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US Plant Patent PP23606

Black Satin

Interspecific tree named ‘Black Satin’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 16, 2031.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 14, 2030. This patent earned 367 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP23606, the photograph of Black Satin printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23606, 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
PP23606
Filed
December 14, 2010
Granted
May 21, 2013
Expires
December 16, 2031
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. Fruit with attractive dark red skin color. 2. Fruit with very good flavor and eating quality. 3. Regular and productive bearer of medium to large size fruit. 4. Relatively uniform size and maturity of fruit throughout the tree. 5. Fruit with good storage and shelf life.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct variety of interspecific tree, substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP23606 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.