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US Plant Patent PP18921

Late Brittney

Interspecific tree ‘Late Brittney’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 24, 2027.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 30, 2027. This patent earned 25 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18921, the photograph of Late Brittney printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18921, 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
PP18921
Filed
January 30, 2007
Granted
June 10, 2008
Expires
February 24, 2027
Assignee
GARDNER LEITH MARIE, ZAIGER GARY NEIL, ZAIGER GRANT GENE
Inventor
ZAIGER GARY NEIL; GARDNER LEITH MARIE; ZAIGER GRANT GENE

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of interspecific tree. The following features of the tree and its fruit are characterized with the tree budded on ‘Nemagaurd’ Rootstock (non-patented), grown on Handford sandy loam soil with Storie Index rating 95, in USDA Hardiness Zone 9, near Modesto, Calif., with standard commercial fruit growing practices, such as pruning, thinning, spraying, irrigation and fertilization. Its novelty consist of the following combination of desirable features: 1. Vigorous, semi-spreading tree growth. 2. Heavy and regular production of large fruit maturing in the late season. 3. Fruit having firm flesh, holding firm on the tree 7 to 10 days after maturity (shipping ripe). 4. Fruit with very good flavor and shipping quality. 5. Fruit with an average Brix of 15.5° and a good balance between acid and sugar. 6. Fruit with an attractive yellow-orange skin color.

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

1. A new and distinct interspecific tree, substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by its large size, vigorous, semi-spreading growth and a productive and regular bearer of large fruit with very good flavor and eating quality; the fruit is further characterized by having firm flesh, good handling and shipping quality, holding firm on the tree 7 to 10 days after maturity (shipping ripe) and in comparison to its interspecific maternal parent (192LD63), the fruit is larger in size, higher in Brix and is approximately 30 days later in maturity.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18921 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.