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US Plant Patent PP23864

Summer Cot

Interspecific tree named ‘Summer Cot’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 9, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 25, 2032. This patent earned 15 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP23864, the photograph of Summer Cot printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23864, 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
PP23864
Filed
January 25, 2012
Granted
September 3, 2013
Expires
February 9, 2032
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. Regular and productive bearer of large size fruit. 2. Fruit with good flavor and eating quality. 3. Fruit maturing in the late maturity season. 4. Fruit with good storage and shipping quality. 5. Vigorous, semi-spreading tree growth.

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.

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