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US Plant Patent PP19563

Coral-Cot

Interspecific tree named ‘Coral-Cot’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends June 22, 2027.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 22, 2027. This patent earned 151 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP19563, the photograph of Coral-Cot printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP19563, 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
PP19563
Filed
January 22, 2007
Granted
December 9, 2008
Expires
June 22, 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 ‘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 consists of the following combination of desirable features: 1. A regular and productive bearer of large freestone fruit. 2. The interspecific tree being self-fruitful, producing fruit with its own pollen. 3. Producing fruit with very good flavor and eating quality. 4. Fruit having an attractive orange skin color. 5. Fruit having firm flesh with good storage and shelf life. 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, characterized by its large size, vigorous, semi-spreading growth, and being a productive and regular bearer of large fruit with an attractive orange skin color, with very good flavor and eating quality; the fruit is further characterized by having firm flesh, good handling and shipping quality and in comparison to its maternal parent, the new variety has orange flesh fruit, compared to white flesh and the fruit is approximately 10 days earlier in maturity.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP19563 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.