Patents by Inventor Michael C. Rinck

Michael C. Rinck 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).

  • Scented Geranium plant named ‘Frosted’
    Patent number: PP19469
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Scented geranium, Pelargonium citrosum ‘Frosted’, characterized by its citronella-scented dark green leaves with deeply incised lobes tips or “frosted” in white, its pink tinged newly emerging foliage, its compact plant habit with numerous basal branches and short leaf internodes, its heat tolerance, and its vigor and ease of propagation by tissue culture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Inventor: Michael C. Rinck
  • plant named ‘Ivory Fountain’
    Patent number: PP20682
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Pennisetum setaceum named ‘Ivory Fountain’, characterized by its racemes (seed heads) that emerge white and tinged with rose-purple and fade to white as they mature, its year around free flowering habit, its arching leaves, its height of 48 to 54 inches in bloom, its sterile seeds, and its vigorous growth habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Inventor: Michael C. Rinck
  • plant named ‘B Marley’
    Patent number: PP23977
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Canna plant named ‘B Marley’, that is characterized by its foliage that is highly variegated with stripes of dark green, red, yellow, orange and bright green with a green mid rib with leaves maturing to dark green with mauve striping, its flowering stems that are a blend of maroon in color and green in color, its highly suckering growth habit, its compact plant habit in width, and its flowers that are orange with a thin reddish orange margin on its staminodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Inventor: Michael C. Rinck