US Plant Patent PP20096

Thumbling Hearts

Geranium plant named ‘Thumbling Hearts’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 4, 2027.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP20096, the photograph of Thumbling Hearts printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP20096, 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: PP20096
Filed: December 4, 2007
Granted: June 16, 2009
Expires: December 4, 2027
Assignee: FUTURE PLANTS LICENTIE BV
Inventor: OUDSHOORN HUBERTUS GERARDUS

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Geranium plant named ‘Thumbling Hearts’, characterized by its upright and outwardly spreading plant habit; strong growth habit; freely basal branching habit; dark green-colored leaves; freely flowering habit; light pink-colored flowers with red purple-colored venation and centers; and good garden performance.

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

1. A new and distinct Geranium plant named ‘Thumbling Hearts’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP20096 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.