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US Plant Patent PP22648

Betty-Cot

Interspecific tree named ‘Betty-Cot’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 27, 2030.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 22, 2030. This patent earned 5 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP22648, the photograph of Betty-Cot printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP22648, 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
PP22648
Filed
November 22, 2010
Granted
April 17, 2012
Expires
November 27, 2030
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 ‘Nemaguard’ 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. Heavy and regular bearer of large size fruit. 2. Relatively uniform ripening of fruit throughout tree. 3. Fruit with very good flavor and eating quality. 4. Fruit with an attractive orange flesh and skin color. 5. Fruit with good balance between acid and sugar. 6. Vigorous, semi-spreading tree growth.

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.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP22648 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.