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US Plant Patent PP21192

HB 130

Hybrid variety of Texas×Kentucky bluegrass designated ‘HB 130’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 11, 2028.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 10, 2026. This patent earned 885 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP21192, the photograph of HB 130 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP21192, 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
PP21192
Filed
July 10, 2006
Granted
August 10, 2010
Expires
December 11, 2028
Assignee
OMS INVESTMENTS INC
Inventor
HARDISON JOHN R; BURR JAY B; FRELICH JAMES R; MARQUEZ GEORGE

Abstract

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

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP21192 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.