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US Plant Patent PP26260

Red Sky

Guzmania plant named ‘Red Sky’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends June 4, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 8, 2033. This patent earned 208 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26260, the photograph of Red Sky printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26260, 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
PP26260
Filed
November 8, 2013
Granted
December 22, 2015
Expires
June 4, 2034
Inventor
PIETERS LUC; DE MEYER CAROLINE

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Guzmania plant named ‘Red Sky’, characterized by its upright and outwardly arching growth habit; dark green-colored leaves; large inflorescences with outwardly arching red-colored bracts; and good postproduction longevity.

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 Guzmania plant named ‘Red Sky’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP26260 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.