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US Plant Patent PP14865

15-97-77

Grapevine plant named ‘15-97-77’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired February 23, 2023. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 15, 2022. This patent earned 100 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP14865, the photograph of 15-97-77 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP14865, 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
PP14865
Filed
November 15, 2002
Granted
June 8, 2004
Expires
February 23, 2023
Assignee
SUNVIEW VINEYARDS OF CALIFORNI
Inventor
BOURNE TIMOTHY F

Abstract

This new grape plant named ‘15-97-77’ is distinct because of its unusual shape, very firm texture and very large berry size. Berries of the new cultivar are very responsive to applications of exogenous gibberellic acid, almost doubling in size in comparison to untreated fruit. At full maturity in mid-September, berries are extremely firm and sweet.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of grape plant named ‘15-97-77’ as herein described, illustrated and identified by the characteristics enumerated above.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP14865 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.