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US Plant Patent PP16132

Esmchile

Aster plant named ‘Esmchile’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired September 23, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 16, 2024. This patent earned 38 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16132, the photograph of Esmchile printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16132, 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
PP16132
Filed
August 16, 2004
Granted
November 29, 2005
Expires
September 23, 2024
Assignee
ESMERALDA BREEDING BV
Inventor
HOOIJMAN ALOYSIUS A J

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of cut flower Aster plant named ‘Esmchile’, characterized by its tall, strong and erect flowering stems; symmetrical branching habit with long lateral branches; dark green-colored foliage; uniform and freely flowering habit; daisy-type inflorescences with red purple-colored ray florets; and good postproduction longevity.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of cut flower Aster plant named ‘Esmchile’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16132 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.