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US Plant Patent PP15663

YCR Accession No. 4

Hop plant named ‘YCR Accession No. 4’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired January 15, 2023. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 20, 2022. This patent earned 26 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP15663, the photograph of YCR Accession No. 4 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP15663, 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
PP15663
Filed
December 20, 2002
Granted
March 15, 2005
Expires
January 15, 2023
Assignee
SELECT BOTAN GROUP L L C
Inventor
ZIMMERMANN CHARLES E

Abstract

A new hop plant ( Humulus lupulus ) is disclosed. The new variety is used for its aromatic properties. The new variety is moderately tolerant to powdery mildew, and produces a medium size moderately compact cone with good pickability and storageability. The cones mature relatively late, and produce an exceptional yield of approximately 2200 to 3000 pounds per acre (2466 to 3363 kg/ha).

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

1. A new variety of hop plant substantially as herein shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP15663 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.