Patents by Inventor John H. Weinberger

John H. Weinberger 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: PP4902
    Abstract: A plum tree which is of medium size, medium vigor, upright-spreading, open, and round-topped; foliated with medium size, obovate, abruptly pointed leaves having a crenate margin, and small, green, opposite, globose glands; flowers from pointed, free buds of medium size and length; the flowers being medium in season, medium size, and white; and is a regular and very productive bearer of large, globose, symmetrical, semi-freestone fruit uniform both in size and form, the fruit having burgundy red skin, red flesh with a yellow tinge near the base, and a red pit cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1981
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1982
    Assignee: Superior Farming Company
    Inventor: John H. Weinberger
  • Patent number: PP4903
    Abstract: A peach tree which is of medium size and vigor, upright-spreading, dense, and round-topped; foliated with medium size, ovate, lanceolate and acutely pointed leaves having a crenate margin, small, green, irregularly opposite, globose glands, and a petiole medium in length and thickness; flowers from plump, appressed, pubescent flower buds of medium size and length; the flowers, of medium season, being large and pink; and the tree is a regular and productive bearer of uniform, medium size, symmetrical, globose, freestone fruit having yellow skin substantially overspread and flushed with medium light red, yellow flesh, and a medium size, elliptical, light buff stone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1981
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1982
    Assignee: Superior Farming Company
    Inventor: John H. Weinberger
  • Patent number: PP4915
    Abstract: A nectarine tree which is medium size, medium vigorous, upright-spreadng, dense, and round-topped; foliated with medium size, ovate, lanceolate, acutely pointed, smooth, medium thick, medium green leaves having a crenate margin, a petiole of medium length and thickness, and medium size, irregularly alternate, green, reniform glands positioned on petiole and base of blade; blooms from buds medium in size and length, plump, appressed, and pubescent; the flowers, of medium season, being large and pink; and the tree is a regular and productive bearer of large, uniform, symmetrical, globose-slightly ovoid, freestone fruit having yellow skin blushed with red, yellow flesh streaked with red, and a brown stone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1982
    Assignee: Superior Farming Company
    Inventor: John H. Weinberger
  • Patent number: PP4927
    Abstract: A nectarine tree which is of medium size and vigor, upright-spreading, dense, and round-topped; foliated with medium size, ovate, long-lanceolate, acutely pointed leaves having a crenate margin, a petiole medium in length and thickness, and irregularly alternate, medium size, reniform glands positioned on the petiole and base of the blade; flowers from buds which are of medium size and length, plump, appressed, and pubescent; the flowers, of medium season, being large and pink; and is a regular and productive bearer of medium size, uniform, symmetrical, globose, freestone fruit having yellow skin substantially overspread with red, yellow flesh mottled with red next to the stone, and a tan stone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1982
    Assignee: Superior Farming Company
    Inventor: John H. Weinberger
  • Patent number: PP4942
    Abstract: A nectarine tree which is of medium size, medium vigor, upright-spreading, dense, and round-topped; foliated with medium size, ovate, lanceolate, acutely pointed leaves of smooth texture and medium thickness, the leaves having a crenate margin, a petiole medium in length and thickness, and irregularly alternate, medium size, green, reniform glands positioned on the petiole and the base of the blade; flowers from buds which are of medium size and length, plump, appressed, and pubescent; the flowers, of medium season, being large and pink; and is a regular and productive bearer of medium size, uniform, symmetrical, slightly ovate, freestone fruit having yellow skin substantially overspread with red, yellow, reddish-tinged flesh streaked with red next to the stone, and a brown stone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1982
    Assignee: Superior Farming Company
    Inventor: John H. Weinberger
  • Patent number: PP4965
    Abstract: A plum tree which is of medium size, medium vigor, spreading, dense, and round-topped; foliated with medium size, obovate, medium pointed, medium thick, smooth-textured leaves having a crenate margin, a petiole medium in length and thickness, and small, irregularly opposite, globose glands; flowers from pointed, free buds of medium size and length; the flowers, of medium season, being medium size and white; and is a regular and very productive bearer of medium size, uniform, symmetrical, globose, semi-freestone fruit having dark purple skin, red flesh, and a brownish-yellow stone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1981
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1982
    Assignee: Superior Farming Company
    Inventor: John H. Weinberger
  • Patent number: PP5342
    Abstract: A new variety of plum tree bearing clingstone fruit having a reddish purple skin and ripening approximately with the Santa Rosa variety (unpatented), plums of the new variety having superior shipping and keeping qualities, having flesh which is less acid than that of the Santa Rosa variety and which attains a more fully reddish coloration when relatively immature, and having a somewhat longer ripening period than plums of the Santa Rosa variety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1983
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1984
    Assignee: Superior Farming Company
    Inventor: John H. Weinberger
  • Patent number: PP5343
    Abstract: A plum tree bearing fruit which ripens about one week after the Santa Rosa variety (unpatented) and about one week before the El Dorado variety (unpatented), the fruit of the new variety being globose, having a substantially black and uniform skin coloration, and having flesh of a uniform cream coloration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1983
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1984
    Assignee: Superior Farming Company
    Inventor: John H. Weinberger
  • Patent number: PP5473
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of nectarine tree generally similar to the Fantasia (unpatented) which it most nearly resembles but from which it is distinguished by producing fruit having a more extensive red skin color, fewer cleft sutures, a rounder shape and brighter ground color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1983
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1985
    Assignee: Superior Farming Company
    Inventor: John H. Weinberger
  • Patent number: PP5487
    Abstract: A plum tree generally similar to the Simka Plum Tree (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 1,882) which it most nearly resembles, bearing large, dark purple fruit, but which ripens about three weeks later than that of Simka, is larger, and is clingstone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1983
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1985
    Assignee: Superior Farming Company
    Inventor: John H. Weinberger
  • Patent number: PP5503
    Abstract: A peach tree generally similar to the Flavorcrest Peach Tree (unpatented) which bears large, smooth, nearly globular fruit having a more highly-colored skin than that of the Flavorcrest and ripening about three days earlier than the Flavorcrest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1985
    Assignee: Superior Farming Company
    Inventor: John H. Weinberger
  • Patent number: PP6009
    Abstract: The grapevine is particularly characterized by its grapes which are generally similar in date or ripening to those of the Flame Seedless Grapevine (unpatented), having the physical characteristics of being seedless, similar to the Flame Seedless but which is distinguished therefrom by producing smaller clusters of grapes which are nearly Red-black in color, in contrast to the red color of the Flame Seedless variety of grapevine (unpatented).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1987
    Inventors: John H. Weinberger, Timothy P. Sheehan
  • Patent number: PP6158
    Abstract: A new variety of nectarine tree which is broadly characterized by its general resemblance to that of the Flamekist variety of nectarine tree (unpatented) but which bears fruit which matures for harvesting ten days later than the Flamekist variety and is freestone by nature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1988
    Assignee: Superior Farming Company
    Inventors: John H. Weinberger, Timothy P. Sheehan
  • Patent number: PP7355
    Abstract: A plum tree characterized by its very large, early ripening and fresh quality black fruit, oblate in shape with lenticels more prominent on the blossom end. Trees of the variety are of medium size and bear fruit regularly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 16, 1990
    Assignee: Superior Farming Company
    Inventors: John H. Weinberger, Timothy P. Sheehan
  • Patent number: PP7443
    Abstract: A plum tree characterized by its unusually large, early ripening fresh quality, red-purple fruit which are round and slightly oblate in shape with prominent lenticels. Trees of the variety are of medium size and bear fruit regularly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1991
    Assignee: Sun World, Inc.
    Inventors: John H. Weinberger, Timothy P. Sheehan
  • Patent number: PP7550
    Abstract: An apricot variety characterized by its ripening fruit, unusually bright red blush of medium to large size. Its good quality with low acidity, and good handling qualities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1991
    Assignee: Sun World, Inc.
    Inventors: John H. Weinberger, Timothy P. Sheehan
  • Patent number: PP7574
    Abstract: A plum tree characterized by its large, early ripening dessert quality, red-black fruit which are ovate in shape with a pointed blossom end. Trees of the variety are of medium size and bear fruit regularly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1991
    Assignee: Sun World, Inc.
    Inventors: John H. Weinberger, Timothy P. Sheehan
  • Patent number: PP8184
    Abstract: An apricot variety characterized by its early blooming and the early ripening of its fruit that has an elongated large size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1993
    Assignee: Sun World, Inc.
    Inventor: John H. Weinberger
  • Patent number: PP8336
    Abstract: A nectarine tree characterized by its large fruit, ripening two weeks ahead of the "Red Jim" nectarine and its brighter, smoother red blush than "Red Jim" and other nectarines ripening in the same general time frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1993
    Assignee: Sun World, Inc.
    Inventor: John H. Weinberger
  • Patent number: PP8363
    Abstract: A plum tree characterized by its large fruit, red-black color and slightly oblate shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1993
    Assignee: Sun World Inc.
    Inventor: John H. Weinberger