St. Augustine Grass Patents (Class PLT/392)
  • Publication number: 20240065122
    Abstract: ‘DALSA 1618’ is an interploid hybrid variety of St. Augustinegrass. ‘DALSA 1618’ possesses a unique combination of drought and shade tolerance that allows its use across the southcentral and southeastern United States.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Ambika Chandra, Anthony D. GENOVESI
  • Publication number: 20190387655
    Abstract: ‘FSA1602’ is a new and distinct St. Augustinegrass (Stenotaphrum secundatum (Walt.) Kuntze) variety distinguished at least by its distinctive olive blue-green color, large stolon size, and good tolerance to leaf diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Kevin E. Kenworthy, Kenneth H. Quesenberry
  • Publication number: 20160212912
    Abstract: ‘DALSA 0605’ is a new variety of St. Augustinegrass distinguished by having high tolerance to grey leaf spot disease, significantly reduced levels of fecundity and juvenile development of Southern chinch bugs, and superior drought resistance conferred through a combination of tolerance to drying soil, deep genetic rooting potential, and rapid recovery following drought, as disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Ambika Chandra, Milton C. Engelke, Anthony D. Genovesi
  • Publication number: 20160135351
    Abstract: A new and distinct turf grass cultivar of Stenotaphrum secundatum plant named ‘PAL42’, characterized by the combination of greater internodal spacing of the stolons, very long stolons, and a very fast growth rate; characteristics which translate to a highly aesthetic turf grass that exhibits improved environmental tolerances and lower production and maintenance input costs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventor: Todd Anthony Layt
  • Publication number: 20090293164
    Abstract: St. Augustinegrass plant Eclipse is a new and distinct variety of perennial St. Augustinegrass cultivar, characterized by its short and narrow leaf blades, fine leaf texture, short internode length and diameter, and superior turf quality and particularly turf density when grown under shade or dense shade. Eclipse is also distinguished by its genetic color and fall and winter color characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2008
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Inventors: H. Wayne Philley, Jeffrey V. Krans, Clarence E. Watson
  • Publication number: 20090199316
    Abstract: St. Augustinegrass plant Aurora is a new and distinct variety of perennial St. Augustinegrass cultivar, characterized by its short and narrow leaf blades, fine leaf texture, short internode length and diameter, and superior cold tolerance and turf quality. Aurora is also distinguished by its superior green plot and living ground cover characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventors: H. Wayne Philley, Jeffrey V. Krans
  • Publication number: 20040205874
    Abstract: ‘B12’ is an attractive, green (RHS 137A) Stenotaphrum secundatum grass (St. Augustine grass), with a fast growth habit, brown with predominant yellow-green internode color, moderate internode length, and a long leaf blade that is highly infolded in mature turf, with a fine leaf appearance. ‘B12’ is also characterized by good disease and pest resistance and superior color retention under low fertilizer conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2003
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventor: Todd Anthony Layt
  • Patent number: PP16174
    Abstract: ‘B12’ is an attractive, green (RHS 137A) Stenotaphrum secundatum grass (St. Augustine grass), with a fast growth habit, brown with predominant yellow-green internode color, moderate internode length, and a long leaf blade that is highly infolded in mature turf, with a fine leaf appearance. ‘B12’ is also characterized by good disease and pest resistance and superior color retention under low fertilizer conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: Sod Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Todd Anthony Layt
  • Patent number: PP17095
    Abstract: St. Augustinegrass ‘TR 6-10’ is a perennial St. Augustinegrass cultivar with dwarf turfgrass characteristics. ‘TR 6-10’ is a bright, dark green color and yet exhibits a dwarf, low growing habit. It is more wear tolerant than other St. Augustinegrasses and it is the most shade tolerant cultivar of a species that is highly regarded for this characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Inventor: Terrance P. Riordan
  • Patent number: PP21240
    Abstract: St. Augustinegrass plant ‘Polaris’ is a new and distinct variety of perennial St. Augustinegrass cultivar, characterized by its short and narrow leaf blades, fine leaf texture, short internode length and diameter, and superior cold tolerance and turf quality. ‘Polaris’ is also distinguished by its superior green plot and living ground cover characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Mississippi State University
    Inventors: H. Wayne Philley, Jeffrey V. Krans
  • Patent number: PP21280
    Abstract: Perennial St. Augustinegrass having plant hopper and southern chinch bug insect resistance, narrow leaf blades and slower leaf extension rates over time when compared with other St. Augustinegrass varieties thus requiring less frequent mowing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell T. Nagata, Philip Busey
  • Patent number: PP21603
    Abstract: St. Augustinegrass plant ‘MSA-31’ is a new and distinct variety of perennial St. Augustinegrass cultivar, characterized by its short and narrow leaf blades, fine leaf texture, short internode length and diameter, and superior turf quality and particularly turf density when grown under shade or dense shade. ‘MSA-31’ is also distinguished by its genetic color and fall and winter color characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Mississippi State University
    Inventors: H. Wayne Philley, Jeffrey V. Krans, Clarence E. Watson
  • Patent number: PP11537
    Abstract: A new dwarf variety of St. Augustine grass (Stenotapharum secundatum) characterized by its flat, low growth habit and its deep green color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignee: Pursley Distributing, Inc.
    Inventor: Jack S. Sweet
  • Patent number: PP27393
    Abstract: ‘DALSA 0605’ is a new variety of St. Augustinegrass distinguished by having high tolerance to grey leaf spot disease, significantly reduced levels of fecundity and juvenile development of Southern chinch bugs, and superior drought resistance conferred through a combination of tolerance to drying soil, deep genetic rooting potential, and rapid recovery following drought, as disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: The Texas A&M University System
    Inventors: Ambika Chandra, Anthony D. Genovesi, Milton C. Engelke
  • Patent number: PP27538
    Abstract: A new and distinct turf grass cultivar of Stenotaphrum secundatum plant named ‘PAL42’, characterized by the combination of greater internodal spacing of the stolons, very long stolons, and a very fast growth rate; characteristics which translate to a highly aesthetic turf grass that exhibits improved environmental tolerances and lower production and maintenance input costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Inventor: Todd Anthony Layt
  • Patent number: PP32645
    Abstract: ‘FSA1602’ is a new and distinct St. Augustine grass (Stenotaphrum secundatum (Walt.) Kuntze) variety distinguished at least by its distinctive olive blue-green color, large stolon size, and good tolerance to leaf diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin E. Kenworthy, Kenneth H. Quesenberry
  • Patent number: PP35807
    Abstract: ‘DALSA 1618’ is an interploid hybrid variety of St. Augustinegrass. ‘DALSA 1618’ possesses a unique combination of drought and shade tolerance that allows its use across the southcentral and southeastern United States.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: The Texas A&M University System
    Inventors: Ambika Chandra, Anthony D. Genovesi
  • Patent number: PP36033
    Abstract: ‘XSA 11377’ is a new St. Augustinegrass cultivar that is fast to establish, has good levels of shade and drought tolerances, and has superior turf quality. It is distinguishable from other cultivars by its medium-fine texture, aggressive stoloniferous growth, improved sod strength, and improved shade tolerance. ‘XSA 11377’ shows gray leaf spot and chinch bug tolerance, and maintains above average turf quality under normal management practices. ‘XSA-11377’ is also genetically distinct from other St. Augustinegrass cultivars currently in the marketplace known to the Inventor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: North Carolina State University
    Inventor: Susana Milla-Lewis