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US Plant Patent PP17910

Balolepeac

Impatiens plant named ‘Balolepeac’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired January 16, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 9, 2025. This patent earned 38 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP17910, the photograph of Balolepeac printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP17910, 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
PP17910
Filed
December 9, 2005
Granted
August 7, 2007
Expires
January 16, 2026
Inventor
UCHNEAT MICHAEL S

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Impatiens plant named ‘Balolepeac’ , characterized by its double-type coral-colored flowers with lighter coral-colored edges, dark green-colored foliage, and compact, upright growth habit.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Impatiens plant named ‘Balolepeac’, substantially as herein shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP17910 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.