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US Plant Patent PP21931

Moonray

Coreopsis plant named ‘Moonray’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 6, 2029.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 30, 2029. This patent earned 6 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP21931, the photograph of Moonray printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP21931, 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
PP21931
Filed
September 30, 2009
Granted
May 24, 2011
Expires
October 6, 2029
Assignee
WALTERS GARDENS INC
Inventor
SAL ERIC M

Abstract

The new and distinct Threadleaf Coreopsis, Coreopsis verticillata plant named ‘Moonray’, with narrow linear or deeply dissected tri-lobed foliage, numerous flowers of pale creamy yellow un-fringed petals having rounded apices and long flowering season from early summer until frost.

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

1. The new and distinct cultivar of Coreopsis plant named ‘Moonray’ as described and illustrated, with pale creamy yellow un-fringed petals, fine thread-like foliage and long flowering season and useful as a specimen landscape plant, mass planting or cut flower.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP21931 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.