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US Plant Patent PP28077

Smooth Delight One

Nectarine tree named ‘Smooth Delight One’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 26, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 13, 2035. This patent earned 103 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP28077, the photograph of Smooth Delight One printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP28077, 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
PP28077
Filed
January 13, 2015
Granted
June 6, 2017
Expires
April 26, 2035
Assignee
TEXAS A & M UNIV SYS
Inventor
BYRNE DAVID H; ANDERSON NATALIE

Abstract

Disclosed is a new variety of Prunus persica named ‘Smooth Delight One’. This new variety, which requires 350-400 chilling units of dormancy, is considered to be a nectarine tree of early season maturity, ripens in early to mid-May in the medium chill zone of Texas, which produces white fleshed sub acid fruit that are very firm, attractively colored, and suitable for both local and regional markets.

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 Prunus persica tree, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP28077 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.