Patents Issued in December 15, 2015
  • Photocuring machine for nail painting
    Patent number: D745741
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: PRIOR COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventor: Eric Jih
  • Lip balm container
    Patent number: D745742
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Inventor: Joyce T. Betts
  • Child's article safety tether
    Patent number: D745743
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Inventors: Brian Christopher Reukema, Melissa Christine Reukema
  • Bicycle helmet
    Patent number: D745744
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: CHANGE COMPOSITES, LLC
    Inventor: Nathan Allan Saam
  • Golf glove
    Patent number: D745745
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Maria A. Bonzagni, Sakolwan Kawiya, Supattra Chongjaroen, Donald F. Zabkar, Jr., M. L. Poramats Voravan
  • Protective glove
    Patent number: D745746
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Banom, Inc.
    Inventors: Griffith W. Hughes, Jon C. Hughes
  • L-shaped beam with surface texture for use in a fish habitat
    Patent number: D745747
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Inventor: David King
  • Animal alert vest
    Patent number: D745748
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Inventor: Johnette Tacker-Betancourt
  • Litter mat for cat
    Patent number: D745749
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Inventor: Dae Hee Lee
  • Bottle wash clip
    Patent number: D745750
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Matthew David Mersch, Adam Christopher Hofmann, Ryan James Diener, Rebecca Ann Alvord, Spencer Ross Greenfeder
  • Dishwasher door control panel
    Patent number: D745751
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: BSH Home Appliances Corporation
    Inventors: Lindsay Roberson, Thomas Ott
  • Dishwasher accessory
    Patent number: D745752
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: BSH Home Appliances Corporation
    Inventor: Lindsay Roberson
  • Dishwasher and/or component(s) thereof
    Patent number: D745753
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: BSH Home Appliances Corporation
    Inventor: Lindsay Roberson
  • Upper portion of a dishwasher door
    Patent number: D745754
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: BSH Home Appliances Corporation
    Inventors: Lindsay Roberson, Thomas Ott
  • Dishwasher door
    Patent number: D745755
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: BSH Home Applicances Corporation
    Inventors: Lindsay Roberson, Thomas Ott
  • Dishwasher door handle
    Patent number: D745756
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: BSH Home Appliances Corporation
    Inventors: Lindsay Roberson, Thomas Ott
  • Robot cleaner
    Patent number: D745757
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jaewon Choi, Dongwon Cheon, Yuna Park, Kyoungmin Lee
  • Vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: D745758
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Techtronic Floor Care Technology Limited
    Inventors: Daniel William Carter, Ross Kemp, James Grant
  • Cleaning machine
    Patent number: D745759
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: KENT RESEARCH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven Rodger Kent, Willie Dee Kent
  • Patterned wipe
    Patent number: D745760
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: The Clorox Company
    Inventors: Edward Jason White, Bernard Hill
  • Handle
    Patent number: D745761
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: The Libman Company
    Inventor: Enzo Berti
  • Paint container and lid construction
    Patent number: D745762
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Inventor: Khalid Abuzarifah
  • Handle for mobile device
    Patent number: D745763
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Xenex Disinfection Services, LLC
    Inventors: Paul P. Froutan, James R. Ogle, Boris Ciorneiu, Rachael A. Sparks
  • Urn
    Patent number: D745764
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Inventor: Allan Jennings
  • Cluster box mail delivery unit
    Patent number: D745765
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: United States Postal Service
    Inventors: Ryszard K. Mikolajczyk, Taurris D. Baskerville
  • Miniature rose plant named ‘WEKwibypur’
    Patent number: PP26202
    Abstract: A new variety of Miniature rose suitable for garden decoration, having flowers of black purple coloration with a white eyezone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Early Morning, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas F. Carruth
  • Interspecific tree named ‘AMBER GLO’
    Patent number: PP26203
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of interspecific tree. The following features of the tree and its fruit are characterized with the tree budded on ‘Nemaguard’ Rootstock (non-patented), grown on Handford sandy loam soil with Storie Index rating 95, in USDA Hardiness Zone 9, near Modesto, Calif., with standard commercial fruit growing practices, such as pruning, thinning, spraying, irrigation and fertilization. Its novelty consist of the following combination of desirable features: 1. Vigorous, upright tree growth. 2. Heavy and regular bearer of fruit. 3. Fruit with attractive yellow skin color. 4. Fruit with good handling and shipping quality. 5. Fruit with very good flavor and eating quality. 6. Fruit with an average 18.0° Brix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Inventors: Gary Neil Zaiger, Leith Marie Gardner, Grant Gene Zaiger
  • Interspecific tree named ‘Crimson Rose’
    Patent number: PP26204
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of interspecific tree. The following features of the tree and its fruit are characterized with the tree budded on ‘Nemaguard’ Rootstock (non-patented), grown on Handford sandy loam soil with Storie Index rating 95, in USDA Hardiness Zone 9, near Modesto, Calif., with standard commercial fruit growing practices, such as pruning, thinning, spraying, irrigation and fertilization. Its novelty consist of the following combination of desirable features: 1. Vigorous, upright tree growth. 2. Fruit with attractive red skin and flesh color. 3. Fruit with very good flavor and eating quality. 4. Fruit with good handling and shipping quality. 5. Fruit with an average Brix of 18.5°. 6. Heavy and regular production of fruit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Inventors: Gary Neil Zaiger, Leith Marie Gardner, Grant Gene Zaiger
  • Interspecific tree named ‘WESTON’
    Patent number: PP26205
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of interspecific tree. The following features of the tree and its fruit are characterized with the tree budded on ‘Nemaguard’ Rootstock (non-patented), grown on Handford sandy loam soil with Storie Index rating 95, in USDA Hardiness Zone 9, near Modesto, Calif., with standard commercial fruit growing practices, such as pruning, thinning, spraying, irrigation and fertilization. Its novelty consist of the following combination of desirable features: 1. Tree with vigorous, upright growth. 2. Heavy and regular bearer of large size fruit. 3. Relatively uniform ripening of fruit throughout the tree. 4. Fruit with very good flavor and eating quality. 5. Fruit with good balance between acid and sugar. 6. Fruit with an attractive orange skin and flesh color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Inventors: Gary Neil Zaiger, Leith Marie Gardner, Grant Gene Zaiger
  • plant named ‘Zita’
    Patent number: PP26206
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Prunus laurocerasus, ‘Zita’, characterized by its dark green glossy mature leaves and young leaves that are bronze red, its bushy spreading mounded plant habit; reaching about 0.8 m in height and 2 m in width, its slow growth rate, its good disease resistance, and its hardiness at least in U.S.D.A. Zones 6 to 9.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Inventor: Józsa Miklósné
  • Interspecific tree named ‘Bella Red’
    Patent number: PP26207
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of interspecific tree. The following features of the tree and its fruit are characterized with the tree budded on ‘Nemaguard’ Rootstock (non-patented), grown on Handford sandy loam soil with Storie Index rating 95, in USDA Hardiness Zone 9, near Modesto, Calif., with standard commercial fruit growing practices, such as pruning, thinning, spraying, irrigation and fertilization. Its novelty consist of the following combination of desirable features: 1. Tree with vigorous, upright growth. 2. Regular and productive bearer of medium to large size fruit. 3. Fruit with very good flavor and eating quality. 4. Firm fruit with good packing and shipping quality. 5. Fruit with an average Brix of 19.0°, with a good balance between acid and sugar. 6. Fruit with attractive red skin and flesh color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Inventors: Gary Neil Zaiger, Leith Marie Gardner, Grant Gene Zaiger
  • Strawberry plant named ‘Deluxe’
    Patent number: PP26208
    Abstract: A new and distinct strawberry variety, Fragaria×ananassa, cv. ‘Deluxe’ is characterized by an orange red fruit color, a fruit shape that ranges from round to conical, a medium leaf size, and a medium green color of the upper side of the leaf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: DARBONNE PEPINIERE, SAS
    Inventor: Alexandre Pierron-Darbonne
  • Strawberry plant named ‘PE-6.2036’
    Patent number: PP26209
    Abstract: This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of strawberry plant named ‘PE-6.2036’. This new strawberry plant named ‘PE-6.2036’ is primarily adapted to the growing conditions of the central coast of California, and is primarily characterized by its medium fruit size that is red in color, cordiform in shape with medium to strong gloss and very good flavor, seeds that tend to be level with to below the surface, medium to large plant size, with medium to dark green foliage, and medium to long fruiting trusses that are generally held even with the plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Plant Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen M. Ackerman, Steven D. Nelson, Michael D. Nelson
  • Strawberry plant named ‘Dream’
    Patent number: PP26210
    Abstract: A new and distinct strawberry variety, Fragaria×ananassa, cv. ‘Dream’ is characterized by a red to dark red fruit color (RHS red group (near 43 B to 44 A)), a large fruit size, an open density, and a medium vigor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Darbonne Pepiniere, SAS
    Inventor: Alexandre Pierron-Darbonne
  • Interspecific cornus hybrid tree designated ‘KN144-2’
    Patent number: PP26211
    Abstract: The physical manner in which the inflorescences on our new cultivar are displayed is unique as the flower heads are held erect on the rapidly elongating peduncles in the spring at nearly 90 degrees. When the telescoped vegetative bracts that protected the over-wintering flower buds have fallen, the rapidly growing peduncles elongate upward and the rapidly growing narrow pink-red floral bracts which are lightly attached at their apex enlarge upward until, with further growth, the floral bracts expand at an increased angle and look like butterflies perched on the vertical peduncles. The deep-cup shape of the floral bracts is unique among the comparative pink/red bracted clones of C. kousa ‘Rosea’, ‘Radiant Rose’, and ‘Heart Throb’ in the trade It's floral bracts are larger and darker than the C. kousa in the trade and holds its color longer than those of C. kousa which usually turn white.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Rutgers, The State University
    Inventor: Elwin R. Orton
  • Waxflower plant named ‘WX 56’
    Patent number: PP26212
    Abstract: ‘WX 56’ is a new and distinct waxflower plant (interspecific Chamelaucium hybrid) notable for its early flowering, compact growth habit, and dense terminal cover of medium size white flowers that age to pink and then purple-red.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Western Australian Agriculture Authority
    Inventor: Digby Growns
  • Waxflower plant named ‘WX 87’
    Patent number: PP26213
    Abstract: ‘WX 87’ is a new and distinct waxflower plant (interspecific Chamelaucium hybrid) notable for its very late flowering, compact growth habit, and dense terminal cover of large white flowers that age to white with green-yellow hypanthium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Western Australian Agriculture Authority
    Inventor: Digby Growns
  • plant named ‘NIR EDEN’
    Patent number: PP26214
    Abstract: A new and distinct Chamelaucium cultivar named ‘NIR EDEN’ is disclosed, characterized by unique flower size and color, solid petal color. The new variety is a Chamelaucium, normally producing cut flower stems, or as a garden or container plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Inventor: Nitzan Nir
  • plant named ‘EARLY NIR’
    Patent number: PP26215
    Abstract: A new and distinct Chamelaucium cultivar named ‘EARLY NIR’ is disclosed, characterized by unique flower color, branch structure and early blooming. The new variety is a Chamelaucium, normally producing cut flower stems, or as a garden or container plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Inventor: Nitzan Nir
  • plant named ‘K6322’
    Patent number: PP26216
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Calluna plant named ‘K6322’, characterized by its compact and upright to outwardly spreading plant habit; freely basal and lateral branching habit; dense and bushy appearance; moderately vigorous growth habit; thick squarish branches; green-colored leaves that become light yellow in color during the autumn and winter; and good garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Eden's Creations B.V.
    Inventor: Hendrick Cozijn Hoekert
  • plant named ‘K6300’
    Patent number: PP26217
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Calluna plant named ‘K6300’, characterized by its compact and upright to outwardly spreading plant habit; freely basal and lateral branching habit; dense and bushy appearance; moderately vigorous growth habit; thick squarish branches; green-colored leaves that become greyed orange in color during the autumn and winter; and good garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Eden's Creations B.V.
    Inventor: Hendrick Cozijn Hoekert
  • plant named ‘KAMOSERE ARIGATOU’
    Patent number: PP26218
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘KAMOSERE ARIGATOU’, that is characterized by its upright plant habit, its leaves that are elliptical in shape, its hortensia type inflorescences that are semi-globose in shape, its inflorescences with a larger proportion of sterile flowers with sepals that are elliptical in shape and variegated with centers that are primarily pink with white margins (under alkaline soil conditions with sufficient aluminum) or blue with white margins (under acidic soil conditions).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Inventor: Toyokazu Ichie
  • plant named ‘H213902’
    Patent number: PP26219
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘H213902’, characterized by its upright and outwardly spreading plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; strong and sturdy stems; freely and uniformly flowering habit; and large mophead-type inflorescences with numerous large white-colored sterile flowers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Hydrangea Breeders Association B.V.
    Inventor: Niels Arts
  • plant named ‘H212907’
    Patent number: PP26220
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘H212907’, characterized by its upright and somewhat outwardly spreading plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; strong and sturdy stems; freely and uniformly flowering habit; and mophead-type inflorescences with numerous white-colored sterile flowers with light green-colored margins and apices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Hydrangea Breeders Association B.V.
    Inventor: Niels Arts
  • plant named ‘H213901’
    Patent number: PP26221
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘H213901’, characterized by its upright and somewhat outwardly spreading plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; strong and sturdy stems; freely and uniformly flowering habit; and mophead-type inflorescences with numerous dark red purple-colored sterile flowers with undulate margins and apices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Hydrangea Breeders Association B.V.
    Inventor: Niels Arts
  • plant named ‘SHIMCR1’
    Patent number: PP26222
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘SHIMCR1’, characterized by its relatively compact and upright to outwardly spreading plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; large and flat flowers with dark pink-colored undulate petals and dark red-colored centers and venation; and good garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Spring Meadow Nursery, Inc.
    Inventor: Kyung Ku Shim
  • plant named ‘Gimlet’
    Patent number: PP26223
    Abstract: A new, distinct Geum plant as shown and described, characterized by semi-double to single flowers that open yellow and fade to light yellow with creamy white tips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Inventor: Brent Horvath
  • Lily plant named ‘Tiny Nugget’
    Patent number: PP26224
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Lily plant named ‘Tiny Nugget’, characterized by its compact and upright plant habit; vigorous growth habit; early and freely flowering habit; upright flower buds; yellow orange-colored flowers with numerous greyed red-colored spots; and good postproduction longevity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: MAK 't ZAND B.V.
    Inventor: Niels Johannes Cornelis Mak
  • plant named ‘REGBESOPI’
    Patent number: PP26225
    Abstract: A new and distinct Regal Geranium plant named ‘REGBESOPI’, characterized by its upright and uniformly rounded plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely basal branching habit; early and freely flowering habit; light pink-colored flowers with white-colored centers that are held above the foliar plane on strong peduncles; and no requirement for cooling treatment for flower development.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Elsner pac Jungpflanzen Gbr
    Inventor: Martin Geibel
  • plant named ‘ANTHDOZAL’
    Patent number: PP26226
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Anthurium plant named ‘ANTHDOZAL’ particularly characterized by having glossy pink, durable spathes, green, durable leaves, strong shoot formation, flowers continuously throughout the year, a compact and full plant habit and a plant height of 30 cm to 35 cm, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: ANTHURA B.V.
    Inventor: Jan Van Dijk