Patents by Inventor John M. Ruter

John M. Ruter 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).

  • Ilex Plant Named 'RutHol7'
    Publication number: 20230045786
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Ilex plant named ‘RutHol7’, characterized by its upright, elliptical growth habit; a height-to-width ratio of about 2.3; grayish-purple new growth, and narrower leaves than similar Ilex cultivars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventor: John M. Ruter
  • Ilex PLANT NAMED 'RutHol6'
    Publication number: 20230045787
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Ilex plant named ‘RutHol6’, characterized by its full, oval growth habit; a height-to-width ratio of about 1.3; grayish-red new growth, and wider leaves than similar Ilex cultivars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventor: John M. Ruter
  • Ilex PLANT NAMED 'RutHol5'
    Publication number: 20230045785
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Ilex plant named ‘RutHol5’, characterized by its upright, narrow form with widest spread in the middle of the canopy that narrows towards the top; a height-to-width ratio of about 3.2; reddish colored new growth, and resistance to spider mites, Tetranychus urticae.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventor: John M. Ruter
  • Thuja PLANT NAMED 'RutThu5'
    Publication number: 20230007823
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Thuja plant named ‘RutThu5’, characterized by its nice, columnar form, dark green foliage that does not have chartreuse tips like Thuja occidentalis ‘Emerald Green’. ‘RutThu5’ can be grown with one cutting per pot compared to the industry standard of three cuttings per pot, and has similar growth rate in containers and field as three-cutting plants of ‘Emerald Green’. The new ‘RutThu5’ has demonstrated cold hardiness to about ?34° F. in trials conducted in Minnesota.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventor: John M. Ruter
  • Thuja PLANT NAMED 'RutThu2'
    Publication number: 20230007820
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Thuja plant named ‘RutThu2’, characterized by its compact, mounding, spreading form with unusual, thread-leaf shoots; growth in USDA Zone 8a, growth in full sun and part-shade conditions in landscape and container production, and better heat tolerance than other thread-leaf forms of Thuja occidentalis or Thuja plicata ‘Whipcord’.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventor: John M. Ruter
  • Thuja PLANT NAMED 'RutThu3'
    Publication number: 20230007821
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Thuja plant named ‘RutThu3’, characterized by its compact, rounding form and yellow foliage with orange tips; growth and heat tolerance in USDA Zone 8a, growth in full sun and afternoon shade conditions in landscape and full sun in container production, disease and insect resistance, and cold hardiness to about ?34° F. in MN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventor: John M. Ruter
  • Thuja PLANT NAMED 'RutThu4'
    Publication number: 20230007822
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Thuja plant named ‘RutThu4’, characterized by its compact, globose growth, similar in shape but larger in size and with a faster growth rate than Thuja occidentalis ‘Little Giant’. ‘RutThu4’ also has disease resistance when grown in USDA Zone 8a, and has demonstrated both heat tolerance as well as cold hardiness to about ?34 ° F. in trials conducted in Minnesota.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventor: John M. Ruter
  • Cupressus PLANT NAMED 'RUTCUP1'
    Publication number: 20230007819
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Cupressus plant named ‘RutCup1’, characterized by its wider form and similar heigh and growth rate to Cupressus arizonica var. glabra cultivars; glaucous, blue-green foliage; resistance to Passalora blight; and cold hardiness to about ?30° C. in laboratory tests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventor: John M. Ruter
  • Holly plant named ‘RutHol3’
    Patent number: PP32856
    Abstract: A new Ilex plant named ‘RutHol3’ is characterized by a combination of its upright, narrow growth habit, its attractive burgundy new growth, its glossy green mature foliage, its quick growth and resistance to spider mites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: John M. Ruter
  • plant named ‘RutHib3’
    Patent number: PP32883
    Abstract: A new Hibiscus plant named ‘RutHib3’ is characterized by a combination of good form, medium vigor, green/reddish foliage, magenta flowers with a red-purple eye, and good tolerance of Hibiscus sawfly and leaf spot pathogens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: John M. Ruter
  • plant named ‘RutHib4’
    Patent number: PP34599
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘RutHib4’ is characterized by a combination of compact, dense growth form, that is smaller than either parent, bright red flowers with a darker red eyespot, better adaptation to southern climates, and improved disease resistance to aerial phytophthora, fungal and bacterial leaf spots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: John M. Ruter
  • plant named ‘RutHib5’
    Patent number: PP34706
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘RutHib5’ is characterized by a combination of compact rounded form with medium vigor, attractive white flowers with a red eye, bicolor, reddish green foliage with pubescence, and good resistance to Alternaria alternata, Cercospora, and Hibiscus sawfly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: John M. Ruter
  • plant named ‘RutThu2’
    Patent number: PP35030
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Thuja plant named ‘RutThu2’, characterized by its compact, mounding, spreading form with unusual, thread-leaf shoots; growth in USDA Zone 8a, growth in full sun and part-shade conditions in landscape and container production, and better heat tolerance than other thread-leaf forms of Thuja occidentalis or Thuja plicata ‘Whipcord’.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: John M. Ruter
  • plant named ‘RutCup1’
    Patent number: PP35159
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Cupressus plant named ‘RutCup1’, characterized by its wider form and similar heigh and growth rate to Cupressus arizonica var. glabra cultivars; glaucous, blue-green foliage; resistance to Passalora blight; and cold hardiness to about ?30° C. in laboratory tests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: John M. Ruter
  • plant named ‘RutHol5’
    Patent number: PP35169
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Ilex plant named ‘RutHol5’, characterized by its upright, narrow form with widest spread in the middle of the canopy that narrows towards the top; a height-to-width ratio of about 3.2; reddish colored new growth, and resistance to spider mites, Tetranychus urticae.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: John M. Ruter
  • plant named ‘RutThu5’
    Patent number: PP35180
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Thuja plant named ‘RutThu5’, characterized by its nice, columnar form, dark green foliage that does not have chartreuse tips like Thuja occidentalis ‘Emerald Green’. ‘RutThu5’ can be grown with one cutting per pot compared to the industry standard of three cuttings per pot, and has similar growth rate in containers and field as three-cutting plants of ‘Emerald Green’. The new ‘RutThu5’ has demonstrated cold hardiness to about ?34° F. in trials conducted in Minnesota.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: John M. Ruter
  • plant named ‘RutHol7’
    Patent number: PP35198
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Ilex plant named ‘RutHol7’, characterized by its upright, elliptical growth habit; a height-to-width ratio of about 2.3; grayish-purple new growth, and narrower leaves than similar Ilex cultivars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: John M. Ruter
  • plant named ‘RutThu3’
    Patent number: PP35206
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Thuja plant named ‘RutThu3’, characterized by its compact, rounding form and yellow foliage with orange tips; growth and heat tolerance in USDA Zone 8a, growth in full sun and afternoon shade conditions in landscape and full sun in container production, disease and insect resistance, and cold hardiness to about ?34° F. in Minnesota.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: John M. Ruter
  • plant named ‘RutHol6’
    Patent number: PP35227
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Ilex plant named ‘RutHol6’, characterized by its full, oval growth habit; a height-to-width ratio of about 1.3; grayish-red new growth, and wider leaves than similar Ilex cultivars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: John M. Ruter
  • plant named ‘RutThu4’
    Patent number: PP35297
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Thuja plant named ‘RutThu4’, characterized by its compact, globose growth, similar in shape but larger in size and with a faster growth rate than some other Thuja occidentalis cultivars. ‘RutThu4’ also has disease resistance when grown in USDA Zone 8a, and has demonstrated both heat tolerance as well as cold hardiness to about ?34° F. in trials conducted in Minnesota.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: John M. Ruter