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US Plant Patent PP14225

HyRed

Cranberry variety named ‘HyRed’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 21, 2022. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 13, 2022. This patent earned 8 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP14225, the photograph of HyRed printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP14225, 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
PP14225
Filed
June 13, 2002
Granted
October 14, 2003
Expires
June 21, 2022
Assignee
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RES FOUND
Inventor
MCCOWN BRENT H; ZELDIN ERIC L; NORMINGTON PETER

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of cranberry is described. The variety has been named 'HyRed' and is derived from a cross of the 'Stevens' variety and Ben Lear No. 8. The 'HyRed' variety exhibits significantly higher red pigment, short seasonal maturity, excellent vigor, and a yield comparable to other commercial varieties.</PTEXT>

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

We claim: 1. The new and distinct variety of cranberry plant herein described and illustrated, and identified by the characteristics enumerated above.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP14225 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.