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US Plant Patent PP26050

Sunny Wheeler

Gaillardia plant named ‘Sunny Wheeler’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 27, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 5, 2034. This patent earned 83 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26050, the photograph of Sunny Wheeler printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26050, 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
PP26050
Filed
March 5, 2014
Granted
November 3, 2015
Expires
May 27, 2034
Inventor
UEBELHART GEORG G

Abstract

A new cultivar of Gaillardia , ‘Sunny Wheeler’, characterized by its medium sized inflorescences with ray florets with fluted petals that are bright yellow in color with a slight blush of red at the base, its reliably perennial habit with hardiness in U.S.D.A. Zones 3 to 9, its dwarf, spreading plant habit, and its long blooming period with numerous blooms throughout the growing season.

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 variety of Gaillardia plant named ‘Sunny Wheeler’ as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP26050 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.