James Robert Ault

US Patent:

PP15090, Aug 17, 2004

Filed:

Oct 8, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/680132

Inventors:

James R. Ault - Glencoe IL

Assignee:

Chicagoland Grows, Inc. - Glencoe IL

International Classification:

A01H 500

US Classification:

PLT263

Abstract:

A new and distinct highly ornamental Echinacea plant is provided. The blossoms are attractive and display orange-colored ray florets. A sweet orange-spiced tea fragrance emanates from the blossoms. Semi-glossy green foliage is formed that contrasts nicely with the blossom coloration. The plant is free-flowering and commonly blooms from early-July to mid- to late-August at Glencoe, Ill. , U. S. A.

US Patent:

PP18546, Mar 4, 2008

Filed:

Sep 26, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/527185

Inventors:

James R. Ault - Libertyville IL, US

Assignee:

Chicagoland Grows, Inc. - Glencoe IL

International Classification:

A01H 5/00

US Classification:

PLT263

Abstract:

A new cultivar of hybrid ‘CBG Cone 2’, characterized by its compact and dwarf growth habit, its sturdy stems, its horizontally held blooms with medium pink florets surrounding yellow-brown cones, its long blooming habit, its ease of propagation, its vigorous growth habit, and its hardiness in U. S. D. A. Zones 4 to 9.

US Patent:

PP19011, Jul 8, 2008

Filed:

Mar 14, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/724126

Inventors:

James R. Ault - Libertyville IL, US

Assignee:

Chicagoland Grows - Glencoe IL

International Classification:

A01H 5/00

US Classification:

PLT226

Abstract:

A new cultivar of interspecific ‘Twilite’, characterized by its bicolor flowers that are violet-purple with a yellow keel held on erect flower stems, its densely branched, uniform and upright plant habit and its vigorous growth rate.

US Patent:

PP19971, Apr 28, 2009

Filed:

Nov 2, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/982691

Inventors:

James R. Ault - Libertyville IL, US

Assignee:

Chicagoland Grows - Glencoe IL

International Classification:

A01H 5/00

US Classification:

PLT226

Abstract:

A new cultivar of interspecific ‘Starlite’, characterized by its early blooming bicolor flowers that are violet-purple with a yellow keel held, its densely flowered inflorescences, its initially upright then cascading plant habit, its vigorous growth habit, and its hardiness in U. S. D. A. Zones 4 to 8.

US Patent:

PP20408, Oct 13, 2009

Filed:

Aug 27, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/229798

Inventors:

James R. Ault - Glencoe IL, US

International Classification:

A01H 5/00

US Classification:

PLT2631

Abstract:

A new cultivar of interspecific , ‘Solar Flare’, characterized by its upright primary racemes and its spreading secondary racemes of flowers that are initially yellow in color and age to yellow with a distinct orange-violet cast, its stems that emerge with a purple cast in spring, its lack of foliage on the lower 25 to 40 cm of stem, its broad rounded plant habit, and its vigorous growth habit.

US Patent:

PP20432, Oct 20, 2009

Filed:

Aug 27, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/229873

Inventors:

James R. Ault - Libertyville IL, US

Assignee:

Chicagoland Grows - Glencoe IL

International Classification:

A01H 5/00

US Classification:

PLT2631

Abstract:

A new cultivar of interspecific , ‘Midnight’, characterized by its upright, vase-shaped growth habit with long inflorescences of violet-blue flowers held well above the foliage, its secondary inflorescences that are produced after the primary inflorescences have past peak producing a long blooming period of at least 3 weeks, its lack of foliage on the lower 20 to 40 cm of stem for suitability for planting with other plants, and its adaptability to cultivation in alkaline clay soils.

US Patent:

PP23286, Dec 25, 2012

Filed:

Sep 22, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/200271

Inventors:

James Robert Ault - Libertyville IL, US
Catherine S. Thomas - Northfield IL, US

Assignee:

Chicagoland Grows - Glencoe IL

International Classification:

A01H 5/00

US Classification:

PLT455

Abstract:

A new cultivar of bee balm, Hybrid ‘Fire Marshall’, characterized by its inflorescences that are deep red in color, its clump-forming growth habit, its high level of resistance to powdery mildew, its compact plant habit, its height of about 50 cm, and its hardiness in U. S. D. A. Zones 4 to 7.

US Patent:

PP23341, Jan 22, 2013

Filed:

Sep 23, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/200430

Inventors:

James Robert Ault - Libertyville IL, US
Catherine S. Thomas - Northfield IL, US

Assignee:

Chicago Land Grows - Glencoe IL

International Classification:

A01H 5/00

US Classification:

PLT251

Abstract:

A new cultivar of plant, ‘Tidal Pool’, that is characterized by its exhibits a vigorously growing groundcover habit, its deep blue flowers, it's adaptability to growing in clay or sandy soils, and its leaves that are obovate in shape with 4 to 8 shallow lobes, medium green in color and sparsely pubescent on upper and lower surfaces.