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US Plant Patent PP19436

Sweetheart

Almond variety named ‘Sweetheart’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 15, 2027.

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 PP19436, the photograph of Sweetheart printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP19436, 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
PP19436
Filed
February 15, 2007
Granted
November 11, 2008
Expires
February 15, 2027
Assignee
UNIV CALIFORNIA
Inventor
GRADZIEL THOMAS; THORPE MARY ANN; BAYSINGER NANCY K

Abstract

An improved Prunus dulcis variety is provided that is well suited for serving as a replacement for the premium quality ‘Marcona’ variety (non-patented in the United States). A distinctive heart-shape kernel in combination with very high kernel lipid quality is displayed. Good bloom overlap is displayed with the widely-grown ‘Nonpareil’ variety (non-patented in the United States) and pollen is cross-compatible with ‘Nonpareil’ and all major California almond varieties. The tree exhibits an upright-spreading growth habit with good productivity. Desirable fruit and kernel characteristics for shelled and processed almond production are displayed.

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 substantially as shown and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP19436 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.