US Plant Patent PP24833
DAS-10
Apple tree named ‘DAS-10’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends March 12, 2033.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 27, 2032. This patent earned 166 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP24833
- Filed
- September 27, 2012
- Granted
- September 2, 2014
- Expires
- March 12, 2033
- Assignee
- DAS 10 LLC
- Inventor
- SLAYBAUGH DAVID A
Abstract
A new and distinct strain of apple, designated ‘DAS-10’, originated as a whole tree mutation in a ‘Honeycrisp’ planting. The fruit ripen 21 days earlier than parent tree fruit, which will provide fruit producers with an opportunity to sell high quality apple fruit earlier than either ‘Honeycrisp’ or ‘Gala.’ Fruit color and eating quality are similar to ‘Honeycrisp.’
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 strain of apple tree, as illustrated and described, characterized by significantly earlier fruit maturity than the high quality cultivar, ‘Honeycrisp.’ Fruit quality is equal to that of ‘Honeycrisp’.
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