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US Plant Patent PP34437

MAIA-SM

Apple tree named ‘MAIA-SM’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 31, 2041.

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 PP34437, the photograph of MAIA-SM printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP34437, 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
PP34437
Filed
March 31, 2021
Granted
July 26, 2022
Expires
March 31, 2041
Assignee
DODD WILLIAM, DOUD DAVID, MILLER GREGORY, LYND JOHN MITCHEL
Inventor
DODD WILLIAM; DOUD DAVID; LYND JOHN MITCHEL; MILLER GREGORY

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of apple was identified from a population of seedlings derived from a controlled cross of ‘Honeycrisp’ and ‘Co-op 31.’ The new variety, named ‘MAIA-SM’ ripens in late August. ‘MAIA-SM’ has distinctly different skin color than its parent varieties in lenticel appearance and ground color. ‘MAIA-SM’ has consistent annual cropping with minimal horticultural inputs and achieves a full sweet flavor earlier than most apple varieties. ‘MAIA-SM’ is the apple most preferred by consumers in a blind taste test during the apple harvest window before ‘Honeycrisp.’

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, distinct apple tree variety named ‘MAIA-SM’, as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP34437 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.