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US Plant Patent PP12867

Emerald Bay

Aglaonema plant named ‘Emerald Bay’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 9, 2021. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 1, 2021. This patent earned 67 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP12867, the photograph of Emerald Bay printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP12867, 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
PP12867
Filed
February 1, 2001
Granted
August 20, 2002
Expires
April 9, 2021
Assignee
FLORIDA FOUND SEED PRODUCERS INC
Inventor
HENNY RICHARD JAY

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Aglaonema plant named ‘Emerald Bay’, characterized by its freely basal branching growth habit; attractive and unique variegated foliage; leaves are silvery gray in the center, with random dark green and gray-green blotches towards the margins, and dark green margins; and light green-colored petioles.

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 cultivar of Aglaonema plant named ‘Emerald Bay’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12867 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.