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US Plant Patent PP28622

Kuchi

Japanese haskap plant named ‘Kuchi’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 22, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 9, 2035. This patent earned 43 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP28622, the photograph of Kuchi printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP28622, 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
PP28622
Filed
November 9, 2015
Granted
November 14, 2017
Expires
December 22, 2035
Assignee
MAXINE M THOMPSON TRUST, THOMPSON MAXINE M
Inventor
THOMPSON MAXINE M

Abstract

A new cultivar of Japanese haskap plant, ‘Kuchi’, that is characterized by its upright plant habit, its vigorous growth habit, its high fruit yields, its fruits that are large in size and cylindrical in shape, its fruit that maintains its appearance, firmness and taste for at least 4 weeks in cold storage at 33° F. to 35° F., and its attachment to the stem that is strong enough to prevent pre-harvest drop and loose enough to permit easy picking without tearing the fruit flesh.

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 cultivar of Japanese haskap plant named ‘Kuchi’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP28622 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.