Patents by Inventor Hans A. Hansen

Hans A. Hansen 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).

  • Tetrahydropyrazolopyrimidine compounds
    Patent number: 10640500
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate to tetrahydropyrazolopyrimidine compounds that act as antagonists or inhibitors for Toll-like receptors 7 and/or 8, and their use in pharmaceutical compositions effective for treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and lupus nephritis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: EISAI R&D MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Roch Boivin, Eric Carlson, Atsushi Endo, Hans Hansen, Lynn D. Hawkins, Sally Ishizaka, Matthew Mackey, Sridhar Narayan, Takashi Satoh, Shawn Schiller
  • plant named ‘Holy Grail’
    Patent number: PP31478
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of winter-hardy, herbaceous, perennial, hybrid Hibiscus plant named ‘Holy Grail’ comprising a rounded mound habit of multiple, well-branched, basal stems producing flowers from the bottom to the top of the plant from late July to early September. Flowers have petals with strong red with dark red shiny eye set off with column of light yellow pollen. The foliage is ovate to rarely three-lobed, and deep mahogany-colored and the light green calyces provide sharp contrast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • plant named ‘Eye Candy’
    Patent number: PP31484
    Abstract: A unique cultivar of Hybrid Spring Phlox named Phlox ‘Eye Candy’ characterized by multi-stemmed compact habit, winter-hardy, spreading plant with short, bright glossy-green, awl-shaped leaves. Flowering begins in mid-April and continuing for nearly five weeks on lightly branched peduncles and completely cover the plant in peak season. Petals are light lavender-pink with a large pronounced eye of dark wine purple. Petal apices are shallowly notched. Foliage stays clean and resists mildew, and the new plant is especially suitable for the landscape as a potted plant and in the garden as a specimen or en masse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • plant named ‘Rocky Road Magenta’
    Patent number: PP31485
    Abstract: A unique cultivar of Hybrid Spring Phlox named Phlox ‘Rocky Road Magenta’ characterized by vigorous, dense, multi-stemmed, winter-hardy habit with short, bright glossy-green, linear leaves. Flowering begins in mid-April and continuing for nearly five weeks on heavily-branched peduncles and completely cover the plant in peak season. Petals are vibrant, magenta-purple with a small dark-purple eye. Petal apices are lightly notched. The new plant is able to withstand dry conditions once established, and the foliage stays clean and resists mildew. The new plant is especially suitable for the landscape as a potted plant and in the garden as a specimen or en masse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc.
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • plant named ‘Rocky Road Pink’
    Patent number: PP31486
    Abstract: A unique cultivar of Hybrid Spring Phlox named Phlox ‘Rocky Road Pink’ characterized by vigorous, dense, multi-stemmed, winter-hardy habit with short, bright glossy-green, linear leaves. Flowering begins in mid-April and continuing for nearly five weeks on heavily-branched peduncles and completely cover the plant in peak season. Petals are bright rosy-pink with a small dark-purple eye. Petal apices are moderately notched. The new plant is able to withstand dry conditions once established, and the foliage stays clean and resists mildew. The new plant is especially suitable for the landscape as a potted plant and in the garden as a specimen or en masse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • x plant named ‘My Dog Spot’
    Patent number: PP31490
    Abstract: A new and unique cultivar of X Mangave plant named ‘My Dog Spot’ characterized by compact, low-growing habit and lanceolate foliage with medium green color and with high ultra violet light exposure developing burgundy speckling on light green to chartreuse leaves. The yellowish to chartreuse flowers on tall stiff scapes are loaded with nectar for attracting hummingbirds. The new plant is suitable as a patio or container plant, for the garden or for use as a houseplant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • plant named ‘Orange Blaze’
    Patent number: PP31545
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Red Hot Poker plant named Kniphofia ‘Orange Blaze’ with long, upright to gracefully-arching, strap-like, keeled, glaucous, gray-green foliage and numerous scapes beginning in late spring and repeating for nine weeks into September in Michigan. Habit is densely growing, winter-hardy, resistant to lodging, heat, deer and rabbits. Numerous scapes of strong orange on medium tall scapes beginning in late spring and repeating repeating for nine weeks into mid-September. The new plant is useful for landscaping as a specimen, en masse, or as a long-lasting cut flower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Walters Gardens Inc
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • plant named ‘Superstar’
    Patent number: PP31547
    Abstract: The new and distinct cultivar of perennial Sedum plant named ‘Superstar’ is characterized by tight-forming compact clumps with small-sized, greyed-purple glaucous foliage on vertical to slightly arching branching stems flower stems that resist falling over and opening up in the center of the plant throughout the growing season. Numerous stems produce a multitude of flowers beginning light rosy-pink effect darkening with age to reddish purple and completely covering the top and sides of the plant. The new plant is useful for the landscape in containers, as specimen or en masse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc.
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • plant named ‘Summer Carnival’
    Patent number: PP31587
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of winter-hardy, herbaceous, perennial, hybrid Hibiscus plant named ‘Summer Carnival’ comprising an upright habit of multiple, well-branched, basal stems producing flowers near the top of the plant. Flowers are hot cerise, and the calyces display light green sepal centers and pale yellow margins while in bud and after flower drop. The foliage is primarily three-lobed, deeply incised, and grayish-green with creamy irregular margins frequently blushed with reddish purple. The stems exposed to high ultraviolet light develop reddish coloration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • x plant named ‘Femme Fatale’
    Patent number: PP31600
    Abstract: A new and unique x Mangave plant named ‘Femme Fatale’ characterized by compact habit and lanceolate foliage with medium green color and with high ultra violet light exposure developing mottling and blushing to develop nearly solid greyed-purple coloration. Foliage has small semi-flexible marginal teeth and semi-flexible terminal spine. The new plant has a moderate growth rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • x plant named ‘Shadow Waltz’
    Patent number: PP31601
    Abstract: A new and unique x Mangave plant named ‘Shadow Waltz’ characterized by a medium mound of broad, fleshy, mostly flat foliage with small flexible cream-colored marginal teeth and lacking sharp terminal spine. Foliage is upright to outwardly toward stem with a tendency to arch in maturity. The numerous flowers are upright to slightly outwardly, a mixture of yellowish-chartreuse becoming blushed or speckled with red in maturity, formed on stiff, branched stalks. The new plant is suitable for the garden or as a potted plant in the garden or home.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • plant named ‘Bumbleberry’
    Patent number: PP31602
    Abstract: The new and distinct cultivar of perennial Salvia plant named ‘Bumbleberry’ characterized by its small strong purplish red-colored flowers densely arranged in verticils, with compact rounded habit and stiff, upright, heavily-branched stems and strong vigorous growth rate and small gray-green foliage. Salvia ‘Bumbleberry’ is winter-hardy and especially useful for landscaping and containerized ornamentals by itself or in combination with other plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc
    Inventor: Hans A. Hansen
  • X plant named ‘Jumping Jacks’
    Patent number: PP31628
    Abstract: A new and unique x Hansara plant named ‘Jumping Jacks’ characterized by compact habit and upright curving, lanceolate foliage with grayish-green color and in high ultra violet light exposure developing burgundy speckling on top and bottom. The leaf tips are narrowly acute without mucros. The marginal teeth are small and flexible. The plant produces yellowish flowers with orangish backs from orangish buds on tall stiff scapes are suitable as a potted plant or for the garden and loaded with nectar for attracting hummingbirds or for use as a houseplant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • x plant named ‘Painted Desert’
    Patent number: PP31630
    Abstract: A new and unique x Mangave plant named ‘Painted Desert’ characterized by compact habit and lanceolate foliage with chartreuse green color with darker margins in lower ultraviolet light exposure and in high ultraviolet light exposure developing reddish mottling with glaucous covering speckling and blushing concentrated in the basal portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc.
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • plant named ‘Grape Timeless’
    Patent number: PP31640
    Abstract: The new and distinct hybrid of Heuchera plant named ‘Grape Timeless’ with medium-sized, shallowly lobed, glossy foliage with rounded apices and lobes. Tightly-branched, upright panicles are produced from early summer to early fall for about fourteen weeks displaying large, bright, rosy-pink flowers. The new plant has a compact habit, is vigorous and produces showy, long-flowering, herbaceous, perennial mounds of leaves beginning the season purplish-red and developing a greyed-purple overlay and dark charcoal-purple surrounding the veins, effective as a specimen plant, en masse, or as a container plant in the landscape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • plant named ‘Timeless Glow’
    Patent number: PP31677
    Abstract: The new and distinct hybrid of Heuchera plant named ‘Timeless Glow’ with many small-sized foliage with rounded apices and lobes. Tightly-branched, upright, wine-colored panicles are repeatedly produced from early summer to early fall for at least fourteen weeks displaying large, rosy-pink flowers. The new plant has a compact habit, is vigorous and produces showy, long-flowering, herbaceous, perennial mounds of leaves beginning the season chartreuse-yellow and developing a silver overlay between the veins, and a dark red region surrounding the veins. The new plants is effective as a specimen plant, en masse, or as a container plant in the landscape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Walters Gardens Inc
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • plant named ‘Lucky Lemons’
    Patent number: PP31678
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Red Hot Poker plant named Kniphofia ‘Lucky Lemons’ with long, gracefully-arching, strap-like, keeled, glaucous, gray-green foliage and numerous spikes. Habit is densely growing, winter-hardy, tolerant of heat, deer and rabbits. Numerous scapes of green buds that lighten to pastel-yellow before opening to creamy-yellow flowers on tall scapes beginning in mid-July and repeating for five weeks. The new plant is useful for landscaping as a specimen, en masse, or as a long-lasting cut flower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc.
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • plant named ‘Sassy Summer Lemon’
    Patent number: PP31693
    Abstract: The new and distinct Yarrow, Achillea plant named ‘Sassy Summer Lemon’, with narrow, silvery, fern-like foliage; tall, stiff, heavily branched peduncles with bright, sunny yellow inflorescences, beginning in mid-June and continuing for about six weeks. The new plant is useful for landscaping, as a specimen or en masse and as a cut flower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Walters Gardens Inc
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • plant named ‘Opening Act Pink-a-Dot’
    Patent number: PP31732
    Abstract: A new and unique hybrid cultivar of garden phlox named Phlox ‘Opening Act Pink-a-Dot’ multi-stemmed, medium upright height, slowly-spreading habit with clean, medium-green, glossy, lanceolate leaves with exceptional powdery mildew resistance. Foliage is thick and leathery on stiff stems. Flowers are near white with deep pink eye resembling a star, produced on branched peduncles and nearly cover the top of the plant beginning early summer, about two weeks prior typical Phlox paniculata cultivars and continuing for about five weeks. ‘Opening Act Pink-a-Dot’ is especially suitable as a potted plant, for the garden, for attracting hummingbirds and butterflies, and for cut flower arrangements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • plant named ‘Delft Teacups’
    Patent number: PP31574
    Abstract: The new and distinct bellflower plant, Campanula plant named ‘Delft Teacups’ with dense, compact, mounded habit; dark-green deltoid foliage and numerous bluish campanulate flowers with near white centers over a fourteen week period beginning in late spring. The new plant is suitable for landscaping as a specimen, en masse, or in containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc.
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen