Coreopsis Patents (Class PLT/417)
  • Publication number: 20140082805
    Abstract: A new and distinct Coreopsis plant named ‘Desert Coral’ characterized by large daisy-type flowers that grow to 3.5 cm in diameter, pink orange flowers with a red eye, grass green foliage on strong, upright, short stems, flowering for the whole summer, and a upright, mounding habit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventor: Harini Korlipara
  • Publication number: 20140082804
    Abstract: A new and distinct Coreopsis plant named ‘Summer Punch’ characterized by large daisy-type flowers that grow to 5.5 cm in diameter, yellow flowers with red centers, grass green foliage on strong, upright, short stems, flowering for the whole summer, and excellent vigor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.
    Inventor: Harini Korlipara
  • Publication number: 20130312144
    Abstract: A new and distinct Coreopsis plant named ‘Pink Sapphire’ characterized by daisy-type flowers that grow to 4.5 cm in diameter, purple pink flowers with a white eye, grass green foliage on strong, upright, short stems, flowering for the whole summer, and a dense, upright habit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Inventor: Harini Korlipara
  • Publication number: 20120042424
    Abstract: The present Coreopsis verticillata cultivar was created by the gamma-ray mutagenesis of the ‘Crème Brulée’ cultivar. An upright outwardly spreading mounding growth habit is displayed as well as a freely basal branching habit. Lacy bright green foliage is formed. Attractive, smaller daisy-type inflorescences are formed. The plant further can be distinguished by an observation of its less elongated terracotta-colored ray florets. The plant displays a propensity to freely flower for an extended period of time. The plant can be grown to advantage as attractive ornamentation in parks, gardens, and residential settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: NovaFlora Inc.
    Inventor: Michael S. Dobres
  • Patent number: PP19147
    Abstract: A new and distinct Coreopsis plant named ‘Lightning Flash’ characterized by the bright golden yellow foliage in the spring and on youngest foliage throughout the season, a tall, upright habit, bright golden daisy like inflorescences with dark centers, late summer and fall flowering season, and excellent vigor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Inventors: Mark Messenbrink, Louisa Messenbrink
  • Patent number: PP19311
    Abstract: The new and distinct Coreopsis verticillata plant named ‘Sunbeam’ with narrow foliage, yellow flowers having rounded apices and long flowering for cut flower, or landscaping in mass or as a specimen plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: Walters Gardens Inc
    Inventors: Sharon Walters, Ronald L. Walters
  • Patent number: PP19364
    Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Coreopsis named ‘Full Moon’ characterized it's large, bright yellow flowers with overlapping ray florets, its sturdy stems, its clumping plant habit, its vigorous growth habit, and its perennial habit and cold hardiness to at least to U.S.D.A. 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Inventor: Darrell R. Probst
  • Patent number: PP19393
    Abstract: A new and distinct Coreopsis plant named ‘Tropical Lemonade’ characterized by golden-yellow foliage, red-orange, daisy-type flowers, dwarf mounding habit, and very free flowering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.
    Inventor: Harini Korlipara
  • Patent number: PP19470
    Abstract: A new and distinct Coreopsis plant named ‘Cranberry Ice’ characterized by prolific, large, bicolor red purple and creamy white daisy-type flowers, grass green foliage, very free branching and flowering, long bloom time, and a compact mounding habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.
    Inventor: Harini Korlipara
  • Patent number: PP19536
    Abstract: A new and distinct Coreopsis plant named ‘Tahitian Sun’ characterized by prolific, large, bicolor rust red and gold daisy-type flowers, grass green foliage, very free branching and flowering, long bloom time, and a mounding habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.
    Inventor: Harini Korlipara
  • Patent number: PP19932
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Coreopsis plant named ‘Coreopram’, characterized by its upright, outwardly spreading and mounded plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; freely flowering habit; and single inflorescences with dark red and yellow bi-colored ray florets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: R. A. Meredith & Son Ltd.
    Inventor: Andrew Paul Bennett
  • Patent number: PP19946
    Abstract: A new and distinct Coreopsis plant named ‘Gold Nugget’ characterized by prolific, large, bright yellow and maroon daisy-type flowers, grass green foliage, very free branching and flowering, long bloom time, and a mounding habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.
    Inventor: Harini Korlipara
  • Patent number: PP20009
    Abstract: A new and distinct Coreopsis plant named ‘Moonlight’ characterized by prolific, large, light yellow daisy-type flowers, grass-green foliage, very free branching and flowering, long bloom time, and a mounding habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.
    Inventor: Harini Korlipara
  • Patent number: PP20023
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Coreopsis plant named ‘Core Yel’, characterized by its compact, upright and somewhat outwardly spreading plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; freely flowering habit; flat and full single inflorescences with bright yellow-colored ray florets and a red-colored “eye”; and strong peduncles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Goldsmith Seeds, Inc.
    Inventor: Ralph T. Perkins
  • Patent number: PP20412
    Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Coreopsis named ‘Redshift’ characterized its large inflorescences that are light yellow in color with a burgundy red eye zone during the warm growing season with the ray florets becoming flushed with burgundy red to solid burgundy red when cool temperatures in fall, its sturdy stems, its vigorous growth habit, and its perennial habit and cold hardiness to at least to U.S.D.A. 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Inventor: Darrell R. Probst
  • Patent number: PP20470
    Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Coreopsis named ‘Sienna Sunset’ characterized it's large, abundant apricot colored inflorescences, its long blooming habit, its vigorous growth habit, its densely branched plant habit, its relative resistance to powdery mildew and hardiness at least to U.S.D.A. Zones 5 to 9.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Sunny Border Nurseries, Inc.
    Inventor: Marc R. Laviana
  • Patent number: PP20609
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Coreopsis verticillata named ‘Route 66’ characterized it's abundant bright yellow inflorescences with a red eye with the red eye coloration of the ray florets spreading to the tips of the petals as they mature and with cooler fall temperatures, its continuous bloom from early summer until frost, its vigorous and robust growth habit, and its cold hardiness to at least U.S.D.A. Zone 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: Itsaul Plants, LLC.
    Inventor: Patricia M. Bauer
  • Patent number: PP20693
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Coreopsis verticillata plant named ‘Golden Dream’ having bright golden-colored flowers and a long flowering period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Inventor: Yohei Hosogai
  • Patent number: PP20702
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Coreopsis plant named ‘Sweet Marmalade’, characterized by its upright, outwardly spreading and mounded plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; freely flowering habit with numerous inflorescences per plant; daisy-type inflorescences with yellow to light orange-colored ray florets; relatively resistant to Powdery Mildew; and good garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Inventor: Yohei Hosogai
  • Patent number: PP21047
    Abstract: A new and distinct Coreopsis plant named ‘Sangria’ characterized by small ruby red inflorescences, and an upright, very dwarf habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.
    Inventor: Harini Korlipara
  • Patent number: PP21069
    Abstract: A new and distinct Coreopsis plant named ‘Pink Lady’ characterized by medium sized, clear pink, daisy like flowers, very free flowering, a mounding habit, and excellent vigor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.
    Inventor: Harini Korlipara
  • Patent number: PP21758
    Abstract: A new and distinct Coreopsis plant named ‘Ruby Frost’ characterized by large, daisy-type flowers that grow to 5.5 cm in diameter, white-edged red purple flowers, grass green foliage on short stems, flowering for the whole summer, and a dense, mounding habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.
    Inventor: Harini Korlipara
  • Patent number: PP21869
    Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Coreopsis named ‘Caliente’ characterized by its inflorescences with ray florets that are vibrant red in color with the red blending with orange on the apex of the petals to produce the effect of having an orange-red rim, its bushy and relatively short plant habit, its floriferous and long blooming habit, its relative sterility, and its vigorous growth habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Inventor: Darrell R. Probst
  • Patent number: PP21931
    Abstract: The new and distinct Threadleaf Coreopsis, Coreopsis verticillata plant named ‘Moonray’, with narrow linear or deeply dissected tri-lobed foliage, numerous flowers of pale creamy yellow un-fringed petals having rounded apices and long flowering season from early summer until frost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Walters Gardens Inc.
    Inventor: Eric M. Sal
  • Patent number: PP21999
    Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Coreopsis named ‘Galaxy’ characterized its inflorescences with semi-double ray florets that are solid yellow in color and held just above the foliage, its compact plant habit, its healthy and vigorous growth habit, and its perennial plant habit and cold hardiness to least U.S.D.A. Zone 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Inventor: Darrell R. Probst
  • Patent number: PP22015
    Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Coreopsis named ‘Jive’ characterized by its inflorescences with ray florets that are white in color with a large burgundy-purple eye zone, its bushy and relatively short plant habit, its floriferous and long blooming habit, its relative sterility, and its vigorous growth habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Inventor: Darrell R. Probst
  • Patent number: PP22129
    Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Coreopsis named ‘Salsa’ characterized by its inflorescences with ray florets that are gold in color with a large dark red eye zone, its bushy and relatively short plant habit, its floriferous and long blooming habit, its relative sterility, and its vigorous growth habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Inventor: Darrell R. Probst
  • Patent number: PP22130
    Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Coreopsis named ‘Limbo’ characterized its inflorescences with ray florets that are solid creamy white in color, its bushy and relatively short plant habit, its long blooming habit, its sterility, and its vigorous growth habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Inventor: Darrell R. Probst
  • Patent number: PP22131
    Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Coreopsis named ‘Mambo’ characterized by its inflorescences with ray florets that open creamy white in color with a burgundy eye zone with the creamy white portion aging in a few days to a rose-pink color, its bushy and relatively short plant habit, its floriferous and long blooming habit, its relative sterility, and its vigorous growth habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Inventor: Darrell R. Probst
  • Patent number: PP22478
    Abstract: A new and distinct Coreopsis plant named ‘Citrine’ characterized by daisy-type flowers that grow to 4 cm in diameter, flowers that are clear yellow, grass green foliage on short stems, flowers all summer, a dense, compact, mounding habit, and excellent vigor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.
    Inventor: Harini Korlipara
  • Patent number: PP22479
    Abstract: A new and distinct Coreopsis plant named ‘Cherry Pie’ characterized by small daisy-type flowers that grow to 3.5 cm in diameter, flowers that are deep red, grass green foliage on short stems, flowering for the whole summer, and a dense, mounding habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.
    Inventor: Harini Korlipara
  • Patent number: PP22485
    Abstract: A new and distinct Coreopsis plant named ‘Garnet’ characterized by daisy-type flowers that grow to 4.5 cm in diameter, flowers that are deep rose with a darker center, grass green foliage on short stems, flowering for the whole summer, a dense, compact, mounding habit, and excellent vigor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.
    Inventor: Harini Korlipara
  • Patent number: PP22486
    Abstract: A new and distinct Coreopsis plant named ‘Pineapple Pie’ characterized by small daisy-type flowers that grow to 3 cm in diameter, flowers that are golden yellow with deep red eyes, grass green foliage on short stems, flowering for the whole summer, and a dense, mounding habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.
    Inventor: Harini Korlipara
  • Patent number: PP22487
    Abstract: A new and distinct Coreopsis plant named ‘Fruit Punch’ characterized by daisy-type flowers that grow to 5 cm in diameter, flowers that are white with a large, deep purple to red eye, grass green foliage on short stems, flowering for the whole summer, a dense, compact, mounding habit, and excellent vigor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.
    Inventor: Harini Korlipara
  • Patent number: PP22519
    Abstract: A new and distinct Coreopsis plant named ‘Pumpkin Pie’ characterized by small daisy-type flowers that grow to 3.5 cm in diameter, flowers that are deep orange with red eyes, grass green foliage on short stems, flowering for the whole summer, and a dense, mounding habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.
    Inventor: Harini Korlipara
  • Patent number: PP22565
    Abstract: The present Coreopsis verticillata cultivar was created by the gamma-ray mutagenesis of the ‘Crème Brulée’ cultivar. An upright outwardly spreading mounding growth habit is displayed as well as a freely basal branching habit. Lacy bright green foliage is formed. Attractive, smaller daisy-type inflorescences are formed. The plant further can be distinguished by an observation of its less elongated terracotta-colored ray florets. The plant displays a propensity to freely flower for an extended period of time. The plant can be grown to advantage as attractive ornamentation in parks, gardens, and residential settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: NovaFlora Inc.
    Inventor: Michael S. Dobres
  • Patent number: PP22601
    Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Coreopsis named ‘Cosmic Eye’ characterized its large inflorescences with ray florets that are bright yellow in color with sharply contrasting bright red eye zones, its low growing and compact plant habit with flowers held well above the foliage, and its perennial habit and cold hardiness to at least U.S.D.A. Zone 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Inventor: Darrell R. Probst
  • Patent number: PP22631
    Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Coreopsis named ‘Cha Cha Cha’ characterized its inflorescences with ray florets that are gold in color with a small dark red eye zone, its bushy and relatively short plant habit, its floriferous and long blooming habit, its relative sterility, and its vigorous growth habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Inventor: Darrell R. Probst
  • Patent number: PP22670
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Coreopsis verticillata named ‘Sunset Strip’ characterized its large inflorescences that are golden yellow in color with dark orange centers with the dark orange coloration of the ray florets spreading along the veins towards the end of the petals that is especially distinct in fall, its height of 45 to 50 cm and an average spread of 61 cm, its continuous bloom from June until frost, its vigorous growth habit with good growth under greenhouse conditions in winter, and its cold hardiness to at least U.S.D.A. Zone 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Itsaul Plants LLC
    Inventor: Patricia M. Bauer
  • Patent number: PP22671
    Abstract: A new and distinct Coreopsis plant named ‘Show Stopper’ characterized by prolific bloom of red purple daisy-type inflorescences, each about 5 cm wide, with excellent perennial survival, and a large mounding plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.
    Inventor: Harini Korlipara
  • Patent number: PP22707
    Abstract: A new and distinct Coreopsis plant named ‘Center Stage’ characterized by prolific, deep red, 4.5 cm wide, daisy-type inflorescences on a large mounding, Zone 6 hardy plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.
    Inventor: Harini Korlipara
  • Patent number: PP22943
    Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Coreopsis named ‘Cosmic Evolution’ characterized by its large inflorescences with ray florets that are creamy white in color and becoming suffused with red-purple as temperatures cool with the purple coloration beginning as an eyezone and on the margins of the petals and then progressing until the flowers become nearly solid red-purple, its ability to bloom from June until frost in Massachusetts, its vigorous growth habit and healthy foliage, and its reliably perennial habit and cold hardiness at least to U.S.D.A. Zone 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Inventor: Darrell R. Probst
  • Patent number: PP23035
    Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Coreopsis named ‘Star Cluster’ characterized by its large inflorescences with overlapping ray florets that are white in color with small purple eyezones that under cool growing temperatures develop larger eyezones and become suffused with purple first on the petal margins and then in the center of the petals, the ability to bloom from June until frost in Massachusetts, its heavy blooming habit, its well-branched sturdy stems, its vigorous growth habit with healthy foliage, and its reliably perennial habit with cold hardiness at least to U.S.D.A. Zone 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Inventor: Darrell R. Probst
  • Patent number: PP23347
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Coreopsis plant named ‘Tweety’, characterized by its bright yellow-colored flowers, medium green-colored, deeply-dissected foliage having thread-like segments, low to moderate growth vigor, well-branched, upright-mounded, compact growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Inventor: Bram van der Spek
  • Patent number: PP23504
    Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Coreopsis named ‘Dahl Baby’ characterized by its compact plant habit with a tight rosette of foliage, its abundance of bloom in spring, its 2.5 to 3.8 cm inflorescences comprised of golden yellow tubular ray florets surrounded golden disk florets, and its plant height of about 30 cm in bloom with a foliage height of 15 to 20 cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Aris Horticulture Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth Dahlheimer, Robert Mark Saul
  • Patent number: PP24134
    Abstract: The new and distinct cultivar of ornamental Tickseed, Coreopsis ‘Tahitian Sunset’ with short, compact, intensely-floriferous, long-blooming habit and flowers with a blend of watermelon-red and golden-orange petals. It is grown as an annual in zones colder than USDA zone 8 and as a perennial in zones 8 through 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Inventor: Peter Van Der Kolk
  • Patent number: PP24288
    Abstract: A new and distinct Coreopsis plant named ‘Pink Sapphire’ characterized by daisy-type flowers that grow to 4.5 cm in diameter, purple pink flowers with a light eye, grass green foliage on strong, upright, short stems, flowering for the whole summer, and a dense, upright habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.
    Inventor: Harini Korlipara
  • Patent number: PP24562
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Coreopsis verticillata named ‘Main Street’, characterized by its ray florets that are burgundy red in color with occasional flecks and spots of white near the tips on the upper surface when mature and greyed-yellow and diffused with reddish-purple near the base on the lower surface, its C. verticillata type foliage, its cold hardiness to at least U.S.D.A. Zone 5, its continuous blooms from late May/early June until frost, its height of 45 to 60 cm and an average spread of 45 cm, and its vigorous growth habit and ability to propagate well under greenhouse conditions in winter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: ItSaul Plants, LLC
    Inventor: Patricia M. Bauer
  • Patent number: PP24598
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Coreopsis verticillata named ‘Broad Street’ characterized by its ray florets that are red in color on the upper surface with flecks of yellow primarily appearing on the tips when mature and greyed-yellow and suffused at base with red on the lower surface, its C. verticillata type foliage, its cold hardiness to at least U.S.D.A. Zone 5, its continuous blooms from late May/early June until frost, its height of 45 to 60 cm and an average spread of 45 cm, and its vigorous growth habit and ability to propagate well under greenhouse conditions in winter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Itsaul Plants LLC
    Inventor: Patricia M. Bauer
  • Patent number: PP24688
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Coreopsis verticillata named ‘Electric Avenue’ characterized by its inflorescences that are clear yellow in color, its thread-leaf foliage, its high bud count, its height of 60 to 71 cm and an average spread of 60 cm, its cold hardiness in at least U.S.D.A. Zone 5, and its vigorous growth habit with heavy shoot production from over-wintered plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Itsaul Plants, LLC
    Inventors: Richard G. Saul, Patricia M. Bauer