US Plant Patent PP16725

Ruby Pink

Apple tree named ‘Ruby Pink’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired October 18, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 26, 2024. This patent earned 145 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16725, the photograph of Ruby Pink printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16725, 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: PP16725
Filed: May 26, 2004
Granted: June 27, 2006
Expires: October 18, 2024
Assignee: TALLAWANG TRUST
Inventor: STAPLES MICHAEL R; STAPLES JENNIFER R

Abstract

Apple tree ‘Ruby Pink’ ( Malus domestica ) is a limb sport mutation of ‘Cripps Pink’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7880). The fruit of ‘Ruby Pink’ is notable for its uniform ellipsoid shape, highly colored skin and firm flesh. ‘Ruby Pink’ is a late maturing variety, with harvest typically occurring after ‘Cripps Pink.’

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

1. What is claimed is a new and distinct apple tree as herein shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16725 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.