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US Plant Patent PP15021

Sound

Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Sound’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 26, 2023. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 2, 2023. This patent earned 85 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP15021, the photograph of Sound printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP15021, 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
PP15021
Filed
June 2, 2003
Granted
July 20, 2004
Expires
August 26, 2023
Assignee
YODER BROTHERS INC
Inventor
VANDENBERG CORNELIS P

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Sound’, characterized by its upright plant habit; freely flowering habit; daisy-type inflorescences that are about 8 cm in diameter; attractive light purple-colored ray florets that resist fading and light green to bright yellow-colored disc florets; response time about 56 days; dark green-colored foliage; strong peduncles; and good postproduction longevity with inflorescences and foliage maintaining good substance and color for about 18 days 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 ‘Sound’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP15021 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.