Patents by Inventor Ryan N. Contreras

Ryan N. Contreras 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).

  • Cotoneaster Plant Named 'Emerald Sprite'
    Publication number: 20200100412
    Abstract: ‘Emerald Sprite’ is a new Cotoneaster cultivar with a highly compact, mounding habit, extremely dense foliage, short internodes, and improved fire blight resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: Oregon State University
    Inventor: Ryan N. Contreras
  • Flowering currant plant named 'OREGON SNOWFLAKE'
    Publication number: 20160066486
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Ribes sanguineum, ‘Oregon Snowflake’, characterized by its compact and densely branched growth habit and highly dissected leaves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicant: Oregon State University
    Inventors: Ryan N. Contreras, Mara Wynne Friddle
  • Flowering currant plant named ‘Oregon Snowflake’
    Patent number: PP26763
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Ribes sanguineum, ‘Oregon Snowflake’, characterized by its compact and densely branched growth habit and highly dissected leaves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Oregon State University
    Inventors: Ryan N. Contreras, Mara Wynne Friddle
  • plant named ‘Emerald Sprite’
    Patent number: PP31719
    Abstract: ‘Emerald Sprite’ is a new Cotoneaster cultivar with a highly compact, mounding habit, extremely dense foliage, short internodes, and improved fire blight resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Oregon State University
    Inventor: Ryan N. Contreras
  • plant named ‘Emerald Beauty’
    Patent number: PP32308
    Abstract: ‘Emerald Beauty’ is a new Cotoneaster cultivar with a compact, cushion-like to semi-rounded habit, dense foliage, and short internodes. It is novel for its combination of improved resistance to fire blight (Erwinia amylovora) and improved branching that requires little pruning in production or landscapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Oregon State University
    Inventor: Ryan N. Contreras