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US Plant Patent PP24662

ZF06-179

Blueberry plant named ‘ZF06-179’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends August 9, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 12, 2032. This patent earned 150 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP24662, the photograph of ZF06-179 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP24662, 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
PP24662
Filed
March 12, 2012
Granted
July 22, 2014
Expires
August 9, 2032
Assignee
FALL CREEK FARM AND NURSERY INC, BRAZELTON DAVID M, WAGNER ADAM L
Inventor
BRAZELTON DAVID M; WAGNER ADAM L

Abstract

The new blueberry plant variety ‘ZF06-179’ is provided. ‘ZF06-179’ is a cold hardy ornamental variety intended for nursery, landscape, and home garden use. The variety has a dwarf growing habit with attractive foliage that is light green with red tips throughout the growing season, turning to yellow and red in the fall. ‘ZF06-179’ ripens in mid-July and produces high quality, medium sized fruit. The plant has an estimated chilling requirement of 1000-1200 hours.

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

The invention claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of blueberry plant named ‘ZF06-179’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP24662 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.