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US Plant Patent PP20226

AC1

Apricot tree named ‘AC1’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 17, 2028.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 17, 2027. This patent earned 31 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP20226, the photograph of AC1 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP20226, 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
PP20226
Filed
December 17, 2007
Granted
August 18, 2009
Expires
January 17, 2028
Assignee
SDR FRUIT LLC
Inventor
SOUTHWICK STEPHEN M; DECALO DAVID

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of apricot tree, denominated varietally as ‘AC1’ is disclosed and which is mature for harvesting and shipment under the ecological conditions prevailing in the San Joaquin Valley of California about April 30 th to May 7 th .

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

1. A new and distinct variety of apricot tree substantially as shown and described and which is characterized principally as to novelty by having a date of harvesting which is about April 30 th to May 7 th under the ecological conditions prevailing in the San Joaquin Valley of California.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP20226 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.