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US Plant Patent PP26179

Sheegene-22

Grapevine ‘Sheegene-22’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 23, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 25, 2033. This patent earned 180 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26179, the photograph of Sheegene-22 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26179, 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
PP26179
Filed
October 25, 2013
Granted
December 1, 2015
Expires
April 23, 2034
Assignee
SHEEHAN GENETICS LLC
Inventor
SHEEHAN TIMOTHY P

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of grapevine characterized by the production of medium, red-colored seeded grapes that mature in early September, approximately two to three weeks later than ‘Red Globe’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 4,787) when grown in the San Joaquin Valley of Central California. The grapes of this new variety are produced on strong woody stems and branches and are well adapted to commercial handling.

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

Having thus described and illustrated our new variety of grapevine, I claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of grapevine, substantially as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP26179 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.