Patents by Inventor G. Jack Hofland

G. Jack Hofland 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).

  • Nephrolepis exaltata-- Eleanor cultivar
    Patent number: PP5128
    Abstract: The invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Nephrolepis exaltata which is believed to be a whole plant mutation of Curly Boston. The new variety is exceptionally good for growing as a houseplant or in a hanging basket. When compared with Curly Boston the new variety commonly exhibits a faster growth, fronds of a more oblong configuration, larger serrations on the pinnae margins, larger pinnae, fewer pinnae per frond, diagonally disposed pinnae, and fewer fronds per plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1983
    Assignee: Jordan Station Wholesale Florist Limited
    Inventor: G. Jack Hofland