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).

  • plant named ‘Sunset Coral’
    Patent number: PP35222
    Abstract: A unique cultivar of Tall Phlox plant named ‘Sunset Coral’ characterized by vigorous, dense, upright, multi-stemmed, winter-hardy habit with dark-green, lanceolate leaves. Flowering begins in late July and continuing for up to five weeks in cooler weather conditions, on heavily-branched peduncles, and completely cover the top of the plant in peak season. Petals are coral-pink with a tinge of orange, with the orange coloration more intense in cooler conditions. The new plant shows excellent powdery mildew resistance. The new plant is especially suitable for a cut flower, for the landscape as a potted plant and in the garden as a specimen or en masse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Walters Gardens Inc
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • plant named ‘Pink-a-Blue’
    Patent number: PP35232
    Abstract: A new and distinct hybrid of Lungwort plant named Pulmonaria ‘Pink-a-Blue’ is characterized by prominent silver spotting on deep green foliage and large campanulate flowers open deep-pink and mature to medium blue on numerous inflorescences. The new plants show excellent vigor and good mildew resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc.
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • plant named ‘Butter Pecan’
    Patent number: PP35272
    Abstract: The new and distinct cultivar of Echinacea plant named ‘Butter Pecan’ with inflorescences on branched stems producing single whorls of creamy-yellow ray florets and a large center pompon of disk florets. The disk florets are very long with notched apices and frequently with extra side lobes giving a fuller pompon effect. The new plant flowers from mid-summer to late summer, and is suitable as a potted plant, for the landscape, and for cut flower arrangements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc.
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • plant named ‘Pink Chenille’
    Patent number: PP35287
    Abstract: The new and distinct cultivar of ornamental cultivar of Bee Balm plant Monarda named ‘Pink Chenille’ has medium-height, dense, branching stems, dark green glossy foliage with strong resistance to powdery mildew, numerous large flower heads of fluorescent-pink-colored flowers creating excellent flower coverage. Flower heads are subtended by wine-colored bracts. The new plant is attractive and useful in the garden landscape as a specimen, en masse, or as a container plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Walters Gardens Inc
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • plant named ‘bubble bath’
    Patent number: PP35333
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Allium ornamental onion plant named ‘Bubble Bath’ is a large upright habit, with glaucous, stiff, broad, strap-like, upright, flattened, gray-green foliage with slight longitudinal twisting, and numerous, tightly-clustered, light lavender flowers forming a large, globose, upright umbels. The new plant is useful for containers, landscaping and cut flowers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Walters Gardens Inc
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • x plant named ‘Permanent Wave’
    Patent number: PP35382
    Abstract: A new and unique X Mangave plant named ‘Permanent Wave’ is characterized by a compact mounded habit of ovate to deltoid-ovate leaves with dense, overlapping, intensely-glaucous, light-gray color. The new plant has large marginal teeth ending in a small, sharp, firm tooth and a large firm sharp apical mucro. The foliage frequently has depression images of the teeth left in the tops and bottoms of the leaves. The new plant has a moderate growth rate. The new plant is suitable as a potted houseplant plant, as a container plant for the patio or garden, and for the garden or planted in the landscape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Walters Gardens Inc.
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • plant named ‘Raspberry Beret’
    Patent number: PP35404
    Abstract: The new and distinct cultivar of Echinacea plant named ‘Raspberry Beret’ of heavily branched plants, compact habit, producing fragrant inflorescences with nearly horizontal raspberry-pink ray florets and very large disk florets of deep raspberry-pink forming a center pompon. The new plant flowers from mid-summer to late summer, and is suitable as a potted plant, for the landscape, and for cut flower arrangements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Walters Gardens Inc
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • plant named ‘Ball Gown’
    Patent number: PP35429
    Abstract: The new and distinct hybrid of Heuchera plant named ‘Ball Gown’ with large-sized, ruffled, chartreuse foliage. The new plant has creamy white flowers on dense panicles that repeat through the growing season. The new plant is vigorous, and produces dense clumps and is useful in the landscape or in containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • plant named ‘Pink Cascade II’
    Patent number: PP35438
    Abstract: The new and distinct plant of Buddleia ‘Pink Cascade II’ is a rounded-mounded, multi-stemmed, winter-hardy butterfly bush with very long, broad, slightly pendulous flowering thyrse producing a waterfall effect over a long season beginning mid-summer with sweetly fragrant flowers of pinkish petals that are attractively offset by dark green foliage with silvery undersides. No seed has been observed on this plant and it is presumed to be sterile. The new plant is valuable for landscaping en masse, as an accent or as a potted specimen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Walters Gardens Inc.
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • plant named ‘Angel Eyes’
    Patent number: PP35455
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of winter-hardy, herbaceous, perennial, hybrid Hibiscus plant named ‘Angel Eyes’ comprising a rounded mound habit of multiple, well-branched, basal stems producing flowers starting earlier than most cultivars, opening from the bottom to the top of the mound beginning in late July and continuing for at least twelve weeks. Flowers have overlapping petals of near white with shiny deep-red eye and raspberry-red veins projecting into the middle of the petals. The foliage is primarily three-lobed and dark-green-colored. The new plant is useful in the landscape as a specimen or in mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Walters Gardens Inc
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • plant named ‘Seventh Heaven’
    Patent number: PP35456
    Abstract: The new Shasta daisy plant, Leucanthemum ‘Seventh Heaven’, is a sturdy plant with dark-green serrated foliage and stiff stems. The numerous, large, freely-flowering inflorescences producing two to three rows of overlapping horizontal ray florets beginning light-yellow and developing to creamy-yellow-colored. The center disk florets are golden yellow. The new plant is useful in the landscape as a long-flowering border, in mass, as accent plants and containerized for patio or indoor use, or as a cut flower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • plant named ‘Dark Side of the Moon’
    Patent number: PP35461
    Abstract: The new and distinct hybrid of Astilbe plant named ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ has broadly-mounded habit producing a dense bushy appearance of rich, dark chocolate-purplish, triternate foliage that is topped with tall, upright, stiff dark-mahogany-color panicles of numerous, densely-clustered, deep mauve-colored flower buds opening to densely-clustered rosy-purple flowers on heavily-branched stems. The new plant is vigorous, shows heat and sun tolerance, and is useful in the landscape, in containers, or as a cut flower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc.
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • plant named ‘Rainbow Sherbet’
    Patent number: PP35462
    Abstract: The new and distinct cultivar of Echinacea plant named ‘Rainbow Sherbet’ of heavily branched plants, strong-stemmed, producing fragrant inflorescences with wide ray florets initially of orange-sherbet coloring transitioning to raspberry sherbet coloring and drooping and maturing to a light pinkish color. The center disk florets of raspberry-pink produce a large center pompon. The new plant has dark-green ovate foliage, produces flowers from mid-summer to late summer, and is suitable as a potted plant, for the landscape, and for cut flower arrangements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • plant named ‘Gilt Trip’
    Patent number: PP35473
    Abstract: The new and distinct hardy perennial plant, Origanum ‘Gilt Trip’, has dense, rounded, habit with heavily-branched spreading stems. The foliage is ovate, and chartreuse to light-yellow and resists burning when planted in full sun. Flowering begins in early summer and continues to early fall or frost with light lavender petal colors with persistent mauve calyces. The new plant is attractive and useful in the landscape en masse, as an accent, or in containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Walters Gardens Inc
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • plant named ‘My Fair Lady’
    Patent number: PP35524
    Abstract: A new and distinct Hosta plant named ‘My Fair Lady’ producing medium-sized broadly horizontal mounds of basal, ovate to broadly ovate leaves with acute apices, cordate bases and flat margins. The leaves are variegated having dark green margins and creamy-yellow centers with intermediate color separation between the margin and center of variably large segments of several shades of chartreuse. The campanulate flowers beginning in mid-July are very pale lavender with white edges appearing on glaucous, light-green scapes. ‘My Fair Lady’ is useful in the landscape, as a container plant, a specimen or en masse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • x plant named ‘Niagara Falls’
    Patent number: PP35527
    Abstract: A new and unique x Mangave plant named ‘Niagara Falls’ characterized by a medium to large mound of broadly lanceolate, fleshy, longitudinally-folded, dark green foliage having a broad yellowish-chartreuse margin and chartreuse intermediate zone. The leaves cascade or arch downward toward the tips with maturity. Foliage displays spots of purplish-red color in high ultraviolet exposure mainly concentrated near the leaf base. Leaves are deeply scalloped with medium-sized teeth. The new plant is suitable for the garden or as a potted plant in the garden or home.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Walters Gardens Inc.
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • plant named ‘Sound of Music’
    Patent number: PP35563
    Abstract: A new and distinct Hosta plant named ‘Sound of Music’ producing very large-sized rounded mounds of basal, broadly-cordate to rounded, giant-sized leaves with acute apices, cordate bases, slightly wavy margins and a tendency to cup downwardly toward the apex. The leaves are variegated having glaucous bluish-green margins and centers that begin the season chartreuse and become creamy-yellow as the season progresses with intermediate color separation between the margin and center of variably large segments of several shades of chartreuse. The campanulate flowers are near pale purple just above the foliage beginning in mid to late June. ‘Sound of Music’ is useful in the landscape, as a container plant, a specimen or en masse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Walters Gardens Inc.
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • plant named ‘Whale Shark’
    Patent number: PP35627
    Abstract: A new and unique X Mangave plant named ‘Whale Shark’ is characterized by glaucous, variegated, slightly-arching, lanceolate foliage with small semi-flexible marginal teeth on deeply-scalloped margins and apical spines. Leaves have a silver-grey center, creamy-white edge and a minty-green zone between, and develop greyed-purple spotting with strong ultraviolet light. The habit is low, wide, and slightly arching. Plants are useful for landscaping as specimens or en masse or as container plants in the landscape or in the home.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Walters Gardens Inc
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • plant named ‘Strawberry Milkshake’
    Patent number: PP35629
    Abstract: A new and distinct ornamental perennial Sedum plant named ‘Strawberry Milkshake’ is characterized by tight-forming upright mounds of vertical stems with glaucous deep purplish-bronze foliage that resists powdery mildew and subsequent scaring. The numerous, stems are highly branched and resist lodging in the summer heat and rains. Flower buds are purplish-red opening to light-pink completely covering the top of the plant, and developing persistent rosy-purple ovaries. The new plant is useful for the landscape in containers, as specimens or en masse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc.
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • plant named ‘Peppermint Patty’
    Patent number: PP35646
    Abstract: A new and distinct Heartleaf Bergenia plant, Bergenia plant named ‘Peppermint Patty’ with a dense mounded habit, medium to large-sized, densely-arranged, deep-green, glossy, obovate, evergreen foliage with serrate to dentate and ciliolate margins. The flowers are campanulate on large heavily-branched panicles over a long period beginning in spring. The flowers open white and develop pink centers and margins and hold up well in the garden as a landscape plant or as cut flowers. The new plant has a medium growth rate and the foliage is naturally resistant to deer and rabbit foraging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen