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US Plant Patent PP19090

HJ-117

Hibiscus plant named ‘HJ-117’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 30, 2027.

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 PP19090, the photograph of HJ-117 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP19090, 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
PP19090
Filed
April 30, 2007
Granted
August 12, 2008
Expires
April 30, 2027
Inventor
BUFFINGA HENRY ALBERT

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘HJ-117’, characterized by its upright and somewhat outwardly spreading plant habit; freely branching habit when pinched; relatively large leaves; large yellow-colored flowers with white-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-117’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP19090 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.