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US Plant Patent PP31695

OKC 1131

Bermudagrass plant named ‘OKC 1131’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 25, 2038.

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 PP31695, the photograph of OKC 1131 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP31695, 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
PP31695
Filed
May 25, 2018
Granted
April 21, 2020
Expires
May 25, 2038
Assignee
UNIV OKLAHOMA STATE
Inventor
WU YANQI; MARTIN DENNIS L; MOSS JUSTIN Q; WALKER NATHAN R; FONTANIER CHARLES

Abstract

‘OKC 1131’ is a new clonally propagated F1 hybrid from a cross of Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon accession A12268 (2n=4x=36) x C. transvaalensis Oklahoma State University (OSU) section ‘2747’ (2n=2x=18). The distinct variety has exceptional winter survivability, improved drought resistance, superior traffic tolerance, high turf quality, and wide adaptation. It has very short internodes and leaf blades. It has demonstrated the characteristics of fast establishment rate, early green up, dark green color, and sufficient sod tensile strength for reliable sod production on farm.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of turf bermudagrass, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP31695 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.