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US Plant Patent PP7880

Cripps

Apple tree Cripps Pink cultivar

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired October 18, 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
PP7880
Filed
October 18, 1990
Granted
June 9, 1992
Expires
October 18, 2010

Abstract

A new variety of apple tree selected from a seedling population of a planned cross, characterized by the taste, flavor and aroma of its high dessert quality sunburn-resistant fruits which have good cold storage and retail shelf life.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new variety of apple tree substantially as herein shown and described characterized by its ability to produce high quality dessert type fruits on spurs growing on upright limbs, firm, juicy, creamy-white flesh and excellent storage characteristics.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP7880 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.