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US Plant Patent PP22077

DAR 1-27-24 Orange

Cactus pear variety named ‘DAR 1-27-24 Orange’

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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP22077, the photograph of DAR 1-27-24 Orange printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP22077, 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
PP22077
Filed
September 14, 2009
Granted
August 16, 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 yellow/orange colored edible interior portion. 2. An average Brix of 13.1% 3. An average firmness of the pulp of 3.1 lb 4. An average pulp percentage of 55%. 5. A fruit weight ranging from 140 to 220 g. 6. Cladodes that have a low percentage of areoles with spines and those areoles only have 1 spine per areole of maximum length of 10 mm.

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

1. A new and distinct orange fruited Opuntia ficus indica plant named ‘DAR 1-27-24 Orange’, substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by equivalent Brix and increased firmness over any thornless, orange fruited cactus pear variety.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP22077 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.