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US Plant Patent PP28171

SMOOTH TEXAN ONE

Nectarine tree named ‘SMOOTH TEXAN ONE’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 10, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 13, 2035. This patent earned 28 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP28171, the photograph of SMOOTH TEXAN ONE printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP28171, 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
PP28171
Filed
January 13, 2015
Granted
July 11, 2017
Expires
February 10, 2035
Assignee
TEXAS A & M UNIV SYS
Inventor
BYRNE DAVID H; ANDERSON NATALIE

Abstract

Disclosed is a new variety of Prunus persica named ‘SMOOTH TEXAN ONE’. This new variety, which requires approximately 600 chilling units of dormancy, is considered to be a nectarine tree of early season maturity, ripening in mid- to late-May in the medium chill zone of Texas, which produces yellow fleshed fruit that are 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 PP28171 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.