Patents Issued in May 2, 2017
  • Washing machine
    Patent number: D785876
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chul-Yong Cho, Jongsu Jeon, Chris Bangle, Seonju Lee
  • Cleaner
    Patent number: D785877
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignees: JIANGSU MIDEA CLEANING APPLIANCES CO., LTD, MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD
    Inventors: Pei Cao, Yang Gu
  • Vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: D785878
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: NILFISK A/S
    Inventors: Christian Thorup Kjaergaard, Malene Kappel, Anthony Evans, Henrik Jeppesen, Berker Diker, Kalle Nordbo, Richard Morgan Hickmott
  • Vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: D785879
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minhyouk Bu, Sanghun Yoon, Jaewon Choi
  • Washing machine
    Patent number: D785880
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Junghoon Hwang, Deoksang Yun, Yeonsu Kim, Wonchul Hwang
  • Washing machine
    Patent number: D785881
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kisang Yoon, Yoonjong Kang
  • Washing machine
    Patent number: D785882
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeonsu Kim, Yoonjong Kang
  • Brush for a vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: D785883
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget Electrolux
    Inventor: Magnus Wennerström
  • Cleaning attachment
    Patent number: D785884
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: MYTEE PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: John LaBarbera, Vincent LaBarbera
  • Collapsible canvas laundry hamper
    Patent number: D785885
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Inventor: Douglas Jensen
  • Collapsible canvas laundry hamper
    Patent number: D785886
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Inventor: Douglas Jensen
  • Flexible reusable bucket cover
    Patent number: D785887
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Inventor: Joseph A Bechtold, Jr.
  • Paint pan and insert
    Patent number: D785888
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Inventor: Felix Hernandez
  • Paint grid
    Patent number: D785889
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: A, RICHARD TOOLS CO.
    Inventors: Roméo Arvinte, François Panfili
  • Washboard for washing machine
    Patent number: D785890
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hayoung Jang, Kangdoo Kim
  • Table top waste receptacle
    Patent number: D785891
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Inventors: Josephine Herbert Mann, William Evarts Benjamin, III
  • Trash container
    Patent number: D785892
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: JBL INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventor: Lawrence K. Lee
  • Gimbal
    Patent number: D785893
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Kim, Paul Pan, Yan-Chong Zhao, Hao Liu
  • Display housing for a lift truck
    Patent number: D785894
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Crown Equipment Corporation
    Inventors: Christoph Babel, Christian Molnar, James V. Kraimer
  • Battery cover for a lift truck
    Patent number: D785895
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Crown Equipment Corporation
    Inventors: Christian Molnar, Christoph Babel, James V. Kraimer
  • Battery cover for a lift truck
    Patent number: D785896
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Crown Equipment Corporation
    Inventors: Christian Molnar, Christoph Babel, James V. Kraimer
  • Urn
    Patent number: D785897
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Inventors: John Florek, Wendy Florek
  • Lock box for medical device
    Patent number: D785898
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Q-core Medical Ltd.
    Inventor: Shachar Rotem
  • Pillow safe
    Patent number: D785899
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Inventor: Wade L. Chambers
  • rootstock named ‘Sam 1’
    Patent number: PP27952
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of root stocks is described and which is characterized as to novelty by its resistance to Oak Root fungus and Root-Knot nematodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Inventor: Pamela Samantha Lewis
  • Apple tree named ‘WUR200’
    Patent number: PP27953
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Apple tree named ‘WUR200’, characterized by its upright plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; numerous fruit produced per plant; fruits with red-colored skin spotted with lenticels; resistance to Apple Scab; and suitability for organic farming practices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Stichting Dienst Landbouwkundig Onderzoek-PPO/PRI
    Inventor: Rene Smulders
  • Crabapple tree named ‘JFS-KW207’
    Patent number: PP27954
    Abstract: A variety of crabapple which combines compact growth, dense foliage, dwarf habit, pinkish white flowers and brightly colored ornamental fruit with excellent resistance to fireblight and apple scab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co.
    Inventor: Keith S. Warren
  • Peach tree named ‘Sauzee Giant’
    Patent number: PP27955
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of peach tree (Prunus persica). 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 having a vigorous, upright growth habit. 2. Regular and productive bearer of large size fruit. 3. Fruit with good flavor and eating quality. 4. Mild, sweet, sub-acid, white flesh fruit. 5. Peento type fruit, with an attractive red blush.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Inventors: Gary Neil Zaiger, Leith Marie Gardner, Grant Gene Zaiger
  • plant named ‘Byboughen’
    Patent number: PP27956
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Cornus, ‘Byboughen’, characterized by its dwarf growth habit, its upright and rounded plant habit, its yellow-green foliage that turns golden yellow and suffused with red-purple in fall, and its stems that are bright coral red in winter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Bylands Nurseries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Ron Boughen
  • Hop plant named ‘ADHA 483’
    Patent number: PP27957
    Abstract: A new hop plant named ‘ADHA 483’ is disclosed. The cones of ‘ADHA 483’ mature in mid to late September in Moxee, Wash., and yield a crop of 2200 to 2300 pounds per acre. ‘ADHA 483’ is used for its semi-dwarf size and aromatic quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: AMERICAN DWARF HOP ASSOCIATION, LLC
    Inventors: Leslie Roy, Gary Morford
  • Hop plant named ‘ADHA 881’
    Patent number: PP27958
    Abstract: A new hop plant named ‘ADHA 881’ is disclosed. The cones of ‘ADHA 881’ mature in mid to late September in Moxee, Wash., and yield a crop of 2300 to 2400 pounds per acre. ‘ADHA 881’ is used for its aromatic quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: AMERICAN DWARF HOP ASSOCIATION, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Perrault, Eugene G. Probasco
  • plant named ‘Koncasunda’
    Patent number: PP27959
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Alstroemeria plant named ‘Koncasunda’, characterized by its compact and mounding plant habit; sturdy and strong plants; vigorous growth habit and rapid growth rate; freely branching habit; numerous light yellow-colored flowers; and good garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Konst Breeding B.V.
    Inventor: Johannes Wilhelmus Maria Konst
  • plant named ‘Koncamystic’
    Patent number: PP27960
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Alstroemeria plant named ‘Koncamystic’, characterized by its compact and mounding plant habit; sturdy and strong plants; vigorous growth habit and rapid growth rate; freely branching habit; numerous light and dark purple-colored flowers; and good garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Konst Breeding B.V.
    Inventor: Johannes Wilhelmus Maria Konst
  • plant named ‘Garkendall’
    Patent number: PP27961
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Gerbera plant named ‘Garkendall’, characterized by its compact, broadly upright and uniformly mounding plant habit; dense and bushy appearance; numerous inflorescences with dark orange red-colored ray florets; upright and strong scapes; and good garden performance and relatively tolerant to cold temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Florist Holland B.V.
    Inventor: Melchior Moen
  • plant named ‘Garsurprise’
    Patent number: PP27962
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Gerbera plant named ‘Garsurprise’, characterized by its compact, broadly upright and uniformly mounding plant habit; dense and bushy appearance; numerous inflorescences with dark red purple-colored ray florets; upright and strong scapes; and good garden performance and relatively tolerant to cold temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Florist Holland B.V.
    Inventor: Melchior Moen
  • plant named ‘Garsmile’
    Patent number: PP27963
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Gerbera plant named ‘Garsmile’, characterized by its compact, broadly upright and uniformly mounding plant habit; dense and bushy appearance; numerous inflorescences with bright yellow-colored ray florets; upright and strong scapes; and good garden performance and relatively tolerant to cold temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Florist Holland B.V.
    Inventor: Melchior Moen
  • plant named ‘RFL 2317-114’
    Patent number: PP27964
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Caladium plant named ‘RFL 2317-114’, characterized by its intermediate to tall height, upright and uniformly mounded plant habit; vigorous growth habit and very rapid growth rate; fancy type leaves that are dark green in color with red-colored venation, bright red-colored areas surrounding the veins and salmon pink-colored spots; and above average tolerance to Xanthomonas Leaf Spot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Inventor: Robert Dale Hartman
  • plant named ‘Water's Edge’
    Patent number: PP27965
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Caladium plant named ‘Water's Edge’, characterized by its intermediate height, upright and uniformly mounded plant habit; vigorous growth habit and moderately rapid growth rate; fancy-type leaves with bright white-colored venation, grey green-colored interveinal areas surrounded by dark green borders; relatively high yield of largest grade tubers; and above average tolerance to Xanthomonas Leaf Spot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Inventor: Robert Dale Hartman
  • plant named ‘Black Sapphire Gecko’
    Patent number: PP27966
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Colocasia plant named ‘Black Sapphire Gecko’, that is characterized by its clump forming, large plant habit growing up to 1.8 m in height, its leaves that are dark purple-black in color with a reflective sheen on the upper surface and maroon in color on the lower surface, its petioles that are dark maroon in color, its healthy root system that is cold hardy up to U.S.D.A. Zone 7, and its production of large tubers as it ages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Brian's Botanicals
    Inventor: Brian Paul Williams
  • plant named ‘Ficre’
    Patent number: PP27967
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Carex oshimensis, ‘Ficre’, characterized its dwarf plant habit, its foliage that is variegated with deep green centers and creamy yellow margins, and its ust growth habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: GARRAITH LTD.
    Inventor: Pat Fitzgerald
  • plant named ‘JHE00091’
    Patent number: PP27968
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Helleborus plant named ‘JHE00091’, characterized by its upright and mounding plant habit; vigorous growth habit and rapid growth rate; dark green-colored leaves; early and freely flowering habit; single purple-colored flowers; and good garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Floreac N.V. div Microflor
    Inventor: Thierry Van Paemel
  • plant named ‘EPB 20’
    Patent number: PP27969
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Helleborus plant named ‘EPB 20’, characterized by its upright and mounding plant habit; uniform, continuous and freely flowering habit; relatively large greenish white-colored flowers that are held above the foliar plane on relatively long peduncles; and good garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Inventors: Rodney Davey, Lynda Windsor
  • plant named ‘EPB 30’
    Patent number: PP27970
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Helleborus plant named ‘EPB 30’, characterized by its upright and mounding plant habit; uniform, continuous and freely flowering habit; relatively large purple-colored flowers that are held above the foliar plane on relatively long peduncles; and good garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Inventors: Rodney Davey, Lynda Windsor
  • plant named ‘Allboo’
    Patent number: PP27971
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hypericum plant named ‘Allboo’, characterized by its broadly upright plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; dark green-colored leaves; freely flowering habit and high fruit density; glossy bright green-colored fruits; and suitability as a cut-flower plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Allplants Holding B.V.
    Inventor: Wilhelmus T. J. van den Hoogen
  • plant named ‘Allpista’
    Patent number: PP27972
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hypericum plant named ‘Allpista’, characterized by its relatively short and broadly upright plant habit; low vigor to moderately vigorous growth habit; dark green-colored leaves; freely flowering habit and high fruit density; glossy yellow green-colored fruits; and suitability as a garden and container plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Allplants Holding B.V.
    Inventor: Wilhelmus T. J. van den Hoogen
  • plant named ‘Sunlobericoho’
    Patent number: PP27973
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Lobelia plant named ‘Sunlobericoho’, characterized by its compact and mounding plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; dense and bushy plant form; freely flowering habit; long flowering period; large white-colored flowers; relative tolerance to high temperatures and good garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Suntory Flowers Limited
    Inventor: Kiyoshi Miyazaki
  • plant named ‘Sunlobe Torecama’
    Patent number: PP27974
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Lobelia plant named ‘Sunlobe Torecama’, characterized by its upright to trailing and mounding plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; dense and bushy plant form; freely flowering habit; long flowering period; large purple violet-colored flowers with white-colored centers; relative tolerance to high temperatures and good garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Suntory Flowers Limited
    Inventor: Kiyoshi Miyazaki
  • plant named ‘Sunsenegoroku’
    Patent number: PP27975
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Senecio plant named ‘Sunsenegoroku’, characterized by its upright and uniformly mounded plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; freely flowering habit; and daisy-type inflorescences with ray florets that are violet blue in color towards the apex and pale pink in color towards the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Suntory Flowers Limited
    Inventor: Tomoya Misato
  • Proppant vessel base
    Patent number: RE46381
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: OREN TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: John Oren, Joshua Oren
  • Methods and compositions for modulating peripheral immune function
    Patent number: RE46382
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are cell preparations useful for modulating various peripheral immune functions, methods for making said cell preparations, and methods for their use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: SanBio, Inc.
    Inventors: Mo Dao, Casey C. Case