US Plant Patent PP19499

Orion

Guzmania plant named ‘Orion’

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.

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The record

Patent number: PP19499
Filed: January 25, 2008
Granted: November 25, 2008
Expires: January 25, 2028
Assignee: ALTRIA LAB PLANTS LLC
Inventor: ZORNIG ROLF KURT

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Guzmania plant named ‘Orion’, 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 red purple-colored primary bracts; and long-lasting inflorescences that maintain good coloration for about three months in the interiorscape and about 14 to 16 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 ‘Orion’ as illustrated and described.

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