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US Plant Patent PP18586

HJ-116

Hibiscus plant named ‘HJ-116’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 1, 2026.

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 PP18586, the photograph of HJ-116 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18586, 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
PP18586
Filed
November 1, 2006
Granted
March 11, 2008
Expires
November 1, 2026
Inventor
BUFFINGA HENRY ALBERT

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘HJ-116’, characterized by its upright and somewhat outwardly spreading plant habit; freely branching habit when pinched; relatively large leaves; large pale yellow-colored flowers with red-colored centers; and long flower longevity.

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

1. A new and distinct Hibiscus plant named ‘HJ-116’ as illustrated and described.

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