Patents by Inventor Darrell R. Probst

Darrell R. Probst 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).

  • Patent number: PP12637
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Physostegio virginiana named ‘Miss Manners’ characterized by its clump-forming nature, compact, sturdy growth habit and profuse white flowers that bloom over a long period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Inventor: Darrell R. Probst
  • Patent number: PP17551
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Phlox plant named ‘Flower Power’, characterized by its upright and compact plant habit; freely branching habit; large inflorescences with numerous white-colored flowers with a pink blush; and good garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Inventor: Darrell R. Probst
  • Patent number: PP18161
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Miscanthus plant named ‘Super Stripe’, characterized by its relatively compact, upright to somewhat outwardly spreading plant habit; dense and bushy growth habit; vigorous growth habit; green-colored leaves with yellow green-colored bands; and good garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Inventor: Darrell R. Probst
  • Patent number: PP18727
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Tricyrtis plant named ‘Taipei Silk’, characterized by its upright and outwardly spreading plant habit; freely branching growth habit; glossy dark green-colored foliage; large inflorescences with numerous purple and white-colored flowers; and winter hardy to USDA Zone 6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Inventor: Darrell R. Probst
  • Patent number: PP19364
    Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Coreopsis named ‘Full Moon’ characterized it's large, bright yellow flowers with overlapping ray florets, its sturdy stems, its clumping plant habit, its vigorous growth habit, and its perennial habit and cold hardiness to at least to U.S.D.A. 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Inventor: Darrell R. Probst
  • Patent number: PP20412
    Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Coreopsis named ‘Redshift’ characterized its large inflorescences that are light yellow in color with a burgundy red eye zone during the warm growing season with the ray florets becoming flushed with burgundy red to solid burgundy red when cool temperatures in fall, its sturdy stems, its vigorous growth habit, and its perennial habit and cold hardiness to at least to U.S.D.A. 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Inventor: Darrell R. Probst
  • Patent number: PP20433
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Gentiana named ‘True Blue’, characterized by its sturdy, well-branched stems that are held upright, its ease of cultivation in ordinary garden soils, its semi-glossy leaves, its large blue flowers that open and are rich bright blue in color on both the inner and outer petal surfaces, and its hardiness in U.S.D.A. Zones 4 to 8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Inventor: Darrell R. Probst
  • Patent number: PP21869
    Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Coreopsis named ‘Caliente’ characterized by its inflorescences with ray florets that are vibrant red in color with the red blending with orange on the apex of the petals to produce the effect of having an orange-red rim, its bushy and relatively short plant habit, its floriferous and long blooming habit, its relative sterility, and its vigorous growth habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Inventor: Darrell R. Probst
  • Patent number: PP21999
    Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Coreopsis named ‘Galaxy’ characterized its inflorescences with semi-double ray florets that are solid yellow in color and held just above the foliage, its compact plant habit, its healthy and vigorous growth habit, and its perennial plant habit and cold hardiness to least U.S.D.A. Zone 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Inventor: Darrell R. Probst
  • Patent number: PP22015
    Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Coreopsis named ‘Jive’ characterized by its inflorescences with ray florets that are white in color with a large burgundy-purple eye zone, its bushy and relatively short plant habit, its floriferous and long blooming habit, its relative sterility, and its vigorous growth habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Inventor: Darrell R. Probst
  • Patent number: PP22129
    Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Coreopsis named ‘Salsa’ characterized by its inflorescences with ray florets that are gold in color with a large dark red eye zone, its bushy and relatively short plant habit, its floriferous and long blooming habit, its relative sterility, and its vigorous growth habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Inventor: Darrell R. Probst
  • Patent number: PP22130
    Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Coreopsis named ‘Limbo’ characterized its inflorescences with ray florets that are solid creamy white in color, its bushy and relatively short plant habit, its long blooming habit, its sterility, and its vigorous growth habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Inventor: Darrell R. Probst
  • Patent number: PP22131
    Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Coreopsis named ‘Mambo’ characterized by its inflorescences with ray florets that open creamy white in color with a burgundy eye zone with the creamy white portion aging in a few days to a rose-pink color, its bushy and relatively short plant habit, its floriferous and long blooming habit, its relative sterility, and its vigorous growth habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Inventor: Darrell R. Probst
  • Patent number: PP22601
    Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Coreopsis named ‘Cosmic Eye’ characterized its large inflorescences with ray florets that are bright yellow in color with sharply contrasting bright red eye zones, its low growing and compact plant habit with flowers held well above the foliage, and its perennial habit and cold hardiness to at least U.S.D.A. Zone 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Inventor: Darrell R. Probst
  • Patent number: PP22631
    Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Coreopsis named ‘Cha Cha Cha’ characterized its inflorescences with ray florets that are gold in color with a small dark red eye zone, its bushy and relatively short plant habit, its floriferous and long blooming habit, its relative sterility, and its vigorous growth habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Inventor: Darrell R. Probst
  • Patent number: PP22943
    Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Coreopsis named ‘Cosmic Evolution’ characterized by its large inflorescences with ray florets that are creamy white in color and becoming suffused with red-purple as temperatures cool with the purple coloration beginning as an eyezone and on the margins of the petals and then progressing until the flowers become nearly solid red-purple, its ability to bloom from June until frost in Massachusetts, its vigorous growth habit and healthy foliage, and its reliably perennial habit and cold hardiness at least to U.S.D.A. Zone 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Inventor: Darrell R. Probst