Patents by Inventor Mike Heffner

Mike Heffner 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).

  • Variety of petunia named ‘Trumpet Neon Rose’
    Patent number: PP11825
    Abstract: The claimed cultivar brings a new color to the Trumpet series of Petunias and is characterized by a large purple rose colored flower accented in its center with a large and distinctive yellow-white circular center, over medium green foliage. As with all Trumpet Petunias, this cultivar exhibits early flowering with superior branching so that the plant may also be used in a hanging pot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: John Bodger and Sons Company
    Inventor: Mike Heffner
  • Variety of petunia named ‘Trumpet Pink’
    Patent number: PP11831
    Abstract: The claimed cultivar brings a new color to the Trumpet series of Petunias and is characterized by a large deep pink colored flower accented in its center with a large and distinctive white circular center, over medium green foliage. As with all Trumpet Petunias, this cultivar exhibits early flowering with superior branching so that the plant may also be used in a hanging pot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignee: John Bodger and Sons Company
    Inventor: Mike Heffner
  • Variety of petunia named ‘Trumpet Purple’
    Patent number: PP11971
    Abstract: The claimed cultivar brings a new color to the Trumpet series of Petunias and is characterized by a purple colored flower accented in its center with dark purple veining, over medium green foliage. As with all Trumpet Petunias, this cultivar exhibits early flowering with superior branching so that the plant may also be used in a hanging pot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: John Bodger and Sons Company
    Inventor: Mike Heffner
  • Variety of Petunia named `Trumpet Chiffon`
    Patent number: PP11670
    Abstract: The claimed cultivar brings a new color to the Trumpet series of Petunias and is characterized by a deep salmon colored flower delicately accented at its center with green over a medium green foliage. As with all Trumpet Petunias, this cultivar exhibits early flowering with superior branching so that the plant may also be used in a hanging pot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: John Bodger and Sons Company
    Inventor: Mike Heffner
  • Variety of petunia named `Trumpet Red`
    Patent number: PP11696
    Abstract: The claimed cultivar brings a new color to the Trumpet series of Petunias and is characterized by a red colored flower accented at its throat with a lighter red color exhibiting darker red veining. As with all Trumpet Petunias, this cultivar exhibits early flowering with superior branching so that the plant may also be used in a hanging pot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Assignee: John Bodger and Sons Company
    Inventor: Mike Heffner
  • Variety of petunia named `Trumpet Pastel Pink`
    Patent number: PP11713
    Abstract: The claimed cultivar brings a new color to the Trumpet series of Petunias and is characterized by a large pink colored flower accented in its center with a large and distinctive green-white circular center, over medium green foliage. As with all Trumpet Petunias, this cultivar exhibits early flowering with superior branching so that the plant may also be used in a hanging pot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Assignee: John Bodger and Sons Company
    Inventor: Mike Heffner