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US Plant Patent PP26083

Bennett-Hickman

Almond tree named ‘Bennett-Hickman’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 6, 2031.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 17, 2031. This patent earned 20 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26083, the photograph of Bennett-Hickman printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26083, 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
PP26083
Filed
March 17, 2011
Granted
November 17, 2015
Expires
April 6, 2031
Assignee
BENNETT JAMES
Inventor
BENNETT JAMES

Abstract

The invention provides a new and distinct variety of almond tree, named ‘Bennett-Hickman’, substantially as described and illustrated herein, which is somewhat similar to the ‘Nonpareil’ almond tree (unpatented), but which is distinguishable therefrom by possessing a heavier bloom, an extended bloom period, greener foliage that is retained for a longer duration of time, a sweeter kernel, with rare doubles, and a harvest period that runs approximately 14 days later than ‘Nonpareil’.

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 variety of almond tree, named ‘Bennett-Hickman’, substantially as described and illustrated herein, which is somewhat similar to the ‘Nonpareil’ almond tree (unpatented), but which is distinguishable therefrom by possessing a heavier bloom, an extended bloom period, greener foliage that is retained for a longer duration of time, a sweeter kernel, with rare doubles, and a harvest period that runs approximately 14 days later than ‘Nonpareil’.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP26083 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.