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US Plant Patent PP31702

TR-1

Grapefruit tree named ‘TR-1’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 26, 2038.

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 PP31702, the photograph of TR-1 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP31702, 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
PP31702
Filed
January 26, 2018
Granted
April 28, 2020
Expires
January 26, 2038
Assignee
TEXAS A & M UNIV SYS, TEXAS A&M UNIV SYSTEM
Inventor
LOUZADA ELIEZER SILVA; SONIA DEL RIO HILDA

Abstract

The new grapefruit ‘TR-1’ is provided. The variety is produced from a mutation of ‘Rio Red’ grapefruit, which can be distinguished by its outstanding features. TR-1 is a red grapefruit variety originated as a budsport mutation from Rio Red grapefruit and differentiating from the Rio Red grapefruit by a Red external color contrasting to the yellow with red blush from Rio Red grapefruit. The internal color is red with milder flavor reduced bitter taste.

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

The invention claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of grapefruit named ‘TR-1’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP31702 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.