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US Plant Patent PP23224

Autumn Frost

Hosta plant named ‘Autumn Frost’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 23, 2031.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 25, 2031. This patent earned 28 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP23224, the photograph of Autumn Frost printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23224, 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
PP23224
Filed
April 25, 2011
Granted
November 27, 2012
Expires
May 23, 2031
Assignee
WALTERS GARDENS INC, LICHACZ SUSAN
Inventor
LICHACZ SUSAN

Abstract

Hosta plant named ‘Autumn Frost’ with cordate leaves having blue-green centers and wide yellow margins that develop into a creamy yellow to cream margins. Flowers are medium lavender on medium-sized plant held attractively above the foliage.

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

1. A new and distinct ornamental Hosta plant named ‘Autumn Frost’ as herein described and illustrated, with cordate leaves having blue-green centers and wide yellow margins that develop into a creamy yellow to cream, medium lavender flowers on medium-sized plant, suitable as a potted plant, for the garden, and for cut flower or leaf arrangements.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP23224 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.