US Plant Patent PP11092
Sciearly
Apple tree named `Sciearly`
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired August 5, 2017. 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.
The record
- Patent number
- PP11092
- Filed
- August 5, 1997
- Granted
- October 12, 1999
- Expires
- August 5, 2017
- Inventor
- WHITE ALLAN; MCKENZIE DONALD; MCKENZIE JOY
Abstract
The new and distinct variety is a selection from seedlings derived from crossing the apple varieties known as `Gala` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 3,637) and `Splendour` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 2,460). The fruit of the apple tree of this new variety has an attractive appearance characterized by its early harvest season, large fruit size, and overall dark red block color pattern. The new variety has been named `Sciearly`.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct variety of apple tree which was selected from seedlings derived from crossing the apple varieties known as `Splendour` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 2,460) and `Gala` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 3,637) substantially as shown and described, characterized by its early harvest season, large fruit size and overall dark red color and sweet flavor.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP11092 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.