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US Plant Patent PP25538

NCPUR06-020

Industrial sweetpotato plant named ‘NCPUR06-020’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends August 2, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 7, 2033. This patent earned 56 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP25538, the photograph of NCPUR06-020 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP25538, 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
PP25538
Filed
June 7, 2013
Granted
May 12, 2015
Expires
August 2, 2033
Assignee
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA STATE
Inventor
YENCHO GEORGE CRAIG; PECOTA KENNETH VINCENT; DRISCOLL JARRED EDWARD

Abstract

‘NCPUR06-020’ is a purple-fleshed sweetpotato with high levels of anthocyanin pigments in its storage roots. ‘NCPUR06-020’ was developed using conventional crossing and breeding methods, and it is intended for use in the natural colorant industry. The anthocyanins present in sweetpotatoes have a number of beneficial properties and they can be used for a wide range of purposes in the food processing and functional food industries.

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 variety of Ipomoea batatas industrial sweetpotato plant named ‘NCPUR06-020’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP25538 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.