US Patent Issued to Ovata on Sept. 1 for "Aristaloe plant named 'OVROCKS16'" (Dutch Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. PP37,666, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Ovata B.V. (Bleiswijk, Netherlands).

"Aristaloe plant named 'OVROCKS16'" was invented by Johannes Hendrikus Adrianus Ammerlaan (Bleiswijk, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and distinct Aristaloe aristata plant named 'OVROCKS16' which is characterized by a basal rosette of relatively relaxed, succulent foliage, broad lanceolate to narrow deltoid foliage with white slightly apiculate to soft mucronate apices that darken into greyed-red as the foliage matures, green foliage that is densely covered with prominent greyed-green protuberances arranged in distinct transverse rows on both ...