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US Plant Patent PP20165

Amigo I

Interspecific tree named ‘Amigo I’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 8, 2027.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 5, 2027. This patent earned 62 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP20165, the photograph of Amigo I printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP20165, 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
PP20165
Filed
February 5, 2007
Granted
July 7, 2009
Expires
April 8, 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. The tree with a vigorous upright growth habit. 2. Heavy and regular production of fruit. 3. Fruit with an attractive skin color. 4. Fruit having a good balance between acid and sugar with an average Brix of 15.8°. 5. Fruit with good shipping and storage trials.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of interspecific tree, substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP20165 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.