Patents by Inventor John K. Clifford

John K. Clifford 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).

  • Hosta plant named ‘Clifford's Stingray’
    Patent number: PP17279
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Hosta named ‘Clifford's Stingray’, a sport of Hosta ‘Fire and Ice’, that is characterized by its unique variegated foliage with narrow, white streaked centers, wide dark green margins and an intermediate streaked area of bright green. ‘Clifford's Stingray’ has an upright plant habit, a vigorous growth rate, and unique pale lavender flowers that are held in a congested whorl just above the foliage in mid to late summer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Inventors: John K. Clifford, Ken J. Clifford
  • Sedum plant named ‘Jaws’
    Patent number: PP17322
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Sedum, Sedum ‘Jaws’, characterized by its blue-green foliage that is unique in having leaves with deep, sharp serrated margins that are cupped with curled edges. The leaves resemble shark's teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Inventors: John K. Clifford, Ken J. Clifford
  • Hosta plant named ‘Forest Fire’
    Patent number: PP17644
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Hosta named ‘Forest Fire’, a sport of Hosta ‘Sagae’, that is characterized by its variegated foliage having cordate-shaped leaves with glaucous green centers and margins that emerge yellow-green and turn creamy white as the leaf matures. A combination of new leaves and mature leaves results in a two-toned effect. The margins of ‘Forest Fire’ comprise about one fourth of the leaf area. ‘Forest Fire’ is a medium-large sized Hosta with an upright, mounded habit, and pale lavender flowers that are held above the foliage in mid summer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Inventors: John K. Clifford, Ken J. Clifford
  • Dianthus plant named ‘Red Romance’
    Patent number: PP19249
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Dianthus barbatus, ‘Red Romance’, a sport of Dianthus barbatus ‘Heart Attack’, characterized by its bright strawberry red flowers held on sturdy stems, its clean, deep green foliage, its perennial plant habit, and its vigorous growth habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Inventors: John K. Clifford, Ken J. Clifford
  • plant named ‘Hope’
    Patent number: PP22461
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Dianthus hybrida, ‘Hope’, characterized by its clean, mounded, blue foliage, and its single flowers that are bright fuchsia in color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Inventors: John K. Clifford, Ken J. Clifford
  • plant named ‘Faith’
    Patent number: PP22513
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Dianthus gratianopolitanus, ‘Faith’, characterized by its variegated foliage with blue-green centers and creamy white margins with the center color becoming more blue as the season progresses, its flowers that are light pink in color with a small white eye, its compact plant habit, and blooming period in mid spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Inventors: John K. Clifford, Ken J. Clifford