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US Plant Patent PP31204

HBC 638

Hop plant named ‘HBC 638’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 31, 2037.

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 PP31204, the photograph of HBC 638 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP31204, 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
PP31204
Filed
October 31, 2017
Granted
December 10, 2019
Expires
October 31, 2037
Assignee
HOP BREEDING COMPANY L L C
Inventor
PROBASCO EUGENE G; PERRAULT JASON

Abstract

A new hop plant named ‘HBC 638’ is disclosed. ‘HBC 638’ is used for its exceptional and unique aromatic qualities, especially in the brewing of beer.

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

What is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Hop plant as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP31204 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.