Plants inventions 11/08

20080295208 - Hybrid tea rose plant named 'meikatana': A new and distinct variety of Hybrid Tea rose plant is provided that forms in abundance on a nearly continuous basis attractive large double very velvety blossoms that are dark red in coloration. The vegetation is glossy dark green and contrasts nicely with the blossom coloration. The plant develops well... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080295209 - Chrysanthemum named 'zanmufive': A chrysanthemum plant named ‘Zanmufive’ characterized by its medium sized blooms with red ray florets and prolific branching; natural season flower date September 4-8; blooming for a period of 5 weeks.... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20080289070 - Kiwifruit variety named 'hort22d': A new and distinct kiwifruit variety is disclosed. The variety results from selection among a population of seedlings derived from crossing the kiwifruit selections known as CK51_06 (not patented) and CK51_11 (not patented). The fruit of the plant of this new kiwifruit variety is characterized by its internal red color... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080289071 - Plum tree named 'queen garnet': A new and distinct plum tree variety bearing fruit which are high in antioxidants and anthocyanins that makes it distinct from other Japanese-like plum trees that bear red fleshed fruit. The fruit is characterized by its attractive dark red to black skin colour and its intense blood red flesh colour... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080282433 - Ornamental flowering plum tree named 'cripoizam': A new and distinct variety of Prunus×cerasifera plant is provided that was discovered as a seedling of unknown parentage in a cultivated area among trees of the ‘Newport’ variety (non-patented in the United States). A dense upright columnar growth habit is displayed. The young foliage is copper-red in coloration and... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080282434 - Strawberry plant named treasure harvest: This invention is a new and distinct variety of strawberry plant named ‘Treasure Harvest’. The fruit of ‘Treasure Harvest’ is very large, very firm, flavorful, glossy dark red on the outside, and moderately resistant to Anthracnose fruit rot diseases. The yield is high and tolerant to the heat when grown... Agent: Peggy Pai-chi Chang

20080282435 - Saxifraga plant named 'rockred': A new Saxifraga plant, particularly distinguished by its red flower color, early flowering and compact plant habit.... Agent: Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc. Patent Department

20080282436 - Zoysiagrass plant \"tmx\": The present culivar TMX (Zoysia matrella Merr.) advantageously has a very slow growing rate in terms of plant height as compared with existing cultivars and requires mowing not more than once a year so as to be maintained in fair condition and allows the amount of fertilizer to be reduced.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080276338 - Apple tree named 'ab17': A new and distinct variety of apple tree denominated varietally as ‘AB17’ which produces fruit which is larger than that produced by the ‘Kidd's D-8’ apple tree under the ecological conditions prevailing near Ephrata, Wash. and which is further less acidic and which further produces a flower having a purple... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20080276339 - Grape plant named 'pinot grigio/pinot gris (tehachapi clone)': A new distinct variety of grape plant characterized by producing small round white berries suitable for producing outstanding white wine. The new variety distinguishes itself from other white fruit mutations of ‘Pinot Gris’ by ripening earlier and having a larger, more prominently winged cluster.... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP