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US Plant Patent PP24981

Improved Mandarin Wind

Hibiscus plant named ‘Improved Mandarin Wind’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 21, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 8, 2032. This patent earned 164 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP24981, the photograph of Improved Mandarin Wind printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP24981, 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
PP24981
Filed
October 8, 2012
Granted
October 21, 2014
Expires
March 21, 2033
Assignee
ARIS HORTICULTURE INC, CONYERS JAMES O
Inventor
CONYERS JAMES O

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘Improved Mandarin Wind’, characterized by its upright, somewhat outwardly spreading, uniformly mounded and dense plant habit appropriate for container production; glossy green-colored leaves; uniform, freely and early flowering habit; large ruffled orange-colored flowers with red purple-colored centers; and good postproduction and garden performance.

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 Hibiscus plant named ‘Improved Mandarin Wind’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP24981 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.