Patents by Inventor Gale McGranahan

Gale McGranahan 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).

  • Publication number: 20170215313
    Abstract: A new walnut variety (Juglans regia) designated as ‘Durham’ is provided. This variety has a harvest date 10 days earlier than walnut variety ‘Chandler’, and produces a walnut that is jumbo in size with light colored kernels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Gale McGranahan, Charles Leslie
  • Publication number: 20140143919
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of walnut tree denominated ‘Solano’ is described. This new cultivar, ‘Solano’, comes into bearing young, with an excellent yield. ‘Solano’ forms jumbo-sized walnuts that possess light-colored kernels with little size variation in a given harvest. ‘Solano’ bears fruit terminally and laterally and yields a crop that can be harvested approximately 2 weeks before ‘Chandler’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 4,388). ‘Solano’ is also protandrous, bearing male flowers before female flowers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Gale McGranahan, Charles Leslie
  • Publication number: 20080320619
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of walnut rootstock denominated ‘RX1’ is described. This new variety, ‘RX1’, can be propagated through micropropagation. It has excellent survivability in the nursery and orchard. The new variety also has reduced susceptibility to damage from Phytophthora citricola in greenhouse screens and in the field compared to other available walnut rootstocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Gale McGranahan, Gregory Browne, Charles Leslie, Wesley Hackett, James McKenna
  • Publication number: 20080320618
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of walnut rootstock denominated ‘VX211’ is described. This new variety, ‘VX211’, can be propagated through micropropagation or rooted cuttings. ‘VX211’ has vigor and survivability in the nursery and in the orchard. It has reduced susceptibility to damage from nematodes (Pratylenchus vulnus) compared to other Paradox rootstock. ‘VX211’ also has reduced susceptibility to damage from Phytophthora citricola in greenhouse screens and in the field compared to other Paradox rootstock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Gale McGranahan, Charles Leslie, Wesley Hackett, Gregory Browne, James McKenna, Thomas Buzo, Stephanie Kaku, Michael McKenry
  • Publication number: 20060031971
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of walnut tree denominated ‘Sexton’ is described. This new cultivar comes into bearing young and produces well mid-season. It bears a jumbo sized nut with a strong, well filled shell which is easily removed and contains light to extra light colored kernels with little size variation in a given harvest. The new tree also shows low susceptibility to walnut blight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Gale McGranahan, Charles Leslie
  • Publication number: 20060031972
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of walnut tree denominated ‘Gillet’ is described. This new cultivar comes into bearin young, produces well mid-season, and bears a jumbo sized nut with lid colored kernels of uniform size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Gale McGranahan, Charles Leslie
  • Publication number: 20060031973
    Abstract: A new aad distinct variety of walnut tree denominated ‘Forde’ is descnibed. This new cultivar comes into bearing young, produces well mid-season, and bears a jumbo sized nut with a strong yet easily removed shell. The new tree also shows low susceptibility to walnut blight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Gale McGranahan, Charles Leslie
  • Patent number: PP12264
    Abstract: A new and distinct Persian Walnut Tree (i.e., Juglans regia) is provided. Jumbo walnuts are produced having thick well-filled hulls. There is little walnut size variation in a given harvest. The kernels are easy to remove and display a distinctive atypical red-purple pellicle. The resulting walnut crop commonly can be harvested from a young tree prior to that of the ‘Chandler’ cultivar U.S. Plant Pat. No. 4,388) at Davis, Calif. The walnut kernels in view of their distinctive naturally-occurring festive red-purple pellicle are particularly suited for consumption at parties, holidays, or other special occasions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Gale McGranahan, Charles Leslie, Herbert A. Phillips
  • Patent number: PP16495
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of walnut tree denominated ‘Forde’ is described. This new cultivar comes into bearing young, produces well mid-season, and bears a jumbo sized nut with a strong yet easily removed shell. The new tree also shows low susceptibility to walnut blight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Gale McGranahan, Charles Leslie
  • Patent number: PP16496
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of walnut tree denominated ‘Sexton’ is described. This new cultivar comes into bearing young and produces well mid-season. It bears a jumbo sized nut with a strong, well filled shell which is easily removed and contains light to extra light colored kernels with little size variation in a given harvest. The new tree also shows low susceptibility to walnut blight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Gale McGranahan, Charles Leslie
  • Patent number: PP17135
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of walnut tree denominated ‘Gillet’ is described. This new cultivar comes into bearing young, produces well mid-season, and bears a jumbo sized nut with light colored kernels of uniform size. The new cultivar can be harvested prior to ‘Chandler’ and furthermore shows low susceptibility to walnut blight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Gale McGranahan, Charles Leslie
  • Patent number: PP20649
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of walnut rootstock denominated ‘RX1’ is described. This new variety, ‘RX1’, can be propagated through standard tissue culture micropropagation. It has excellent survivability in the nursery and orchard. The new variety also has reduced susceptibility to damage from Phytophthora citricola in greenhouse screens and in the field compared to other available walnut rootstocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignees: The Regents of the University of California, The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Gale McGranahan, Gregory Browne, Charles Leslie, Wesley Hackett, James McKenna
  • Patent number: PP21179
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of walnut rootstock denominated ‘VX211’ is described. This new variety, ‘VX211’, can be propagated through standard tissue culture micropropagation or rooted cuttings. ‘VX211’ has vigor and survivability in the nursery and in the orchard. It has reduced susceptibility to damage from nematodes (Pratylenchus vulnus) compared to other ‘Paradox’ rootstock. ‘VX211’ also has reduced susceptibility to damage from Phytophthora citricola in greenhouse screens and in the field compared to other ‘Paradox’ rootstock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignees: The Regents of the University of California, The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Gale McGranahan, Charles Leslie, Wesley Hackett, Gregory Browne, James McKenna, Thomas Buzo, Stephanie Kaku, Michael McKenry
  • Patent number: PP21718
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of walnut tree denominated ‘Ivanhoe’ is described. This new variety, ‘Ivanhoe’, comes into bearing young, with an excellent yield. ‘Ivanhoe’ forms large-sized walnuts that possess light-colored kernels with little size variation in a given harvest. ‘Ivanhoe’ bears fruit terminally and laterally and yields a crop that can be harvested approximately 4 weeks before ‘Chandler’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 4,388). ‘Ivanhoe’ is also protogynous, bearing female flowers before male flowers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Gale McGranahan, Charles Leslie
  • Patent number: PP25466
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of walnut tree denominated ‘Solano’ is described. This new cultivar, ‘Solano’, comes into bearing young, with an excellent yield. ‘Solano’ forms jumbo-sized walnuts that possess light-colored kernels with little size variation in a given harvest. ‘Solano’ bears fruit terminally and laterally and yields a crop that can be harvested approximately 2 weeks before ‘Chandler’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 4,388). ‘Solano’ is also protandrous, bearing male flowers before female flowers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Gale McGranahan, Charles Leslie
  • Patent number: PP28529
    Abstract: A new walnut variety (Juglans regia) designated as ‘Durham’ is provided. This variety has a harvest date 10 days earlier than walnut variety ‘Chandler’, and produces a walnut that is jumbo in size with light colored kernels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: The Regents Of The University Of California
    Inventors: Gale McGranahan, Charles Leslie