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US Plant Patent PP21777

Huron

Blueberry plant denominated ‘Huron’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 15, 2029.

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 PP21777, the photograph of Huron printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP21777, 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
PP21777
Filed
April 15, 2009
Granted
March 15, 2011
Expires
April 15, 2029
Assignee
UNIV MICHIGAN STATE
Inventor
HANCOCK JAMES F

Abstract

‘Huron’ is a new blueberry cultivar of primarily Vaccinium corymbosum from the Michigan State University breeding program. The rest of its parentage is from V. darrowii (12.5%) and V. angustifolium (3.15%). It is a productive, early ripening cultivar with very high fresh market quality and a long storage life. It is intended for areas where northern highbush cultivars are grown successfully. Plants of ‘Huron’ 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, medium blue color, excellent firmness and superior flavor, if allowed to fully ripen.

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

1. A new and distinct highbush blueberry plant, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP21777 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.