Patents by Inventor Fred Ledeboer

Fred Ledeboer 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).

  • Spreading ryegrass
    Patent number: 7696418
    Abstract: Perennial ryegrass plants with a spreading habit are provided. The perennial ryegrass plants of the present invention display a growth habit with intertwining tillers that form a very dense sward of 10,000 tillers or more per square foot within one growing season. The ryegrass plants of the present invention also display secondary tillers, something not seen in currently available commercial perennial ryegrass varieties. The spreading growth habit of the plants of the present invention makes a very attractive turfgrass when grown for turf and also provides high seed production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Ledeboer Seed, LLC
    Inventor: Fred Ledeboer
  • Spreading Ryegrass
    Publication number: 20090178164
    Abstract: Perennial ryegrass plants with a spreading habit are provided. The perennial ryegrass plants of the present invention display a growth habit with intertwining tillers that form a very dense sward of 10,000 tillers or more per square foot within one growing season. The ryegrass plants of the present invention also display secondary tillers, something not seen in currently available commercial perennial ryegrass varieties. The spreading growth habit of the plants of the present invention makes a very attractive turfgrass when grown for turf and also provides high seed production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventor: Fred Ledeboer