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US Plant Patent PP28354

Patricia's Secret

Aechmea plant named ‘Patricia's Secret’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends June 4, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 29, 2035. This patent earned 6 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP28354, the photograph of Patricia's Secret printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP28354, 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
PP28354
Filed
May 29, 2015
Granted
August 29, 2017
Expires
June 4, 2035
Assignee
Bullis Bromeliads, BULLIS PATRICIA GOMEZ
Inventor
BULLIS PATRICIA GOMEZ

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Aechmea plant named ‘Patricia's Secret’, characterized by its upright and outwardly arching growth habit; unique yellow green and green variegated leaves with green-colored margins and yellow green-colored longitudinal stripes with a rosy pink-colored blush; inflorescences held upright and above the foliar plane on strong orange-colored scapes; tightly branched inflorescences with greyed orange-colored flower bracts with greyed yellow-colored sepals; and long-lasting inflorescences.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Aechmea plant named ‘Patricia's Secret’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP28354 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.