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US Plant Patent PP26612

Baby Dragon

Maple tree (Acer truncatum) named ‘Baby Dragon’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends August 6, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 22, 2033. This patent earned 76 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26612, the photograph of Baby Dragon printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26612, 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
PP26612
Filed
May 22, 2013
Granted
April 19, 2016
Expires
August 6, 2033
Assignee
JOHANSSON KEITH G
Inventor
JOHANSSON KEITH G

Abstract

A novel variety of the maple tree Acer truncatum was discovered in North Texas. It has a distinct dwarf size and prolific, very small leaves which weigh down its thin, willowy branches, giving it a weeping bushy habit. It exhibits distinctive, pink new growth which persists throughout spring and summer and into fall, whereupon it develops striking, deep yellow and red fall colors. The variety known as ‘Baby Dragon’ also is highly tolerant to direct summer sun and low-light conditions alike, as well as drought conditions, especially for a dwarf variety.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of an Acer truncatum maple tree named ‘Baby Dragon’, as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP26612 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.