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US Plant Patent PP13654

Esquire

Guzmania plant named ‘Esquire’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 31, 2022. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

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 PP13654, the photograph of Esquire printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP13654, 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
PP13654
Filed
May 31, 2002
Granted
March 11, 2003
Expires
May 31, 2022
Assignee
TWYFORD INTERNAT INC
Inventor
HILL JR HERBERT H

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Guzmania plant named ‘Esquire’, characterized by it upright and outwardly arching plant habit; small stature; dark green-colored foliage that is flushed or streaked with purple; inflorescences held upright and above foliage on strong scapes; inflorescences with closely-spaced bright red-colored flower bracts and tipped with white; and long-lasting inflorescences that maintain good coloration for about two to three months in an interior environment.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Guzmania plant named ‘Esquire’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP13654 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.