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US Plant Patent PP23815

White Cap

Caladium plant named ‘White Cap’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 3, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 29, 2031. This patent earned 5 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP23815, the photograph of White Cap printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23815, 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
PP23815
Filed
December 29, 2011
Granted
August 6, 2013
Expires
January 3, 2032
Inventor
HARTMAN ROBERT DALE

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Caladium plant named ‘White Cap’, characterized by its upright plant habit; intermediate to tall plant size; uniform plant habit; vigorous and dense growth habit; fancy-type leaves with white-colored venation and white, greyed green and green speckled interveinal areas and dark green-colored margins; and good landscape performance.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Caladium plant named ‘White Cap’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP23815 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.