US Plant Patent PP10840
Simmons Gala
Apple tree named `Simmons Gala`
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired September 5, 2016. 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
- PP10840
- Filed
- September 5, 1996
- Granted
- March 30, 1999
- Expires
- September 5, 2016
- Assignee
- PEACE VALLEY ORCHARDS
- Inventor
- SIMMONS DANIEL E; SIMMONS JR DANIEL E; SIMMONS PAUL A
Abstract
The new and distinct cultivar of apple tree originated as a limb mutation of the `Imperial Gala` variety. The fruit of this cultivar is distinguished by its early coloring, full deep rich red coloration, and distinctive strong red striping that covers the entire fruit.
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 and distinct cultivar of apple tree, substantially as herein shown and described.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP10840 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.