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US Plant Patent PP27151

Island Breeze

Hosta plant named ‘Island Breeze’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 1, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 21, 2034. This patent earned 163 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP27151, the photograph of Island Breeze printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP27151, 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
PP27151
Filed
April 21, 2014
Granted
September 13, 2016
Expires
October 1, 2034
Assignee
WALTERS GARDENS INC, HANSEN HANS A
Inventor
HANSEN HANS A; DIAZ ARIEL

Abstract

A new and distinct Hosta plant named ‘Island Breeze’ with variegated foliage having a wide green margin and bright yellow centers with red stippling at the base of the leaf blades. The broad purple flowers in mid-summer are held attractively above the foliage of the medium-sized plant.

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

We claim: 1. A new and distinct ornamental Hosta plant named ‘Island Breeze’ as herein described and illustrated, suitable as a potted plant, for the garden landscaping and for cut flower or leaf arrangements.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP27151 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.