Patents by Inventor Catherine S. Thomas

Catherine S. Thomas 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).

  • plant named ‘Fire Marshall’
    Patent number: PP23286
    Abstract: A new cultivar of bee balm, Monarda Hybrid ‘Fire Marshall’, characterized by its inflorescences that are deep red in color, its clump-forming growth habit, its high level of resistance to powdery mildew, its compact plant habit, its height of about 50 cm, and its hardiness in U.S.D.A. Zones 4 to 7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Chicagoland Grows
    Inventors: James Robert Ault, Catherine S. Thomas
  • plant named ‘Tidal Pool’
    Patent number: PP23341
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Veronica plant, ‘Tidal Pool’, that is characterized by its exhibits a vigorously growing groundcover habit, its deep blue flowers, it's adaptability to growing in clay or sandy soils, and its leaves that are obovate in shape with 4 to 8 shallow lobes, medium green in color and sparsely pubescent on upper and lower surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Chicago Land Grows
    Inventors: James Robert Ault, Catherine S. Thomas
  • named ‘Bridal Veil’
    Patent number: PP23966
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Aster, ‘Bridal Veil’, characterized by its spreading and weeping plant habit, its numerous large white capitula, its mature height of about 60 cm (24 inches) and spread of about 1.4 m (54 inches), its good resistance to rust and powdery mildew, and its hardiness in at least U.S.D.A. Zones 5 to 7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Chicagoland Grows, Inc.
    Inventors: James Robert Ault, Catherine S. Thomas
  • plant named ‘Forever Pink’
    Patent number: PP24918
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Phlox, ‘Forever Pink’, characterized by its purplish pink flowers that are about 2.5 cm in diameter with the coloration uniform throughout the petals or with a very faint lighter eye, its heavy bloom with almost compete coverage of the plant for three weeks in June in northern Illinois and followed by repeat bloom that covers up of 15% of the plant until late October, its sterility, its strong stems that do not lodge, its compact plant habit, and its high level of resistance to powdery mildew.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Chicagoland Grows, Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Ault, Catherine S. Thomas