US Plant Patent PP12551

Rankin Red

Apple tree named ‘Rankin Red’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired December 4, 2020. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 3 of US plant patent PP12551, the photograph of Rankin Red printed in the patent. — Figure 3 from US Plant Patent PP12551, 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: PP12551
Filed: December 4, 2000
Granted: April 16, 2002
Expires: December 4, 2020
Assignee: TWIN SPRINGS FRUIT FARM INC
Inventor: RANKIN EDWARD W

Abstract

A new and distinct strain of apple, designated ‘Rankin Red’, originated as a limb sport on a ‘Yataka’ tree. It matures 5 days earlier than ‘Yataka’ and 5 weeks earlier than ‘Fuji.’ Other significant improvements over ‘Yataka’ and ‘Fuji’ include increased color intensity, a higher percentage of red color, greater color uniformity, less russet and a smoother finish.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12551 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.