US Plant Patent PP21760
DAR 1-12-19 Red
Cactus pear variety named ‘DAR 1-12-19 Red’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends September 14, 2029.
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
- PP21760
- Filed
- September 14, 2009
- Granted
- March 8, 2011
- Expires
- September 14, 2029
- Assignee
- ARRIGO BROS CO OF CALIFORNIA D
- Inventor
- FELKER PETER; BUNCH RONALD A
Abstract
A new and distinct variety of cactus pear having the following unique combination of desirable features: 1. A fruit with a red colored edible interior portion. 2. An average Brix of 14.8% 3. An average firmness of the pulp of 3.4 lb 4. An average pulp percentage of 59%. 5. A fruit weight ranging from 125 to 180 g.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
1. A new and distinct red fruited Opuntia ficus indica plant named ‘DAR 1-12-19 Red’, substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by an increased pulp percentage and substantially increased Brix and firmness over any red fruited cactus pear variety.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP21760 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.