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US Plant Patent PP15103

Draper

Blueberry plant denominated ‘Draper’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired January 23, 2023. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

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 PP15103, the photograph of Draper printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP15103, 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
PP15103
Filed
January 23, 2003
Granted
August 24, 2004
Expires
January 23, 2023
Assignee
UNIV MICHIGAN STATE
Inventor
HANCOCK JAMES F

Abstract

Draper is a new blueberry variety of Vaccinium corymbosum from the Michigan State University breeding program. It is composed primarily of genes of Vaccinium corymbosum, but has a small contribution (<5%) from V. tenellum, V. ashei and V. darrowi. It is a productive, early mid-season ripening variety with very high fresh market quality and probably a long storage life. It is intended for areas where northern highbush cultivars are grown successfully. Plants of Draper are vigorous and upright. Canes are numerous, moderately branched and the fruit are well exposed. Its berries are moderately large, have small, dry picking scars, excellent powder-blue color, delicious flavor and excellent firmness. The size of the fruit is unusually regular and is presented in a loose cluster.

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 highbush blueberry plant, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP15103 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.