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US Plant Patent PP29587

AU Gulf Coast Gold

Kiwi plant named ‘AU Gulf Coast Gold’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 26, 2036.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP29587, the photograph of AU Gulf Coast Gold printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP29587, 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
PP29587
Filed
October 26, 2016
Granted
August 14, 2018
Expires
October 26, 2036
Assignee
UNIV AUBURN
Inventor
DOZIER JR W ALFRED; PITTS JAMES A; SPIERS JAMES D

Abstract

‘AU Gulf Coast Gold’ is a new golden-fleshed cultivar of Actinidia chinensis Planch with a low chilling requirement. ‘AU Gulf Coast Gold’ fruit is large, cylindrical and uniform in shape with yellow flesh that has a thick sweet flavor and delicious taste. ‘AU Gulf Coast Gold’ fruit has a high percent soluble solids and dry matter content. Vegetative bud burst begins in late March to early April and flowering begins on average April 18-20 in central Alabama. Fruit typically reaches maturity September 21-25 in central Alabama with an internal color hue of less than 103°.

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

We claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of Actinidia chinensis Planch plant named ‘AU Gulf Coast Gold’ substantially as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP29587 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.