Patents by Inventor David G. Clark
David G. Clark 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).
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Patent number: PP32980Abstract: ‘UF17-50-5’ is a new Coleus plant with a combination of novel characteristics which include vigorous compact mounded growth habit, excellent heat tolerance, and consistent crimson and chartreuse foliage with very distinct margination. It has superior stability in foliage color in both sun and shade conditions, maintaining stable color in all conditions. ‘UF17-50-5’ has not been observed to produce flowers in any trial conducted to date, so it has long season performance as an annual plant in the landscape until late Fall.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2020Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.Inventor: David G. Clark
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Patent number: PP33343Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Plectranthus scutellarioides (Coleus) named ‘UF17-128-7’, selected for having novel color patterning with excellent color stability and field performance. It is a vigorous well-branched plant with a spreading form, with leaves having striking magenta tones in their centers, and well defined maroon netted venation. Because of this color combination, ‘UF17-128-7’ is novel, and has no direct comparison in the industry. It has consistent vigor, making it a plant suitable for efficient production in both small and large containers. It is a non-flowering genotype and performs well in both sun and shade, maintaining good consistent color and habit late into the summer garden season.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2021Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.Inventor: David G. Clark
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Patent number: PP33344Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Plectranthus scutellarioides (coleus) named ‘UF17-11-5’, primarily selected for its novel and contrasting yellow-green leaf color with distinct magenta veins and pink accents. This vigorous plant maintains its foliage late into the Fall season until frost, and has very stable leaf color in both sun and shade. Due to its striking color combination and vigorous long-lasting landscape features, this plant will likely succeed when promoted and grown in landscapes as a specimen annual plant filling a large amount of space with color in a very short period of time.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2021Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.Inventor: David G. Clark
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Patent number: PP33345Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Plectranthus scutellarioides (coleus) named ‘UF15-4-43’, selected for its highly desirable combination of traits: bi-colored crimson and chartreuse foliage with superior stability in both sun and shade; large leaves with extremely uniform lance shape across the plant throughout development, and the leaves are larger than most plants of this leaf type; excellent lateral branching, thus providing ample vegetative propagules for producers; and vigorous spreading habit, growing more horizontal than vertical, which allows it to fill space with vibrant color very quickly in summer gardens. This plant has not been observed to produce flowers in any trial to date, thus it is desirable for long-season performance in the landscape. It is uniform through all stages of production and it has long season performance as an annual plant in the landscape until first signs of frost in late Fall.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2021Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.Inventor: David G. Clark
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Patent number: PP33533Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Plectranthus scutellarioides (coleus) named ‘UF18-97-2’, selected for its excellent vigor, lateral branching, uniform overall habit, and intense crimson color in sun and shade. The new coleus cultivar ‘UF18-97-2’ was selected because it has superb vigor with brilliant crimson colored leaves with well-defined chartreuse margins. It does not produce flowers, so leaf abscission is minimized late in the landscape season. What makes it a rare red foliage genotype is that it is extremely vigorous and can easily grow three feet tall and five feet wide in the landscape while maintaining intense deep red color in both sun and shade.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2021Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.Inventor: David G. Clark
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Patent number: PP33540Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Plectranthus scutellarioides (coleus) named ‘UF15-11-3’, selected because it has a combination of desirable traits not often found in our program. It has orange and chartreuse foliage with superior stability in both sun and shade. The lanced shape of the foliage is extremely uniform across the plant throughout development. It has excellent lateral branching, thus providing ample vegetative propagules for producers. It has a vigorous spreading habit, growing more horizontal than vertical, which allows it to fill space with vibrant color very quickly in summer gardens. It has superior stability in foliage color in both sun and shade conditions, maintaining stable color in all conditions. ‘UF15-11-3’ has not been observed to produce flowers in any trial we have conducted to date, so it has long season performance as an annual plant in the landscape until late Fall.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2021Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.Inventor: David G. Clark
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Patent number: PP34005Abstract: ‘UF17-109-9’ is a new Coleus plant, selected because it has a highly desirable combination of traits. It has intense pink, maroon, and lime green color patterns that are distinct and consistent for all leaves of the plant. The novel leaves have superior color stability in both sun and shade conditions, and it has a spreading and compact form and mounded habit. The leaf shape of ‘UF17-109-9’ is highly elongated compared to most Coleus, and the leaf shape is extremely uniform across the plant throughout development. It has excellent lateral branching, thus providing ample vegetative propagules for producers. Because of its uniformity through all stages of production and consistent landscape performance, it has long season performance as an annual plant in the landscape until the first signs of frost in late Fall.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2021Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.Inventor: David G. Clark
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Patent number: PP34041Abstract: ‘UF17-52-25’ is a new Coleus plant, selected for having a combination of desirable traits that make it well-suited for good performance as an annual plant in the summer landscape. ‘UF17-52-25’ has foliage that is consistent burnt orange with pink mid-veins (in older leaves), surrounded by well-defined light green leaf margins and leaf undersides. This combination of colors and patterns makes it eye-catching. ‘UF17-52-25’ is exceptional because it maintains these colors in a broad range of environmental conditions, and it has received superior ratings in both our sun and shade trials. It is upright in growth habit, but it is more highly branched and uniform in shape than most ruffled-leaf-type plants that have been produced to date. This allows the plant to have high utility for use in any part of the garden landscape.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2021Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.Inventor: David G. Clark
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Patent number: PP34042Abstract: ‘UF17-52-13’ is a new Coleus plant, selected because it has a highly desirable combination of novel traits. It has leaves colored dark maroon with chartreuse margins and with superior stability in both sun and shade. The highly lobed shape of the large leaves is extremely uniform across the plant throughout development, and the leaves are larger than most plants of this leaf type. It has excellent lateral branching, thus providing ample vegetative propagules for producers. It has a vigorous spreading form, growing more horizontal than vertical, which allows it to fill space with vibrant color very quickly in summer gardens. This plant has not been observed to produce flowers in any trial to date, thus it is desirable for long-season performance in the landscape. This trait is particularly valuable for large-scale commercial landscape plantings.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2021Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.Inventor: David G. Clark
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Patent number: PP34066Abstract: ‘UF18-62-10’ is a new Coleus plant, selected for having novel leaf shape and color patterning, combined with excellent color stability and field performance. It is a vigorous well-branched plant with a compact form, with highly lobed leaves having upper surfaces colored magenta-pink with well-defined chartreuse margins and lower surfaces colored light yellow. ‘UF18-62-10’ has consistent vigor, making it a plant suitable for efficient production in both small and large containers for retail markets. It is a no-flowering genotype and performs well in both sun and shade, maintaining good consistent color and habit late into the summer garden season.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2021Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.Inventor: David G. Clark
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Patent number: PP34848Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) plant named ‘UF18-51-6’, selected for having a combination of desirable traits that make it well-suited for good performance as an annual plant in the summer landscape. ‘UF18-51-6’ has large leaves that are predominantly deep purple, with contrasting pink centers, and well-defined yellow green leaf margins. ‘UF18-51-6’ maintains these colors in a broad range of environmental conditions, and it has received superior ratings in both sun and shade trials. It is upright and compact in habit, but it is highly branched and uniform in shape, and grows wider than it does tall. This allows the plant to have high utility for use in any part of the garden landscape.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2022Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.Inventor: David G. Clark
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Patent number: PP34899Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) plant named ‘UF19-79-2’ is a new Coleus plant, selected for having a combination of desirable traits that make it well-suited for good performance as an annual plant in the summer landscape. ‘UF19-79-2’ has foliage that is consistently dark red in color across the plant in both sun and shade trial conditions. ‘UF19-79-2’ is exceptional because it has an extremely vigorous upright and spreading habit, which is not typical of most predominantly red leaf colored Coleus plants. It is upright and spreading in habit, but it is more highly branched and uniform in shape than most dark red Coleus plants that have been produced to date. Since red foliage is one of the most popular consumer choices for garden plants, ‘UF19-79-2’ should have high utility for use in any part of the garden landscape.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2022Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.Inventor: David G. Clark
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Patent number: PP35023Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) plant named ‘UF19-42-14’, selected for having a combination of desirable traits that make it well-suited for good performance as an annual plant in the summer landscape. ‘UF19-42-14’ has contrasting yellow green leaf color with prominent dark purplish red veins, and excellent overall plant vigor in all trials. ‘UF19-42-14’ maintains its foliage late into the Fall season until frost. It has a very stable leaf color in both sun and shade and was well-branched and vigorous in all locations trialed. Due to its striking color combination and vigorous upright and spreading habit, this plant will likely be grown in landscapes as a specimen annual plant filling a large amount of space with color in a very short period of time.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2022Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.Inventor: David G. Clark
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Patent number: PP35024Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) plant named ‘UF19-7-4’, that was selected because of it has uniform lance-shaped dark yellowish green foliage having a creamy yellow center pattern and a vigorous growth rate. Due to its superior vigor and lateral branching, ‘UF19-7-4’ does not have to be pinched during production. ‘UF19-7-4’ has not been observed to produce flowers in any trial conducted. ‘UF19-7-4’ has long season performance in the landscape until late Fall. ‘UF19-7-4’ maintains its unique leaf coloration in a broad range of environmental conditions, and it has received superior ratings in both our sun and shade trials. It has a compact and upright growth habit, but it is more highly branched and uniform in shape than most ruffled leaf type Coleus plants that have been produced to date, making the plant suitable for use in any part of the garden landscape.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2022Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.Inventor: David G. Clark
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Patent number: PP35044Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) plant named ‘UF19-82-2’, selected for having a combination of desirable traits that make it well-suited for superior performance as an annual plant in the summer landscape. ‘UF19-82-2’ has foliage that is consistent dark crimson red with numerously lobed and well-defined yellow green margins across the plant in both sun and shade trial conditions. ‘UF19-82-2’ is novel due to its extremely vigorous upright and spreading growth habit and consistent color in both mature and immature foliage.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2022Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.Inventor: David G. Clark
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Patent number: PP35344Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) plant named ‘UF20-93-9’ selected for having a combination of desirable traits that make it well-suited for good performance as an annual plant in the summer landscape. ‘UF20-93-9’ has foliage that is consistent bright reddish orange, surrounded by well-defined chartreuse leaf margins. This bi-colored combination is novel, and ‘UF20-93-9’ maintains both colors in a wide range of garden light conditions. ‘UF20-93-9’ has exceptional vigor, and grows wider than tall, making it a plant that fills large gaps of summer garden space with consistent colors. It is extremely vigorous, highly branched and uniform in shape. These characters allow propagators to quickly produce many cuttings, and growers to produce large crops efficiently.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2023Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.Inventor: David G. Clark
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Patent number: PP35345Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) plant named ‘UF20-134-1’, selected for having a combination of desirable traits that make it well-suited for good performance as an annual plant in the summer landscape. ‘UF20-134-1’ has foliage that is consistent deep red across the plant, with distinct chartreuse spots and leaf margins. ‘UF20-134-1’ is an extremely vigorous cultivar, which is not typical of most predominantly red-foliage-colored Coleus cultivars. It has a compact, upright and spreading habit, but it is more highly branched and uniform in shape compared to other red-foliage-colored Coleus cultivars.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2023Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.Inventor: David G. Clark
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Patent number: PP35346Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) plant named ‘UF20-27-11’ selected for having a combination of desirable traits that make it well-suited for good performance as an annual plant in the summer landscape. ‘UF20-27-11’ has novel and contrasting dark red leaf color with prominent chartreuse highlights between the leaf veins and around the leaf margins in a netted pattern. It has very stable leaf color in both sun and shade, is well-branched and vigorous, and maintains its foliage color late into the fall season until frost. ‘UF20-27-11’ has excellent lateral branching with an upright and spreading growth habit, making it suitable for propagators and producers. It has been observed to have long-season performance in landscape trials.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2023Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.Inventor: David G. Clark
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Patent number: PP35348Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) plant named ‘UF20-34-1’, selected for having a combination of desirable traits that make it well-suited for utility as a colorful annual plant in the summer landscape. ‘UF20-34-1’ was selected for its consistent foliage color patterning, and for its fast growth rate and vigor in the greenhouse and landscape. ‘UF20-34-1’ has foliage that is predominantly dark red with consistent purplish red centers, and well-defined yellow green leaf margins. ‘UF20-34-1’ is exceptional because it maintains a purplish red center and bright yellow green margin in a broad range of environmental conditions. It is a vigorous plant that can easily grow four feet tall in the landscape in one season, maintaining similar color in both sun and shade. It is upright and slightly spreading in habit, but it is highly branched.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2023Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Inventor: David G. Clark
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Patent number: PP35349Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) plant named ‘UF20-140-2’, selected for its combination of novel foliage shape and multi-colored patterning. It has multi-colored yellowish green foliage with dark red margins and accents, purplish red mid-veins, and pale greenish yellow bases. The foliage color shows stability in both sun and shade. The unique shape of the foliage is extremely uniform across the plant throughout development. It grows quickly under greenhouse production conditions and establishes well in the summer landscape. ‘UF20-140-2’ has an upright and spreading growth habit, but it is highly branched and uniform, growing wider than it does tall.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2023Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.Inventor: David G. Clark