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US Plant Patent PP19572

Bel-Air

Guzmania plant named ‘Bel-Air’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 25, 2028.

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 PP19572, the photograph of Bel-Air printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP19572, 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
PP19572
Filed
January 25, 2008
Granted
December 16, 2008
Expires
January 25, 2028
Assignee
ALTRIA LAB PLANTS LLC
Inventor
ZORNIG ROLF KURT

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Guzmania plant named ‘Bel-Air’, characterized by its compact, upright and outwardly arching growth habit; dark green-colored foliage; inflorescences held upright and above foliage on strong scapes; inflorescences with closely-spaced dark purple-colored primary bracts that are tipped with yellow; and long-lasting inflorescences that maintain good coloration for about four months in the interiorscape and about 20 to 30 weeks in the greenhouse.

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

1. A new and distinct Guzmania plant named ‘Bel-Air’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP19572 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.