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US Plant Patent PP26952

Huntington

Interspecific tree named ‘Huntington’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 26, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 11, 2034. This patent earned 77 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26952, the photograph of Huntington printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26952, 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
PP26952
Filed
December 11, 2014
Granted
July 19, 2016
Expires
February 26, 2035
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. Tree with a vigorous, upright growth habit. 2. Tree with heavy and regular production of large size fruit. 3. Fruit with good storage and shipping quality. 4. Fruit with good flavor and eating quality. 5. Fruit with an attractive orange skin color.

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 PP26952 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.