US Plant Patent PP13260

228

Aechmea plant named ‘228’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 2, 2021. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 17, 2021. This patent earned 75 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP13260, the photograph of 228 printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP13260, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

The record

Patent number: PP13260
Filed: January 17, 2001
Granted: November 19, 2002
Expires: April 2, 2021
Inventor: KENT JEFFREY C

Abstract

A new cultivar of Aechmea named ‘228’ characterized by its compactness and its foliage that is variegated as contrasted to the dark forest green coloration of Acehmea fascieta ‘Morgana’ of which it is a sport.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of Aechmea plant named ‘228’, as illustrated and described herein.

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