US Plant Patent PP37033
B17Crab7
Crab apple tree named ‘B17Crab7’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends February 20, 2043.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 10, 2044, but this patent ends 568 days earlier — a terminal disclaimer gives term back. A source that calculates twenty years from filing would tell you this plant is still protected when it is already free.
The record
- Patent number
- PP37033
- Filed
- September 10, 2024
- Granted
- October 21, 2025
- Expires
- February 20, 2043
- Assignee
- UNIV GUELPH
- Inventor
- CLINE JOHN A
Abstract
A new crab apple tree particularly distinguished by fruit with a distinct ellipsoid conical (ovoid) shape, long pedicel that is red (stem), and range in weight from 20-45 g. The fruit have a predominantly dark red, reddish-purple skin colour and cherry coloured red flesh. When pressed, crimson red juice is extracted that is high in acidity and polyphenols. The tree is moderately vigorous, red leaves at bloom that turn dark green during development. Flowers are pink in color when fully open. The shoots have a distinctly red colour which is clearly distinguishable from other apple cultivars, is disclosed.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
I claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of crab apple tree designated ‘B17Crab7’ as illustrated and described herein.
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