Patents by Inventor Grant G. Zaiger

Grant G. Zaiger 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).

  • Patent number: PP7917
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of apricot tree which has the unique combination of outstanding features that are desirable in a new variety:1. Heavy and regular production of fruit.2. Fruit with good flavor and eating quality.3. Fruit with firm flesh, good handling and shipping quality.4. Large fruit size, relatively uniform throughout the tree.5. Vigorous semi-spreading growth of tree.6. Early maturity of the fruit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1992
    Inventors: Chris F. Zaiger, Gary N. Zaiger, Leith M. Gardner, Grant G. Zaiger
  • Patent number: PP7947
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of nectarine tree which has the following outstanding features that are desirable in a new variety:1. Very large size freestone fruit.2. Fruit with excellent flavor and eating quality.3. Vigorous upright growth.4. Heavy and regular production of fruit.5. Fruit with a high degree of attractive red skin color.6. Fruit with good storage and shipping quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1992
    Inventors: Chris F. Zaiger, Leith M. Gardner, Gary N. Zaiger, Grant G. Zaiger
  • Patent number: PP7952
    Abstract: Our new development is a distinct variety of peach tree which has the following unique combination of features that are outstanding in a new variety:1. Fruit with firm flesh having very good handling, shipping and storage quality.2. Large size of fruit throughout the tree.3. Fruit staying firm on tree 10 to 14 days after maturity.4. Heavy and regular production of fruit.5. Fruit with a high degree of attractive red skin color.6. Producing mild, sub-acid fruit with good flavor and eating quality.7. Vigorous, upright growth habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1992
    Inventors: Chris F. Zaiger, Gary N. Zaiger, Leith M. Gardner, Grant G. Zaiger
  • Patent number: PP7976
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of nectarine tree with the unique combination of desirable features:1. Early maturity of medium size fruit.2. Heavy and regular bearer of fruit.3. Fruit with firm flesh, good storage and shipping qualities.4. Fruit with good flavor and eating quality.5. Fruit with a high degree of attractive red skin color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1992
    Inventors: Chris F. Zaiger, Gary N. Zaiger, Leith M. Gardner, Grant G. Zaiger
  • Patent number: PP8003
    Abstract: The new and distinct variety of peach tree has the following unique combination of desirable features:1. Heavy and regular production of white flesh freestone fruit.2. Fruit with large size and very good flavor and eating quality.3. Fruit with firm flesh and good handling and shipping qualities.4. Large tree size with vigorous upright growth.5. Maturity of fruit in the late season.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1992
    Inventors: Chris F. Zaiger, Leith M. Gardner, Gary N. Zaiger, Grant G. Zaiger
  • Patent number: PP8026
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of interspecific (Plum.times.Plum Cot) tree which has the following unique combination of desirable features:1. A large, vigorous, semi-upright tree.2. Regular and heavy production of medium size fruit.3. Mature fruit has firm flesh, good shelf life and shipping quality.4. Fruit with excellent flavor and eating quality.5. Fruit with an attractive red skin color.6. The fruit becoming fully tree ripe while maintaining firm flesh with a good balance between acid and sugar.7. Flavor of fruit being distinctively different, a blend between plum and apricot with a lingering after taste.8. Fruit with high soluble solids (brix) averaging approximately 18 degrees on the refractometer.9. Fruit maintaining firmness on tree for approximately 2 weeks after maturity.10. Precocious production of fruit, usually producing fruit in the second year after planting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1992
    Inventors: Chris F. Zaiger, Leith M. Gardner, Gary N. Zaiger, Grant G. Zaiger
  • Patent number: PP8034
    Abstract: A new variety of peach tree with the following unique combination of features that are outstanding in a new variety:1. Early maturity of large, white flesh fruit.2. The regular and heavy production of fruit.3. Vigorous upright growth.4. Fruit with good flavor and eating quality.5. Fruit with firm flesh, good handling and shipping qualities.6. Fruit with attractive red skin color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1992
    Inventors: Chris F. Zaiger, Gary N. Zaiger, Leith M. Gardner, Grant G. Zaiger
  • Patent number: PP8039
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of nectarine tree which has the following unique combination of desirable features:1. Late maturity of fruit.2. Fruit with good flavor and eating quality.3. Vigorous upright growth.4. The ability of bear relatively uniform sized fruit with very heavy production.5. Large size of yellow flesh clingstone fruit.6. Fruit with firm flesh, good storage and shipping qualities.7. Fruit with bright yellow ground colored skin, overspread with an attractive red blush.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1992
    Inventors: Chris F. Zaiger, Gary N. Zaiger, Leith M. Gardner, Grant G. Zaiger
  • Patent number: PP8070
    Abstract: The present discovery is a distinct variety of peach tree which has the following unique combination of desirable features that are outstanding in a new variety:1. Fruit with very firm white flesh having good storage and shipping qualities.2. Heavy and regular production of fruit.3. Fruit with large size.4. Fruit with excellent flavor and eating quality.5. Fruit with a high degree of attractive red skin color.6. Coloring of fruit 7 to 10 days before ripening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1992
    Inventors: Chris F. Zaiger, Gary N. Zaiger, Leith M. Gardner, Grant G. Zaiger
  • Patent number: PP8071
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of peach tree with the unique combination of desirable features:1. Semi-dwarf in size, approximately 60% of normal size.2. Regular and heavy production of fruit.3. Fruit with an attractive red skin color.4. Fruit with good flavor and eating quality.5. The fruit having firm flesh, good handling and shipping quality.6. The fruit holding firm on the tree approximately 10 days after maturity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1992
    Inventors: Chris F. Zaiger, Leith M. Gardner, Gary N. Zaiger, Grant G. Zaiger
  • Patent number: PP8085
    Abstract: The new and distinct variety relates to a peach tree which has the following unique combination of desirable features:1. Production of fruit with excellent flavor and eating quality.2. Heavy and regular production of fruit with large size.3. Vigorous, upright growth.4. Fruit with firm white flesh, good storage and shipping quality.5. Production of fruit with a high degree of attractive red skin color.6. Fruit ripening in the late maturity season.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1993
    Inventors: Chris F. Zaiger, Gary N. Zaiger, Leith M. Gardner, Grant G. Zaiger
  • Patent number: PP8094
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety relates to a nectarine tree which has the following unique combination of desirable features:1. Production of white flesh fruit with excellent flavor and eating quality.2. Heavy and regular bearing of fruit.3. Firm flesh texture with good handling and shipping quality.4. Vigorous upright growth.5. Production of fruit with an attractive red skin color.6. Relatively uniform ripening of fruit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1993
    Inventors: Chris F. Zaiger, Leith M. Gardner, Gary N. Zaiger, Grant G. Zaiger
  • Patent number: PP8189
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of plum tree which has the following unique combination of desirable features that are outstanding in a new variety:1. Late maturity of fruit.2. Regular and heavy bearing of large size fruit.3. Fruit holding firm on the tree 10 to 14 days after picking ripe.4. Relatively uniform ripening of fruit throughout the tree.5. Fruit with good flavor and eating quality.6. Fruit having very good storage and shipping quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1993
    Inventors: Chris F. Zaiger, Gary N. Zaiger, Leith M. Gardner, Grant G. Zaiger
  • Patent number: PP8195
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of peach tree which has the following unique combination of desirable features that are outstanding in a new variety.1. The ability of the fruit to stay firm on the tree 6 to 7 days after maturity (picking ripe).2. Fruit with excellent flavor and eating quality.3. Bearing very firm white flesh fruit with good shipping and storage quality.4. Heavy and regular bearing of large size fruit.5. 9 Fruit with early maturity.6. Fruit with a high degree of attractive red skin color, coloring 6 to 7 days before maturity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1993
    Inventors: Chris F. Zaiger, Gary N. Zaiger, Leith M. Gardner, Grant G. Zaiger
  • Patent number: PP8281
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of nectarine tree which has the unique combination of outstanding features that are desirable in a new variety.1. Heavy and regular production of a large size fruit.2. Early maturity of the fruit.3. Fruit having firm flesh with good handling and shipping quality.4. Having a low winter chilling requirement of approximately 450 hours.5. Fruit with good flavor and eating quality.6. Relatively uniform size of fruit throughout the tree.7. Fruit with a high degree of attractive red skin color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1993
    Inventors: Chris F. Zaiger, Leith M. Gardner, Gary N. Zaiger, Grant G. Zaiger
  • Patent number: PP8376
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of peach tree with the following unique combination of outstanding features that are desirable in a new variety.1. Heavy and regular production of fruit.2. Fruit that maintains an excellent shape, texture and appearance after being canned.3. Very firm non-melting flesh suitable for mechanical pitters for stone removal.4. Fruit with good flavor and eating quality both fresh and canned.5. Vigorous semi-upright growth.6. Relatively uniform maturity of firm fruit throughout the tree.7. Fruit with good storage and shipping quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1993
    Inventors: Chris F. Zaiger, Leith M. Gardner, Gary N. Zaiger, Grant G. Zaiger
  • Patent number: PP8392
    Abstract: The present new and distinct variety of apricot tree has the following unique combination of desirable features that are outstanding in a new variety:1. Large size of fruit throughout the tree.2. Early maturity of the fruit.3. Fruit with good handling and shipping quality.4. Heavy and regular bearing of fruit.5. Vigorous and semi-spreading growth.6. Fruit with good flavor and eating quality.7. Fruit having high soluble solids (14.0 Brix) with a good balance between sugar and acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1993
    Inventors: Chris F. Zaiger, Gary N. Zaiger, Leith M. Gardner, Grant G. Zaiger
  • Patent number: PP8393
    Abstract: Our new development relates to a distinct variety of interspecific tree (peach.times.plum peach), which as the following unique combination of desirable features:1. The ability to be a regular and productive bearer of medium size fruit.2. Fruit having very firm white flesh with good handling and shipping quality.3. Fruit with good flavor and eating quality both fresh and canned.4. Fruit that will maintain excellent texture, shape and appearance after being canned.5. The ability of the fruit to stay firm on the tree 12 to 15 days after maturity (shipping ripe).6. After being canned, the fruit having a very attractive clear white flesh color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1993
    Inventors: Chris F. Zaiger, Gary N. Zaiger, Leith Marie Gardner, Grant G. Zaiger
  • Patent number: PP8415
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of peach tree, its novelty consists of the following unique combination of features that are outstanding in a new variety.1. Heavy and regular bearer of fruit.2. Having large, firm, white flesh, freestone fruit.3. Fruit with excellent flavor and eating quality.4. The ability of the fruit to stay firm on the tree 6-7 days after maturity (shipping ripe).5. Fruit with a high degree of attractive red skin color.6. Vigorous upright growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1993
    Inventors: Chris F. Zaiger, Gary N. Zaiger, Leith M. Gardner, Grant G. Zaiger
  • Patent number: PP8433
    Abstract: Our new and distinct variety of apricot tree has the following unique combination of features that are outstanding in a new variety:1. Heavy and regular production.2. Fruit with good flavor and eating quality.3. Fruit with firm flesh, good handling and shipping quality.4. Vigorous, semi-spreading growth.5. Early maturity of large size fruit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1993
    Inventors: Chris F. Zaiger, Gary N. Zaiger, Leith M. Gardner, Grant G. Zaiger