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US Plant Patent PP31037

Eric's Bliss

Nectarine tree named ‘Eric's Bliss’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 5, 2038.

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 PP31037, the photograph of Eric's Bliss printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP31037, 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
PP31037
Filed
November 5, 2018
Granted
November 12, 2019
Expires
November 5, 2038
Assignee
GARDNER LEITH MARIE, ZAIGER GARY NEIL, ZAIGER GRANT GENE
Inventor
ZAIGER GARY NEIL; GARDNER LEITH MARIE; ZAIGER GRANT GENE

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of nectarine tree ( Prunus persica var. nucipersica ). The following features of the tree and its fruit are characterized with the tree budded on ‘Nemaguard’ Rootstock (non-patented), grown on Handford sandy loam soil with Storie Index rating 95, in USDA Hardiness Zone 9, near Modesto, Calif., with standard commercial fruit growing practices, such as pruning, thinning, spraying, irrigation and fertilization. Its novelty consist of the following combination of desirable features: 1. Tree having a vigorous, upright growth habit. 2. Tree being a regular and productive bearer of medium size fruit. 3. Clingstone fruit with firm, white flesh. 4. Fruit having an attractive, dark red skin color. 5. Fruit with good flavor and eating quality.

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

The invention claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of nectarine tree ( Prunus persica var. nucipersica ), substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP31037 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.