US Plant Patent PP7485
Wimmers
Bosc pear--Wimmers cultivar
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired December 21, 2009. 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.
The record
- Patent number
- PP7485
- Filed
- December 21, 1989
- Granted
- April 2, 1991
- Expires
- December 21, 2009
Abstract
A new and distinct variety of Bosc pear is provided which originated as a whole tree mutation. The fruit of the new variety assumes a uniform russet appearance at least one month earlier than other Bosc pear varieties, and when ripened exhibits a more bronze coloration as illustrated. The fruit of the new variety exhibits small inconspicuous dots on its surface and its surface exhibits a slightly roughened texture. Commonly the fruit is ready for picking approximately one week later than that of the standard Bosc pear variety. Also, the fruit of the new variety when ripened tends to exhibit a higher soluble solids content and tends to be sweeter than that of other Bosc pear varieties.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
I claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of pear tree which is believed to be a whole tree mutation of the standard Bosc pear variety, substantially as illustrated and described, capable of forming quality fruit which (a) assumes a uniform russet appearance at least one month earlier than other known Bosc pear varieties, (b) assumes an attractive bronze coloration when ripened, (c) bears small inconspicuous dots on the fruit surface, (d) exhibits a slightly roughened surface texture, (e) tends to exhibit a higher soluble solids content when ripened than other known Bosc pear varieties, (f) tends to be sweeter than other known Bosc pear varieties, and (g) is ready for picking approximately one week later than the standard Bosc pear variety.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP7485 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.