Patents by Inventor Ellsworth D. Bottoms

Ellsworth D. Bottoms 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).

  • Schefflera plant named ‘Norma Jean’
    Patent number: PP16367
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Schefflera plant named ‘Norma Jean’, characterized by its upright, outwardly spreading and mounded plant habit; short internodes; dense and bushy growth habit; broadly elliptic-shaped leaves; developing leaves with green and yellow green-colored variegation; and fully expanded leaves with darker green and light yellow green-colored variegation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Inventor: Ellsworth D. Bottoms
  • Schefflera plant named ‘PVN III’
    Patent number: PP14541
    Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Schefflera plant named ‘PVN III’, characterized by its compact, upright, outwardly spreading and mounded plant habit; short internodes and freely branching habit; dense and bushy growth habit; glossy dark green and creamy white variegated leaves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Inventors: Ellsworth D. Bottoms, Luseane Bottoms
  • Schefflera arboricola `PVN-1`
    Patent number: PP9955
    Abstract: A Schefflera arboricola which truly a dwarf cultivar wherein the various dimensions of the plant parts are proportionally smaller, but is of substantially the same color as the usual plant, the instant plant having been asexually reproduced from a bud sport initially discovered on a normal sized Schefflera arboricola.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1997
    Assignee: Pine Valley Nursery, Inc.
    Inventors: Ellsworth D. Bottoms, Luseane M. Bottoms
  • Schefflera plant named `PVN II Variegated`
    Patent number: PP10831
    Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Schefflera plant named `PVN II Variegated`, characterized by its very compact plant habit; moderate vigor; dense and full appearance; small leaves; and glossy, dark green leaflets with variable yellowish green to ivory variegation patterns that may be centrally or marginally located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: Pine Valley Nursery, Inc.
    Inventors: Ellsworth D. Bottoms, Luseane Bottoms