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US Plant Patent PP29168

Howell TC4 WF

Apple tree named ‘Howell TC4 WF’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 10, 2037.

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 PP29168, the photograph of Howell TC4 WF printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP29168, 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
PP29168
Filed
January 10, 2017
Granted
April 3, 2018
Expires
January 10, 2037
Assignee
HOWELL WILLIAM EDWARD
Inventor
HOWELL WILLIAM EDWARD

Abstract

A new and distinct apple tree is disclosed. ‘Howell TC4 WF’ is notable for its fruit, which has distinctive pinkish-red skin and sweet/tart flavor.

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 apple tree substantially as shown and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP29168 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.