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US Plant Patent PP27189

Trinidad

Interspecific tree named ‘Trinidad’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 29, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 16, 2035. This patent earned 44 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP27189, the photograph of Trinidad printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP27189, 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
PP27189
Filed
March 16, 2015
Granted
September 27, 2016
Expires
April 29, 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, semi-spreading growth habit. 2. Tree being a regular and productive bearer of medium to large size fruit. 3. Fruit with good flavor and eating quality. 4. Fruit with an orange skin color and attractive red blush. 5. Fruit with good storage and shipping quality.

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 PP27189 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.