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US Plant Patent PP25494

Double Whammy

Helianthus plant named ‘Double Whammy’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 20, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 27, 2033. This patent earned 85 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP25494, the photograph of Double Whammy printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP25494, 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
PP25494
Filed
August 27, 2013
Granted
April 28, 2015
Expires
November 20, 2033
Assignee
RICHARDS RODNEY
Inventor
RICHARDS RODNEY

Abstract

A new cultivar of Helianthus , ‘Double Whammy’, that is characterized by its upright and compact plant habit, its large inflorescences that are golden yellow in color, and its double inflorescences with a row of ray florets on the outer edge and disc florets with expanded petals (ray floret-like) that are uniformly formed throughout bloom.

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 Helianthus plant named ‘Double Whammy’ substantially as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP25494 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.