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US Plant Patent PP29146

MAIA11

Apple tree named ‘MAIA11’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 12, 2036.

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 PP29146, the photograph of MAIA11 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP29146, 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
PP29146
Filed
September 12, 2016
Granted
March 27, 2018
Expires
September 12, 2036
Inventor
DODD WILLIAM; DOUD DAVID; LYND JOHN MITCHELL; MILLER GREGORY

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of apple tree was identified from a population of seedlings derived from a cross of ‘Honeycrisp’ and ‘Fuji’. The new variety, named ‘MAIA11’, is distinct from ‘Honeycrisp’ as ‘MAIA11’ ripens early-October, 3 weeks after ‘Honeycrisp’ . ‘MAIA11’ is distinct from ‘Fuji’ as ‘MAIA11’ ripens 3 weeks before ‘Fuji’. ‘MAIA11’ fruit are medium sized, extremely crisp, with simple sweet-tart flavor and long storability.

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 variety of apple tree named ‘MAIA11’, as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP29146 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.