Patents by Inventor Robert J. Dupont, Jr.

Robert J. Dupont, Jr. 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).

  • Publication number: 20140053302
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘DUP-210’, characterized by glossy, dark green leaves; very upright habit appropriate for container production and culture; freely flowering habit; and large flowers having a glossy, russet red eye, sharply rimmed with a narrow pale lilac zone which indistinctly borders a rose pink body zone, at about one third the radial distance from the flower center to the petal edge. The rose pink zone extends nearly to the petal edge, where it fades to a blush pink border. The stamens are bright orange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: Dupont Nusery, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert J. Dupont, JR.
  • Patent number: PP16312
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Scaevola plant named Cajun Blue, characterized by its compact and trailing plant habit; freely branching habit; dense and bushy plant form; freely and early flowering habit; long flowering period; and blue violet-colored flowers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Dupont Nursery, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert J. Dupont, Jr.
  • Patent number: PP20286
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Rudbeckia plant named ‘Early Bird Gold’, characterized by its compact, upright to outwardly spreading and mounded plant habit; freely branching growth habit; freely flowering habit; single-type inflorescences with golden yellow-colored ray florets and dark brown-colored disc florets; and good garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Dupont Nursery, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert J. Dupont, Jr.
  • Patent number: PP7823
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Coreopsis grandiflora Haag ez Sweet, resulting from a selection of a crop of seedlings of Coreopsis grandiflora `Sunray`, characterized by its exceptional dwarfism, its unique spreading habit, and its early blooming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1992
    Assignee: Dupont's Nursery
    Inventors: Robert J. Dupont, Robert J. Dupont, Jr.