Patents by Inventor Craig K. Chandler

Craig K. Chandler 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: 20140359905
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of strawberry (Fragaria×ananassa), which originated from seed produced by a hand-pollinated cross between ‘FL 05-107’ and ‘FL 02-58’. The new strawberry, named ‘Florida127’, is distinguished by its ability to produce consistently high yields of large and moderately firm, brightly colored fruit that are exceptionally sweet in flavor when grown in west central Florida or other areas that have a subtropical climate similar to that of west central Florida.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Vance M. Whitaker, Craig K. Chandler
  • Publication number: 20120180172
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of strawberry (Fragaria×ananassa), which originated from seed produced by a hand-pollinated cross between ‘Florida Radiance’ and ‘Earlibrite’. The new strawberry, named ‘FL 05-107’, is distinguished by its ability to produce fruit that are exceptionally uniform, in terms of shape, size, and color when grown in west central Florida or other areas that have a subtropical climate similar to that of west central Florida.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Inventor: Craig K. Chandler
  • Patent number: 6807769
    Abstract: The subject invention concerns a process for enhancing flower induction in strawberry plants by artificial means. The process comprises exposing the strawberry plants to reduced daylight temperatures and/or reduced daylight after the strawberry plant is grown for a period of time at a high temperature which temperature does not permit flowering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignee: University of Florida
    Inventors: Eric B. Bish, Daniel J. Cantliffe, Craig K. Chandler
  • Patent number: PP13061
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of strawberry (Fragaria×ananassa), which originated from seed produced by a hand-pollinated cross between ‘Rosa Linda’ and FL 90-38. The new strawberry, named ‘Earlibrite’, is distinguished by its compact plant habit and its high November through February production of large, bright red fruit when grown in Dover, Fla. or other areas that have a subtropical climate similar to that of Dover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Inventor: Craig K. Chandler
  • Patent number: PP18261
    Abstract: This invention is a new and distinct variety of strawberry plant named ‘Carmine’. ‘Carmine’ is characterized by high December through February production of fruit that are firm, deep red, glossy, and moderately resistant to Botrytis and Anthracnose fruit rot diseases when grown in west central Florida.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventor: Craig K. Chandler
  • Patent number: PP14739
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of strawberry (Fragaria×ananassa), which originated from seed produced by a hand-pollinated cross between ‘Rosa Linda’ and ‘Oso Grande’. The new strawberry, named ‘Strawberry Festival’, is distinguished by the numerous runners it produces in the fruiting field, the long pedicels attached to its fruit, and the production of fruit that are flavorful, firm fleshed, deep red on the outside, bright red on the inside, conically shaped, and have large, showy calyces when grown in Dover, Fla. or other areas that have a subtropical climate similar to that of Dover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventor: Craig K. Chandler
  • Patent number: PP21558
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of strawberry (Fragaria×ananassa), which originated from seed produced by a hand-pollinated cross between FL 93-103 and FL 95-316. The new strawberry, named ‘Winter Dawn’, is distinguished by high November through February production of fruit that are medium to large in size and moderately resistant to Botrytis and anthracnose fruit rot diseases when grown in Dover, Fla. or other areas that have a subtropical climate similar to that of Dover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventor: Craig K. Chandler
  • Patent number: PP9866
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of strawberry (Fragaria.times.ananassa), which originated from a hand-pollinated cross between two University of Florida breeding selections, FL 87-418 and FL 87-200. The new strawberry is distinguished by its upright plant habit and the shape, appearance, and flavor of its fruit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1997
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventor: Craig K. Chandler
  • Patent number: PP23042
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of strawberry (Fragaria×ananassa), which originated from seed produced by a hand-pollinated cross between ‘Florida Radiance’ and ‘Earlibrite’. The new strawberry, named ‘FL 05-107’, is distinguished by its ability to produce fruit that are exceptionally uniform, in terms of shape, size, and color when grown in west central Florida or other areas that have a subtropical climate similar to that of west central Florida.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventor: Craig K. Chandler
  • Patent number: PP25574
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of strawberry (Fragaria×ananassa), which originated from seed produced by a hand-pollinated cross between ‘FL 05-107’ and ‘FL 02-58’. The new strawberry, named ‘Florida127’, is distinguished by its ability to produce consistently high yields of large and moderately firm, brightly colored fruit that are exceptionally sweet in flavor when grown in west central Florida or other areas that have a subtropical climate similar to that of west central Florida.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventors: Vance M. Whitaker, Craig K. Chandler