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US Plant Patent PP12937

Bronze Centella

Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Bronze Centella’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired February 27, 2021. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 9, 2021. This patent earned 49 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP12937, the photograph of Bronze Centella printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP12937, 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
PP12937
Filed
January 9, 2001
Granted
September 10, 2002
Expires
February 27, 2021
Assignee
YODER BROTHERS INC
Inventor
VANDENBERG CORNELIS P

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Bronze Centella’, characterized by its daisy-type inflorescences that are about 3.75 cm in diameter; attractive yellow and red ray and bright yellow disc florets; very freely flowering habit with numerous inflorescences per stem; early flowering, response time about 51 days; dark green foliage; strong stems; and good postproduction longevity with inflorescences maintaining good substance and color for about three weeks in an interior environment.

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 cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12937 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.