US Plant Patent PP7780
Emilie
African violet plant named Emilie
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired August 10, 2010. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.
The record
- Patent number
- PP7780
- Filed
- August 10, 1990
- Granted
- February 4, 1992
- Expires
- August 10, 2010
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of African violet named Emilie characterized by its blue, star-shaped flowers; strong, upright flower stems that curve slightly toward the center to form a bouquet above the leaves; dark green, spear-shaped leaves; profuse flowering, vigorous growth habit, flowering 10-11 weeks after potting, and its long lasting and non-dropping flowers.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
I claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of African violet named Emilie, as described and illustrated, and particularly characterized by its blue, star-shaped flowers; strong, upright flower stems that curve slightly toward the center to form a bouquet above the leaves; dark green, spear-shaped leaves; profuse flowering, vigorous growth habit, flowering 10-11 weeks after potting, and its long lasting and non-dropping flowers.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP7780 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.