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US Plant Patent PP19369

Capitola

Almond tree named ‘Capitola’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 14, 2028.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP19369, the photograph of Capitola printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP19369, 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
PP19369
Filed
January 14, 2008
Granted
October 21, 2008
Expires
January 14, 2028
Assignee
RIDDLE ROBERT L
Inventor
RIDDLE ROBERT L

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of almond tree as described, and which is somewhat similar to the ‘Nonpariel’ almond tree (unpatented), but which is distinguishable therefrom by producing a small to medium sized kernel of high quality and having a sweet flavor.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of almond tree as substantially shown and described, and which is somewhat similar to the ‘Nonpariel’ almond tree (unpatented), but which is distinguishable therefrom by producing a smaller, slightly darker kernel of high quality with a soft shell and which has a crop which is comparatively free of doubles.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP19369 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.