Patents by Inventor Katharina Zerr

Katharina Zerr 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: PP9315
    Abstract: A distinct cultivar of poinsettia plant named Fispue, characterized by the combined traits of light pink bracts with white margin, medium tall and well branched plant habit, medium green foliage, medium early flowering response, and early coloring of the bracts in relation to the maturing of the bracts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1995
    Assignee: Florfis, AG
    Inventor: Katharina Zerr
  • Patent number: PP9316
    Abstract: A distinct cultivar of poinsettia plant named Fisbla, characterized by the combined traits of light pink bracts with broad white margin, medium height, compact and bushy plant habit, medium green foliage, and medium early flowering response.Fisbla is a product of a mutation induction program carried out by the inventor in Hillscheid, Germany in 1991. The primary object of the induction program was to expand the bract color ranges of Peterstar, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,259, and characterized by its bright red bract color, medium green foliage, comparatively compact plant habit, medium early response in autumn, and good branching ability.The irradiation program resulting in the new cultivar comprised exposing rooted cuttings taken from plants of the parent cultivar to an X-ray source in Ahrensburg, Germany under the supervision of the inventor. The dosage was 30 Gy. The irradiated plants were grown out in a greenhouse in Hillscheid, Germany and were asexually propagated by taking cuttings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1995
    Assignee: Florfis AG
    Inventor: Katharina Zerr
  • Patent number: PP9347
    Abstract: A distinct cultivar of poinsettia plant named Fisbon, characterized by the combined traits of orange-red bract color, medium and well branched plant habit, medium green foliage, no tendency to develop a bluish tint, and its good performance in early culture under high temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1995
    Assignee: Florfis AG
    Inventor: Katharina Zerr