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US Plant Patent PP20338

AU Gobbler I

Chestnut plant named ‘AU Gobbler I’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 30, 2028.

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 PP20338, the photograph of AU Gobbler I printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP20338, 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
PP20338
Filed
January 30, 2008
Granted
September 22, 2009
Expires
January 30, 2028
Assignee
UNIV AUBURN
Inventor
DOZIER JR W ALFRED; NORTON J DANIEL; HANSEN CURTIS J

Abstract

‘AU Gobbler I’ is a new and distinct Chinese chestnut cultivar that is precocious and produces a large crop annually of small nuts that mature early and start dropping about August 25. Nut drop continues for a 4 to 5 week period. The nuts mature and start dropping 3-4 weeks before most cultivars. The early nut drop and small nut size of ‘AU Gobbler I’ makes it ideal for use as a food source for turkey and other wildlife species. ‘AU Gobbler I’ is an excellent companion cultivar to ‘AU Gobbler II’ as nut drop begins about 10 days earlier than nut drop of ‘AU Gobbler II’ and extends the season of available food supply for turkey and other wildlife. The major nut drop period of ‘AU Gobbler I’ occurs before the major nut drop period of ‘AU Gobbler II’.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of the species Castanea mollissima Blume named ‘AU Gobbler I’ as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP20338 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.