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US Plant Patent PP21045

HB 128

Hybrid variety of Texas×Kentucky bluegrass designated ‘HB 128’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 31, 2028.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 22, 2028. This patent earned 99 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP21045, the photograph of HB 128 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP21045, 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
PP21045
Filed
February 22, 2008
Granted
June 1, 2010
Expires
May 31, 2028
Assignee
SMG BRANDS INC
Inventor
BURR JAY B; MARQUEZ GEORGE; FRELICH JAMES R; HARDISON JOHN R

Abstract

A hybrid variety of Texas bluegrass×Kentucky bluegrass as described, characterized by rapid establishment; a medium dark green, dense turf; a medium wide leaf blade; aggressive spreading growth; a reduced level of cotton on the seed; and a medium to high seed yield potential.

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

1. A new and distinct hybrid variety of Texas bluegrass×Kentucky bluegrass plant, as herein illustrated and described and characterized by more rapid establishment; a medium dark green, dense turf; a medium wide leaf blade; aggressive spreading growth habit; a reduced level of cotton on the seed; early spring greenup and rapid recovery from summer dormancy and a medium to high seed yield potential.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP21045 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.