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US Plant Patent PP20437

Co-op 31

Apple tree named ‘Co-op 31’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 11, 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 PP20437, the photograph of Co-op 31 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP20437, 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
PP20437
Filed
April 11, 2008
Granted
October 20, 2009
Expires
April 11, 2028
Assignee
UNIV RUTGERS, PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, UNIV ILLINOIS
Inventor
KORBAN SCHUYLER S; GOFFREDA JOSEPH C; JANICK JULES

Abstract

A new apple variety distinguished by the following unique combination of characteristics: It is field-immune to apple scab disease, has good resistance to the bacterial disease fire blight, and moderate resistance to the fungal disease powdery mildew. This new apple is relatively late ripening. It has medium-large fruit size, red colored fruit, with excellent flavor (full favored, fruity, sweet, mild-subacid). The fruit hangs well on the tree, even after ripening. The tree is highly productive on an annual basis.

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 apple tree, substantially as herein shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP20437 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.