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US Plant Patent PP32832

Fukumurasaki

Ipomoea batatas plant named ‘Fukumurasaki’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends June 8, 2039.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 16, 2039. This patent earned 53 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP32832, the photograph of Fukumurasaki printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP32832, 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
PP32832
Filed
April 16, 2019
Granted
February 23, 2021
Expires
June 8, 2039
Assignee
NAT AGRICULTURE & FOOD RES ORG
Inventor
KAI YUMI; KOBAYAHSI AKIRA; SAKAIGAICHI TAKEO; SUEMATSU KEISUKE; TAKAHATA YASUHIRO; YOSHINAGA MASARU; KATAYAMA KENJI; SAKAI TETSUFUMI; FUJITA TOSHIRO

Abstract

‘Fukumurasaki’ is a new variety of sweet potato plant bred by crossbreeding variety ‘Kyukei255’ and ‘Purple Sweet Lord’. The plant may be used, e.g., for cultivation of root tubers for consumption. The steamed flesh of ‘Fukumurasaki’ has a purple color, high sugar content, medium to viscous flesh quality, and excellent taste.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct Ipomoea batatas plant named ‘Fukumurasaki’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP32832 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.