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US Plant Patent PP22740

Crimson Kat

Interspecific tree named ‘Crimson Kat’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 26, 2030.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 22, 2030. This patent earned 4 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP22740, the photograph of Crimson Kat printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP22740, 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
PP22740
Filed
November 22, 2010
Granted
May 22, 2012
Expires
November 26, 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. Fruit with attractive red flesh color. 2. Fruit with very good flavor and eating quality. 3. Fruit with a good balance between sugar and acid with an average Brix of 19.6°. 4. Fruit with good storage and shipping quality. 5. The tree with vigorous upright growth habit.

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 PP22740 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.