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US Plant Patent PP16089

Espinal

Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Espinal’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired September 25, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 10, 2024. This patent earned 46 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16089, the photograph of Espinal printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16089, 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
PP16089
Filed
August 10, 2004
Granted
November 1, 2005
Expires
September 25, 2024
Inventor
POST ARIE GERARD

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Espinal’, characterized by its pompon-type inflorescences with golden yellow-colored ray florets; freely branching habit; freely flowering habit; early and uniform flowering response; and good postproduction longevity.

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 Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Espinal’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16089 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.