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US Plant Patent PP19990

New Hanover

Blueberry plant named ‘New Hanover’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired December 2, 2025. 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 PP19990, the photograph of New Hanover printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP19990, 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
PP19990
Filed
December 2, 2005
Granted
May 12, 2009
Expires
December 2, 2025
Assignee
BALLINGTON JAMES RALPH, ROOKS SUSAN DUKE
Inventor
BALLINGTON JAMES RALPH; ROOKS SUSAN DUKE

Abstract

‘New Hanover’ is a new and distinct variety of blueberry plant that has the following unique combination of desirable features that are outstanding in a new variety. 1. Early-midseason ripening when prices remain high. 2. Consistent high yields of large size fruit. 3. Very good fruit color, excellent fruit firmness, and very good fruit quality. 4. Fruit with excellent post harvest shelf-life.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of commercial blueberry plant ( Vaccinium corymbosum Linnaeus) substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by its early-midseason ripening, high yields, large fruit size, excellent fruit firmness, very good fruit quality and excellent post harvest shelf-life of the fruit.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP19990 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.