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US Plant Patent PP23480

Sugrafortyone

Grapevine plant named ‘Sugrafortyone’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 10, 2032.

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 PP23480, the photograph of Sugrafortyone printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23480, 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
PP23480
Filed
January 10, 2012
Granted
March 19, 2013
Expires
January 10, 2032
Assignee
SUN WORLD INT LLC, BACON TERRY A, STRIEM MICHAEL J
Inventor
STRIEM MICHAEL J; BACON TERRY A

Abstract

A new and distinct grapevine variety characterized in that it produces a medium sized, green, near-round berry that ripens very early in the season and has a rudimentary seed trace. The berries of ‘Sugrafortyone’ are firm, slightly juicy, have medium sugar content and a Muscat flavor. Ripening of the new variety takes place about 5 weeks earlier than the comparable variety ‘Sugraeighteen’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 11,820), and the new variety has near-round berry shape compared to oval shape for the comparable variety ‘Sugraone’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 3,106).

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

1. A new and distinct variety of grapevine as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP23480 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.