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US Plant Patent PP27824

Kings Kat

Interspecific tree named ‘Kings Kat’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 12, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 31, 2035. This patent earned 73 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP27824, the photograph of Kings Kat printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP27824, 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
PP27824
Filed
August 31, 2015
Granted
April 4, 2017
Expires
November 12, 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 (Interspecific Prunus species). 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 vigorous, upright growth. 2. Regular and productive bearer of medium size fruit. 3. Fruit with attractive red skin color. 4. Fruit with very good flavor and eating quality. 5. Fruit with firm, reddish flesh with good storage and shipping ability.

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

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

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP27824 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.