Patents by Inventor Robert J. DuPont

Robert J. DuPont 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: 20110225693
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘DUP-DLR’, characterized by glossy, dark green leaves, semi-upright habit appropriate for container production and culture, freely flowering habit, and very large flowers having a deep red eye zone, a brilliant hot pink body, with faintly iridescent, light pink ribs radiating from the eye zone into the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: Dupont Nursery, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert J. Dupont, SR.
  • Publication number: 20110225687
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘DUP-CRW’, characterized by glossy, dark green leaves, semi-upright habit appropriate for container production and culture, freely flowering habit, and very large flowers having an evenly distributed velvet red color of the upper surfaces of the petals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: Dupont Nursery, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert J. Dupont, SR.
  • Publication number: 20110225688
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘DUP-HDEF’, characterized by glossy, dark green leaves, semi-upright habit appropriate for container production and culture, freely flowering habit, and very large flowers having a deep red eye zone, a silver lilac body and beige edges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: Dupont Nursery, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert J. Dupont, SR.
  • Publication number: 20110225692
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘DUP-SWMP’, characterized by glossy, dark green leaves, semi-upright habit appropriate for container production and culture, freely flowering habit, and very large flowers having a deep red eye zone, a silver lilac body and beige edges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: Dupont Nursery, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert J. Dupont, SR.
  • Publication number: 20110225689
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘DUP-CRL’, characterized by glossy, dark green leaves, semi-upright habit appropriate for container production and culture, freely flowering habit, and a flower having a small, faded red eye, a pink zone which radiates from the eye, into a silver lilac zone, and a coral orange edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: Dupont Nursery, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert J. Dupont, SR.
  • Publication number: 20110225690
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘DUP-SFFM’, characterized by glossy, dark green leaves, semi-upright habit appropriate for container production and culture, freely flowering habit, and very large flowers having an even, bright yellow color throughout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: Dupont Nursery, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert J. Dupont, SR.
  • Publication number: 20110225691
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘DUP-SWPK’, characterized by glossy, dark green leaves, semi-upright habit appropriate for container production and culture, freely flowering habit, and very large pendant double flowers which are uniformly cream pink throughout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: Dupont Nursery, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert J. Dupont, SR.
  • Publication number: 20020095701
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘Gabriel’, characterized by its glossy dark green leaves; upright, outwardly spreading and freely branching plant habit; freely flowering habit; and large orange and purple-colored flowers with dark red centers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2001
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Applicant: Dupont Nursery Inc.
    Inventor: Robert J. Dupont
  • Publication number: 20020095700
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘Evangeline’, characterized by its glossy dark green leaves; upright, compact and freely branching plant habit; freely flowering habit; and large pink and yellow-colored flowers with dark red centers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2001
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Applicant: Dupont Nursery Inc.
    Inventor: Robert J. Dupont
  • Patent number: 4628908
    Abstract: This invention relates to an air injection bath for a therapeutic use, the bath comprising a tub having in its base air injection nozzles supplied by a turbine, heating and ozonizing devices being disposed in a box outside the safety perimeter of the bath, the box having an electric and electronic control system receiving air pulses from a mobile control grip or from a stationary control panel disposed near the user for controlling various operations for air injection, heating of the injected air, ozone injection, the direction and speed of air injection into the bath and the starting and stopping of the complete facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1983
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1986
    Assignee: Techniques et Systems Elabores T.S.E.
    Inventor: Robert J. Dupont
  • Patent number: 4237562
    Abstract: A massage installation is characterized in that it includes a control unit with a distinct control channel for each of the functions to be actuated, each of these control channels including an electrically non-conducting remote control device, an electronic logic system, and a power control circuit connected to the electronic logic system by an electrically non-conducting member. The invention is particularly useful in balneotherapy treatments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1979
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1980
    Inventor: Robert J. DuPont
  • 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: PP12730
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘Gabriel’, characterized by its glossy dark green leaves; upright, outwardly spreading and freely branching plant habit; freely flowering habit; and large orange and purple-colored flowers with dark red centers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Dupont Nursery, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert J. Dupont, Sr.
  • Patent number: PP12732
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘Evangeline’, characterized by its glossy dark green leaves; upright, compact and freely branching plant habit; freely flowering habit; and large pink and yellow-colored flowers with dark red centers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: DuPont Nursery, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert J. Dupont, Sr.
  • 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.
  • Patent number: PP22106
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of hibiscus plant named ‘DUP-CDS’, characterized by glossy, dark green leaves, upright, moderately sturdy growth, and large flowers having a deep brown-orange pistil and center zone shading into a bright orange which extends to the petal margin., the underlapping petal edge is highlighted in deep orange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Inventor: Robert J. Dupont, Sr.
  • Patent number: PP22114
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of hibiscus plant named ‘DUP-BYR’, characterized by exceedingly upright, sturdy growth habit appropriate for container production and culture freely flowering habit, and a double flower characterized by petals and petaloids having a body of lavender blue, and a margin of rose-purple.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Inventor: Robert J. Dupont, Sr.