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US Plant Patent PP16507

Suaprinine

Apricot tree named ‘Suaprinine’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired March 20, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 17, 2024. This patent earned 276 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16507, the photograph of Suaprinine printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16507, 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
PP16507
Filed
June 17, 2004
Granted
May 9, 2006
Expires
March 20, 2025
Assignee
SUN WORLD INTERNATIONAL INC
Inventor
CAIN DAVID W; BACON TERRY A; MOWREY BRUCE D

Abstract

A new and distinct apricot Prunus armeniaca, cv. ‘Suaprinine’ that ripens early in the season and produces heavy, consistent crops in early districts of the California San Joaquin Valley. Fruit is large (averaging 58 mm), firm and develops a bright golden-orange color with red blush on exposed fruit. Flavor has been judged to be superior to other early-season apricots with approximately 14° brix that is well balanced by a slightly tart skin, a slight aroma, and moderate juice.

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 named ‘Suaprinine’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16507 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.