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US Plant Patent PP28443

Smooth Delight Two

Nectarine tree named ‘Smooth Delight Two’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 25, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 13, 2035. This patent earned 43 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP28443, the photograph of Smooth Delight Two printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP28443, 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
PP28443
Filed
January 13, 2015
Granted
September 26, 2017
Expires
February 25, 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 Two’. This new variety, which requires 350-400 chilling units of dormancy, is a nectarine tree of early season maturity, which ripens in early to mid-May in the medium chill zone of Texas and produces yellow fleshed sub acid fruit that are firm, attractively colored, and suitable for both local and regional fresh fruit 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 PP28443 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.