US Plant Patent PP7917
Junecot
Apricot tree "Junecot"
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired January 22, 2011. 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
- PP7917
- Filed
- January 22, 1991
- Granted
- July 21, 1992
- Expires
- January 22, 2011
- Inventor
- Chris F. Zaiger; Gary N. Zaiger; Leith M. Gardner; Grant G. Zaiger
Abstract
A new and distinct variety of apricot tree which has the unique combination of outstanding features that are desirable in a new variety: 1. Heavy and regular production of fruit. 2. Fruit with good flavor and eating quality. 3. Fruit with firm flesh, good handling and shipping quality. 4. Large fruit size, relatively uniform throughout the tree. 5. Vigorous semi-spreading growth of tree. 6. Early maturity of the fruit.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
We claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of apricot tree, as illustrated and described, characterized by its large size, vigorous, semi-dense growth and a protective and regular bearer of firm, yellow flesh, freestone fruit with good flavor and eating quality; the fruit is further characterized by being large in size, nearly uniform throughout the tree, with good storage and shipping quality and the variety is further characterized in comparison to King Apricot (non-patented) by being a more consistent bearer with heavier production of fruit.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP7917 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.