US Plant Patent PP29196

Man of Steel

×Mangave plant named ‘Man of Steel’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 13, 2037.

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

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The record

Patent number: PP29196
Filed: January 13, 2017
Granted: April 3, 2018
Expires: January 13, 2037
Assignee: WALTERS GARDENS INC, HANSEN HANS A
Inventor: HANSEN HANS A

Abstract

A new and unique × Mangave plant named ‘Man of Steel’ characterized by numerous, thin, fibrous, flat, heavily-glaucous, silvery-green leaves with greyed-purple margin and tiny teeth producing a slightly upright habit. Young foliage displays faint wine spotting with exposure to ultraviolet light.

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 ornamental × Mangave plant named ‘Man of Steel’ as herein described and illustrated, suitable for the garden or as a potted plant in the garden or home.

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