11647712
    Abstract: A novel hybrid cantaloupe plant designated HMC460066 is disclosed. The disclosure relates to the seeds of hybrid cantaloupe designated HMC460066, to the plants and plant parts of hybrid cantaloupe designated HMC460066, and to methods for producing a cantaloupe plant by crossing the hybrid cantaloupe HMC460066 with itself or another cantaloupe plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: HM. CLAUSE, INC.
    Inventor: Bill Copes
  • Patent number: 11647713
    Abstract: A novel hybrid cantaloupe plant designated DEPUTY is disclosed. The disclosure relates to the seeds of hybrid cantaloupe designated DEPUTY, to the plants and plant parts of hybrid cantaloupe designated DEPUTY, and to methods for producing a cantaloupe plant by crossing the hybrid cantaloupe DEPUTY with itself or another cantaloupe plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: HM. CLAUSE, INC.
    Inventor: Bill Copes
  • Patent number: 11202423
    Abstract: A novel hybrid cantaloupe plant designated SWEET SPOT is disclosed. The disclosure relates to the seeds of hybrid cantaloupe designated SWEET SPOT, to the plants and plant parts of hybrid cantaloupe designated SWEET SPOT, and to methods for producing a cantaloupe plant by crossing the hybrid cantaloupe SWEET SPOT with itself or another cantaloupe plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: HM.CLAUSE, Inc.
    Inventor: Bill Copes
  • Patent number: 11197440
    Abstract: A novel hybrid cantaloupe plant designated PRIME PAC is disclosed. The disclosure relates to the seeds of hybrid cantaloupe designated PRIME PAC, to the plants and plant parts of hybrid cantaloupe designated PRIME PAC, and to methods for producing a cantaloupe plant by crossing the hybrid cantaloupe PRIME PAC with itself or another cantaloupe plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: HM.CLAUSE, Inc.
    Inventor: Bill Copes
  • Patent number: 11197441
    Abstract: A novel hybrid cantaloupe plant designated SUN PAC is disclosed. The disclosure relates to the seeds of hybrid cantaloupe designated SUN PAC, to the plants and plant parts of hybrid cantaloupe designated SUN PAC, and to methods for producing a cantaloupe plant by crossing the hybrid cantaloupe SUN PAC with itself or another cantaloupe plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: HM.CLAUSE, Inc.
    Inventor: Bill Copes
  • Patent number: 11197439
    Abstract: A novel hybrid cantaloupe plant designated HMX47D2514 is disclosed. The disclosure relates to the seeds of hybrid cantaloupe designated HMX47D2514, to the plants and plant parts of hybrid cantaloupe designated HMX47D2514, and to methods for producing a cantaloupe plant by crossing the hybrid cantaloupe HMX47D2514 with itself or another cantaloupe plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: HM.CLAUSE, Inc.
    Inventor: Bill Copes
  • Patent number: 10945396
    Abstract: A novel hybrid cantaloupe plant, designated Earlypac is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of cantaloupe hybrid Earlypac, to the plants and plant parts of hybrid cantaloupe Earlypac, and to methods for producing a cantaloupe plant by crossing the hybrid cantaloupe Earlypac with itself or another cantaloupe plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: HM.CLAUSE, INC.
    Inventor: Bill Copes
  • Patent number: 10945392
    Abstract: A novel hybrid cantaloupe plant, designated HM8970 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of cantaloupe hybrid HM8970, to the plants and plant parts of hybrid cantaloupe HM8970, and to methods for producing a cantaloupe plant by crossing the hybrid cantaloupe HM8970 with itself or another cantaloupe plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: HM.CLAUSE, INC.
    Inventor: Bill Copes
  • Patent number: 9433163
    Abstract: A novel hybrid cantaloupe plant, designated BRONCO is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of cantaloupe hybrid BRONCO, to the plants and plant parts of hybrid cantaloupe BRONCO, and to methods for producing a cantaloupe plant by crossing the hybrid cantaloupe BRONCO with itself or another cantaloupe plant. The invention further relates to methods for producing a cantaloupe plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other cantaloupe plants derived from the hybrid cantaloupe plant BRONCO.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: H.M. Clause, Inc.
    Inventor: Bill Copes
  • Publication number: 20150353953
    Abstract: A novel hybrid cantaloupe plant, designated BRONCO is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of cantaloupe hybrid BRONCO, to the plants and plant parts of hybrid cantaloupe BRONCO, and to methods for producing a cantaloupe plant by crossing the hybrid cantaloupe BRONCO with itself or another cantaloupe plant. The invention further relates to methods for producing a cantaloupe plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other cantaloupe plants derived from the hybrid cantaloupe plant BRONCO.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventor: Bill Copes
  • Patent number: 8034999
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a watermelon plant, seed, variety and hybrid. More specifically, the invention relates to a watermelon plant having an allele which results in a multibranching compact watermelon plant with small fruit. The invention also relates to crossing inbreds, varieties and hybrids containing the allele to produce novel types and varieties of watermelon plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Harris Moran Seed Company
    Inventors: Brenda Lanini, Theodore H. Superak, Bill Copes
  • Patent number: 7886225
    Abstract: A system of translating a first schema of data having one structure or semantics into a second schema of data having a second structure or semantics by using a computer-implemented ontology deconstruction and reconstruction transfer mechanism which automatically creates an ‘interlanguage’ document type definition (interlanguage DTD) in which the interlanguage DTD automatically manages the structure and semantics of the structure and semantics of data to allow an automatic interlanguage definition of the first schema and translation into the second schema by the transfer mechanism. Such use can be in the publishing industry to translate data from any one of a number of key XML-based schemas such as DocBook, HTML4, Open eBook, Digital Talking Book, ONIX, MARC, etc to another of such schemas. The system can also be used to translate queries made on documents in the interlanguage DTD as queries on any of the schemas mapped to that interlanguage DTD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Common Ground Publishing Pty. Ltd.
    Inventor: Bill Cope
  • Patent number: 7335818
    Abstract: An inbred cantaloupe line, designated I446, a hybrid cantaloupe designated I446*I444, and a hybrid cantaloupe designated I446*I407 are disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred cantaloupe line I446, of hybrid cantaloupe I446*I444, and of hybrid cantaloupe I446*I407, to the plants and plant parts of inbred cantaloupe line I446, of hybrid cantaloupe I446*I444, and of hybrid cantaloupe I446*I407 and to methods for producing a cantaloupe plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing the inbred line I446 with itself or another cantaloupe line. The invention further relates to methods for producing a cantaloupe plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other inbred cantaloupe lines derived from the inbred I446.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Harris Moran Seed Company
    Inventor: Bill Copes
  • Patent number: 7314979
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a watermelon plant, seed, variety and hybrid. More specifically, the invention relates to a watermelon plant having an allele which results in a multibranching compact watermelon plant with small fruit. The invention also relates to crossing inbreds, varieties and hybrids containing the allele to produce novel types and varieties of watermelon plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Harris Moran Seed Company
    Inventors: Brenda Lanini, Theodore H. Superak, Bill Copes
  • Publication number: 20070162465
    Abstract: A system of translating a first schema of data having one structure or semantics into a second schema of data having a second structure or semantics by using a computer-implemented ontology deconstruction and reconstruction transfer mechanism which automatically creates an ‘interlanguage’ document type definition (interlanguage DTD) in which the interlanguage DTD automatically manages the structure and semantics of the structure and semantics of data to allow an automatic interlanguage definition of the first schema and translation into the second schema by the transfer mechanism. Such use can be in the publishing industry to translate data from any one of a number of key XML-based schemas such as DocBook, HTML4, Open eBook, Digital Talking Book, ONIX, MARC, etc to another of such schemas. The system can also be used to translate queries made on documents in the interlanguage DTD as queries on any of the schemas mapped to that interlanguage DTD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2004
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventor: Bill Cope
  • Publication number: 20060179510
    Abstract: An inbred cantaloupe line, designated I446, a hybrid cantaloupe designated I446*I444, and a hybrid cantaloupe designated I446*I407 are disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred cantaloupe line I446, of hybrid cantaloupe I446*I444, and of hybrid cantaloupe I446*I407, to the plants and plant parts of inbred cantaloupe line I446, of hybrid cantaloupe I446*I444, and of hybrid cantaloupe I446*I407 and to methods for producing a cantaloupe plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing the inbred line I446 with itself or another cantaloupe line. The invention further relates to methods for producing a cantaloupe plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other inbred cantaloupe lines derived from the inbred I446.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2005
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventor: Bill Copes
  • Publication number: 20060137044
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a watermelon plant, seed, variety and hybrid. More specifically, the invention relates to a watermelon plant having an allele which results in a multibranching compact watermelon plant with small fruit. The invention also relates to crossing inbreds, varieties and hybrids containing the allele to produce novel types and varieties of watermelon plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: Brenda Lanini, Theodore Superak, Bill Copes
  • Patent number: 6960706
    Abstract: An inbred cantaloupe line, designated 442, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred cantaloupe line 442, to the plants of inbred cantaloupe line 442 and to methods for producing a cantaloupe plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing the inbred line 442 with itself or another cantaloupe line. The invention further relates to methods for producing a cantaloupe plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other inbred cantaloupe lines derived from the inbred 442.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Assignee: Harris Moran Seed Company
    Inventor: Bill Copes