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US Plant Patent PP10332

MS-Choice

`MS-Choice` bermudagrass

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired January 4, 2016. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

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

The record

Patent number
PP10332
Filed
January 4, 1996
Granted
April 14, 1998
Expires
January 4, 2016
Inventor
KRANS JEFFREY V; PHILLEY H WAYNE

Abstract

An improved bermudagrass plant, having superior properties, suitable for a variety of turf applications, is disclosed. The bermudagrass is characterized by a dark green color, high-shot density, low seed-head density, medium-course leaf texture, good fall color retention, average sod strength, good cold tolerance, excellent shade tolerance as compared to other bermudagrasses, some dollar spot, and average leaf-spot resistance.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A bermudagrass plant substantially as described and illustrated in the specification herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP10332 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.