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US Plant Patent PP33172

TMSNBLEV16-1

Helianthus plant named ‘TMSNBLEV16-1’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 23, 2040.

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 PP33172, the photograph of TMSNBLEV16-1 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP33172, 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
PP33172
Filed
September 23, 2020
Granted
June 15, 2021
Expires
September 23, 2040
Inventor
VALIN CHARLES

Abstract

A Helianthus plant named ‘TMSNBLEV16-1’ is disclosed, characterized by a distinctive compact basalt, multi-branching habit. Plants tolerate heat well and can are suitable for vegetative propagation. The flowering period is exceptionally long, from around early Spring until mid to late Fall. Flowers are yellow with a brown center, medium-sized and fully sterile. The new plant is useful for outdoor ornamental purposes, normally produced as an outdoor garden or container plant.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of Helianthus plant named ‘TMSNBLEV16-1’ as described and shown herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP33172 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.