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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 02, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mitchell Eugene Hanes, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Stanislaw Nalepa, Salinas, CA (US);
Assignee:
Goldsmith Seeds, Inc., Gilroy, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H / ; A01H / ; A01H / ; A01H / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
800323 ; 800298 ; 800260 ; 800276 ; 435410 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a novel double flower gene in Verbena which is phenotypically expressed in the formation of flowers with one or more additional petals than existing Verbena cultivars. The present invention also relates to a Verbena seed, a Verbena plant, a Verbena flower, a Verbena variety and a Verbena hybrid which comprise the novel double flower gene. The present invention also relates to a method of producing the disclosed Verbena plants and seeds.