US Plant Patent PP15847

PC7146-8

Cherry tree ‘PC7146-8’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 28, 2023. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 27, 2023. This patent earned 32 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP15847, the photograph of PC7146-8 printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP15847, 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: PP15847
Filed: March 27, 2003
Granted: July 12, 2005
Expires: April 28, 2023
Assignee: UNIV WASHINGTON
Inventor: TOYAMA THOMAS K

Abstract

A new cultivar of sweet cherry ( Prunus avium ) named ‘PC7146-8’ is disclosed. The new cultivar is notable for its large, high quality dark red fruit of superior flavor, and for its early ripening time, a few days before ‘Bing.’

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

1. A new and distinct cherry tree, substantially as shown and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP15847 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.