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US Plant Patent PP31404

Sweet Pekeetah

Asian plum tree named ‘Sweet Pekeetah’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 1, 2037.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP31404, the photograph of Sweet Pekeetah printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP31404, 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
PP31404
Filed
December 1, 2017
Granted
January 28, 2020
Expires
December 1, 2037
Assignee
UNIV CHILE
Inventor
INFANTE ESPIÑEIRA RODRIGO ARTURO

Abstract

A new and distinct plum variety is described. ‘Sweet Pekeetah’ is an Asian plum variety with unique traits, as extremely late blooming and ripening dates. The flesh of ‘Sweet Pekeetah’ has crunchy texture, green color and soluble solids concentration reaches 20-22%, with upstanding sensory quality. The postharvest life potential of ‘Sweet Pekeetah’ can last 60 days keeping the original high sensory quality.

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

The invention claimed is: 1. A new and distinct plum tree substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP31404 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.