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US Plant Patent PP28280

NCHA4

Hydrangea arborescens plant named ‘NCHA4’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 27, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 18, 2035. This patent earned 39 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP28280, the photograph of NCHA4 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP28280, 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
PP28280
Filed
June 18, 2015
Granted
August 15, 2017
Expires
July 27, 2035
Assignee
RANNEY THOMAS GREEN, UNIV NORTH CAROLINA
Inventor
RANNEY THOMAS GREEN

Abstract

A new and distinct Hydrangea cultivar named ‘NCHA4’ is disclosed, characterized by large, mop-head inflorescences with prevalent sterile flowers. Plants produce distinctive two-toned sepals with pink upper surfaces and deep pink lower surfaces. Plant habit is compact, and plants are triploid. The new variety is a Hydrangea normally produced as an outdoor garden or container plant.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea arborescens named ‘NCNA4’ as shown and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP28280 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.