Patents by Inventor Diederik A. M. Scheys

Diederik A. M. Scheys 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 ‘Blackout’
    Patent number: PP20613
    Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Heuchera named ‘Blackout’, characterized by its glossy, dark black-brown colored foliage held nearly flat on dark purple petioles, its compact and mounded plant habit, its vigor, and its hardiness in at least U.S.D.A Zones 4 to 9.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Inventor: Diederik A. M. Scheys
  • plant named ‘Binoche’
    Patent number: PP23118
    Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Heuchera named ‘Binoche’, characterized by its foliage with leaves that are very dark black-green, with the color consistent throughout the leaf, its leaves with ruffled margins that are cupped at the base, its leaves that have a glossy surface when young and becoming pubescent when mature, its ruffled leaf margins, its vigorous growth habit in comparison to other dark foliaged cultivars of Heuchera, and its cold hardiness in at least U.S.D.A Zone 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Inventor: Diederik A. M. Scheys